Security Program Manager

We are seeking a Program Manager to build and own programs that span OpenAI's Security organization, with a core focus on Mergers & Acquisitions.

The base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The salary ranges are as follows:

• San Francisco, New York City, Seattle or Washington DC: $162K – $310K
• Zone A: $145.8K – $279K
• Zone B: $129.6K – $248K

Responsibilities:

• Own Security & IT M&A programs, including supporting System Operations and other engineering teams in defining and performing timely diligence assessments, and scoping, planning, and executing acquisition integrations.
• Partner with Corporate Development, IT, Infrastructure, Application, Legal, Privacy, Security, GRC, Corporate Security and other teams to understand cross-functional requirements and navigate tradeoffs.
• Learn partner teams' workflows and identify missed dependencies, bottlenecks, duplicated effort, and risks that could slow an integration or weaken its outcome.
• Establish scalable frameworks and processes to support core programs, including defining durable program goals and core measures of success.
• Use AI and automation to organize information, surface gaps, improve documentation, route work, and track follow-through, with appropriate handling of sensitive information and human review of risk decisions.
• Create and maintain program-level visibility across deals, risks, milestones, and dependencies, ensuring program outcomes are delivered reliably and at high quality.
• Communicate status, risks, tradeoffs, and decisions clearly to technical and executive audiences and drive cross-functional execution with urgency and care.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience leading complex cross-functional programs, with a proven record of successful partnership in security, IT, infrastructure, privacy, trust, product risk, or other technical domains.
• Experience in Mergers & Acquisitions or related areas.
• Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence a variety of cross-functional and executive audiences.

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
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
• Paid parental leave
• Paid time off
• 13+ paid company holidays
• Mental health and wellness support
• Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
• Annual learning and development stipend
• Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
• Relocation support for eligible employees