OpenAI

Program Manager - IT Operations

OpenAI$120K — $160K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of program management experience in high-growth environments.
  • Expertise in building and scaling operational processes and frameworks.
  • Proven record in enhancing internal operations and workplace technology.
  • Strong judgment and execution skills for prioritizing and aligning initiatives.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities for engaging diverse partners.

Responsibilities

  • Lead operational programs to enhance scalability and maturity.
  • Drive excellence initiatives across IT Support and employee operations.
  • Develop governance models and success metrics for complex programs.
  • Ensure operational readiness for new tech deployments and infrastructure investments.
  • Manage high-priority programs supporting company growth and initiatives.
  • Improve visibility and coordination across cross-functional programs.
  • Establish clarity in ownership and execution of operational tasks.

Benefits

  • Collaboration with a team at the forefront of AI technology.
  • Opportunities to shape operational strategies in a rapidly growing company.
  • Involvement in critical infrastructure expansion projects.
  • Chance to work with diverse technical and operational teams.
  • A role that aligns with impactful, global challenges in technology.
Full Job Description
About the Role

We are hiring a Program Manager to help scale how IT operates across OpenAI. This role will lead complex cross-functional programs that improve operational maturity, streamline how teams work together, and turn high-impact initiatives into durable operational capabilities. You will work across IT, Security, Engineering, Workplace, and other functions to drive alignment, remove friction, and help build the operational foundation needed to support OpenAI's rapid growth.

You'll be responsible for:
  • Lead cross-functional operational programs that improve scalability, consistency, and operational maturity.
  • Drive operational excellence initiatives across IT Support, employee lifecycle operations, meeting room and calendaring services, onsite support, vending, and research support environments.
  • Build operating models, readiness plans, escalation paths, governance cadences, and success metrics for complex operational programs.
  • Partner with technical teams to ensure new deployments, infrastructure investments, and internal platforms are operationally ready and sustainably supported at scale.
  • Drive high-priority operational programs supporting company growth, including infrastructure expansion, operational integrations, and other emerging initiatives.
  • Improve operational visibility, stakeholder alignment, and coordination across long-running cross-functional initiatives.
  • Create clarity across complex operational programs by establishing clear ownership, execution plans, operational accountability, and durable follow-through.
  • Own intake, prioritization, coordination, and completion of operational work originating from cross-functional teams and stakeholders.


We're looking for someone with:
  • 10+ years of program management experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives in high-growth, fast-moving environments.
  • Experience building and scaling operational processes, service models, and operating frameworks across technical and operational teams.
  • A strong track record improving internal operations, workplace technology, support environments, or other large-scale service-oriented programs.
  • Excellent judgment and execution skills, with the ability to drive prioritization, alignment, and sustained momentum across multiple teams and competing demands.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to operate effectively with both technical and non-technical partners.


At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an artificial intelligence research laboratory consisting of the for-profit corporation OpenAI LP and its parent company, the non-profit OpenAI Inc. The company was founded in 2015 by a group of technology leaders, including Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, and John Schulman. OpenAI's mission is to develop and promote friendly AI for the betterment of humanity. The company has developed a number of cutting-edge AI technologies, including GPT-3, a language processing system that can generate human-like text. OpenAI has received funding from a number of high-profile investors, including LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and venture capitalist Peter Thiel.
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100 employees
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2015

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