Engagement and Outreach Lead, Global Affairs

OpenAI
San Francisco, New York
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 171,000 - 280,000 annuallyFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceExperience: 8-10 yearsSkills: ["Strategic thinking","Relationship building","Public speaking","Facilitation","Cross-functional collaboration"]

Lead OpenAI’s Global Affairs engagement and outreach by building trusted, long-term relationships with third-party organizations, civic and community leaders, and mission-aligned networks. Own engagement strategy, public representation, coalition-building, and multi-stakeholder pilots that test AI for public benefit. Collaborate across policy, safety, product, legal, communications, and education initiatives to translate community insight into scalable programs and measurable impact across federal, state, and local levels.

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Engagement and Outreach Lead, Global Affairs

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Job Summary

Lead OpenAI’s Global Affairs engagement and outreach by building trusted, long-term relationships with third-party organizations, civic and community leaders, and mission-aligned networks. Own engagement strategy, public representation, coalition-building, and multi-stakeholder pilots that test AI for public benefit. Collaborate across policy, safety, product, legal, communications, and education initiatives to translate community insight into scalable programs and measurable impact across federal, state, and local levels.
Location: San Francisco, New York
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop and lead a proactive engagement strategy across community, workforce, education, youth, labor, consumer, technology policy, and civic ecosystems.
  • •Serve as a visible ambassador for OpenAI at public forums, conferences, convenings, and media/influencer collaborations.
  • •Build durable third-party partnerships across education, workforce development, AI safety, and mental health.
  • •Establish feedback mechanisms between community partners and internal teams (Policy, Safety, Product, Legal, Communications, and OpenAI Academy).
  • •Design and oversee multi-stakeholder pilots, including scoping, partner recruitment, budgets, impact measurement, and repeatable playbooks for regional replication.
Travel: High travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 171,000 - 280,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •8–10+ years of experience in partnerships, public engagement, or external affairs, leading large-scale, high-impact initiatives.
  • •Proven success cultivating and managing relationships across sectors such as community, government, nonprofit, labor, or philanthropy.
  • •Strong public speaking, facilitation, and media engagement skills; able to represent an organization publicly.
  • •Strategic ability to design programs, lead teams, and execute with discipline in fast-moving environments.
  • •Experience with unions, workforce programs, education institutions, or mental health initiatives, plus familiarity with community-centered design and program evaluation.
Experience:8-10 years
Skills:Strategic thinkingRelationship buildingPublic speakingFacilitationCross-functional collaboration

Company Brief

OpenAI
Develops and deploys advanced generative AI models (including ChatGPT and DALL·E) and AI infrastructure, providing APIs and consumer products to accelerate safe AGI for broad benefit.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2015
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