Description
OpenAI is seeking a highly organized and skilled Program Manager, National Security Policy Operations to join the Global Affairs team, reporting directly to Sasha Baker, who leads the National Security Policy team.
This is a hands-on program management role focused on running the planning, coordination, and execution systems that enable the team to operate effectively.
The successful candidate will translate team priorities into executable plans, synthesize data and inputs into clear program updates, manage key programs and workstreams, and create the operating discipline that keeps decisions, dependencies, and follow-through on track.
Key responsibilities include:
- Run portfolio planning and team operations, including intake, workplans, milestones, owners, dependencies, risks, and progress reporting.
- Build and maintain lightweight, repeatable operating systems for planning, meeting cadences, knowledge management, decision logs, and centralized tracking of developments, commitments, and follow-up.
- Own the team's program metrics and central tracking of commitments, owners, deadlines, dependencies, decisions, and follow-up.
- Coordinate policy deliverables and external engagements from planning through follow-up.
- Own operational management of the team's contractors and consultants, coordinating onboarding, scopes of work, deliverables, contract renewals, invoices, and offboarding with Legal, Finance, Procurement, and other relevant teams.
- Coordinate across Global Affairs, Research, Safety, Security, Product Policy, Legal, Communications, and OpenAI for Government to manage dependencies, surface decisions, and advance shared priorities.
- Continuously improve the team's operating model through feedback loops, retrospectives, and thoughtful use of AI, automation, and lightweight tooling.
The ideal candidate takes deep pride in program management as a craft and is energized by enabling policy and technical experts to do their best work.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
- Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
- Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
- Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
- 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time
- Mental health and wellness support
- Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
- Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
- Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
- Relocation support for eligible employees
- Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends, may also be provided.