Executive Business Partner, Technical Leadership Support

OpenAI, Inc.

Job Overview

Location

San Francisco

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• The Executive Business Partner, Technical Leadership Support role at OpenAI is a strategic, high-impact position designed to empower senior technical leaders by managing complex operational demands, enabling them to focus on advancing OpenAI’s mission to ensure artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. This role is critical to organizational efficiency, acting as a force multiplier for executives navigating rapid innovation, cross-functional collaboration, and high-stakes decision-making in a mission-driven AI research environment.
• You will serve as a trusted advisor and operational backbone to technical leaders, anticipating needs, streamlining workflows, and ensuring seamless coordination across engineering, product, research, and design teams. Your work directly contributes to the scalability of leadership effectiveness in one of the world’s most influential AI organizations.
• Day-to-day responsibilities include: managing and optimizing extremely busy calendars for multiple executives with competing priorities; proactively identifying scheduling conflicts and resolving them with diplomatic finesse; coordinating high-stakes cross-functional meetings, workshops, and offsites across time zones and disciplines; preparing and distributing pre-reads, agendas, and action items with exceptional attention to detail; tracking near- and long-term deliverables using project-based tools to ensure accountability and follow-through; operating with discretion when handling sensitive information, including proprietary research, personnel matters, and strategic initiatives; flagging operational risks and inefficiencies before they escalate, and recommending process improvements; building strong relationships across departments to facilitate information flow and collaboration; adapting communication styles to suit diverse audiences — from technical engineers to executive stakeholders — ensuring clarity, tone, and relevance; maintaining mastery of productivity suites including Slack, Google Workspace (Calendar, Docs, Sheets, Gmail), and being eager to adopt new tools that enhance team efficiency; demonstrating independence and task-level ownership while embracing a one-team mindset that prioritizes collective success over individual recognition.
• The Executive Operations team at OpenAI is a mission-driven, kind, and thoughtful group of professionals who serve as trusted advisors to leadership across the organization. We foster a culture of collaboration, open communication, and authenticity, where proactive problem-solving and emotional intelligence are valued as much as technical skill. Our team is deeply aligned with OpenAI’s core values: safety, scalability, and broad benefit of AI — and we reflect these in how we support leaders every day.
• In this role, you will develop advanced expertise in executive support within a cutting-edge AI environment, gaining unparalleled exposure to how world-class technical leaders operate, prioritize, and innovate. You will refine your ability to manage ambiguity, influence without authority, and drive operational excellence at scale — skills that are transferable to any senior leadership support role in high-growth, mission-critical organizations. You will also deepen your understanding of AI safety, ethics, and deployment, positioning yourself as a strategic partner who doesn’t just manage logistics but contributes meaningfully to OpenAI’s long-term vision.

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in an executive support or administrative business partner role, preferably supporting multiple leaders in complex, fast-paced environments
• Proven experience working directly with technical teams (Engineering, Product, Design, and/or Research) in high-growth startups, tech companies, or similar innovation-driven settings
• Mastery of modern productivity tools including Slack, Google Calendar, Docs, Sheets, Gmail, and project management platforms, with a track record of optimizing workflows and driving adoption of new tools
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages for diverse audiences — from technical contributors to C-suite executives — while maintaining discretion and professionalism
• Demonstrated ability to manage extremely busy, dynamic calendars for multiple executives, prioritize competing demands, and adapt swiftly to shifting priorities without sacrificing accuracy or follow-through
• Strong independence and task-level ownership, coupled with a proactive mindset for identifying risks, flagging inefficiencies, and implementing process improvements
• Genuine interest in OpenAI’s mission to build safe and beneficial AGI, and a desire to contribute to a culture of collaboration, authenticity, and continuous learning

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation package aligned with market standards for senior executive support roles in the San Francisco Bay Area, including performance-based bonuses
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plans, plus mental health resources and wellness stipends to support holistic well-being
• Generous paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, and company holidays, plus parental leave policies that exceed industry standards
• Relocation assistance available for new employees transitioning to the San Francisco office
• Hybrid work model requiring 3 days per week in-office, designed to balance collaboration with flexibility
• Access to cutting-edge AI tools and internal research briefings, offering unique learning opportunities about the forefront of AI development
• Professional development stipend and encouragement to pursue training, conferences, or certifications relevant to executive operations, productivity, and leadership support
• 401(k) plan with company matching, plus financial planning resources to support long-term financial health
• Inclusive, mission-driven culture that values psychological safety, authenticity, and diverse perspectives — where your contributions are seen, heard, and valued
• Opportunity to work alongside some of the world’s leading AI researchers, engineers, and thinkers in an environment dedicated to solving humanity’s greatest challenges

Skills & Technologies

Senior

Onsite

Degree Required

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About OpenAI, Inc.

OpenAI is a San Francisco-based artificial intelligence research and deployment company founded in 2015. It develops large-scale AI models such as GPT, DALL-E, and Codex, providing cloud APIs and consumer applications like ChatGPT. Originally established as a non-profit, it later created a capped-profit subsidiary to attract capital while maintaining its mission to ensure artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity.

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