Secure Manufacturing & Stealth Investigator

OpenAI is seeking a Secure Manufacturing & Stealth Investigator to build and run investigations across a specialized environment. The successful candidate will lead complex investigations to proactively identify and mitigate risks to unreleased products, prototypes, confidential hardware, secure manufacturing programs, and launch-readiness efforts.

Responsibilities:

• Lead complex SMS investigations to proactively identify and mitigate risks
• Investigate unauthorized disclosure, suspected leaks, insider risk, supplier compromise, vendor misconduct, theft, diversion, tampering, counterfeiting, surveillance, adversarial collection, and suspicious activity
• Connect digital evidence, physical access activity, supply chain records, manufacturing data, vendor behavior, employee activity, collaboration metadata, procurement records, shipping data, and OSINT into clear findings and risk-reduction actions
• Conduct proactive threat hunting to surface early indicators of compromise, collection, leakage, or insider activity
• Develop investigative playbooks, evidence-handling standards, escalation paths, reporting mechanisms, and recurring-risk feedback loops

Requirements:

• 8+ years of investigative experience in corporate security, insider risk, supply chain security, counterintelligence, cyber investigations, manufacturing security, or related domains
• Experience supporting sensitive programs, secure manufacturing environments, hardware programs, R&D environments, classified or restricted-access programs, or high-value intellectual property protection
• Proven ability to independently lead complex end-to-end investigations
• Strong understanding of insider threat, supply chain risk, vendor risk, information leakage, physical security investigations, and adversarial collection methods
• Ability to analyze disparate evidence sources
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
• Paid parental leave, paid medical and caregiver leave
• Flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
• 13+ paid company holidays
• Mental health and wellness support
• Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
• Annual learning and development stipend
• Daily meals in offices and meal delivery credits
• Relocation support for eligible employees