Support Delivery Lead, Government

OpenAI
Washington
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 234,000 - 260,000 annuallyFunction: Government & Public AdministrationSkills: ["Leadership","Systems thinking","Cross-functional collaboration","Customer focus","Operational excellence"]

Build and scale OpenAI’s Support Engineering team for strategic enterprise and government customers, providing 24x7 technical coverage and serving as the last line of defense before core Engineering. Partner with Engineering, Product, Sales, and field teams to resolve escalated technical issues, operationalize learnings at scale, and improve processes. Lead global team operations, empower senior experts with clear technical direction, and drive customer reliability through automation-first systems thinking.

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Support Delivery Lead, Government

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Job Summary

Build and scale OpenAI’s Support Engineering team for strategic enterprise and government customers, providing 24x7 technical coverage and serving as the last line of defense before core Engineering. Partner with Engineering, Product, Sales, and field teams to resolve escalated technical issues, operationalize learnings at scale, and improve processes. Lead global team operations, empower senior experts with clear technical direction, and drive customer reliability through automation-first systems thinking.
Location: Washington
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Government & Public Administration
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Build and lead a team of technical troubleshooting experts, acting as the last line of defense before core Engineering.
  • •Partner with engineering and customer teams to build systems that resolve escalated issues and coordinate resources across teams.
  • •Operationalize learnings from customer issue resolution at scale and iterate on internal processes with engineering and go-to-market partners.
  • •Manage team scaling and operations to deliver 24x7 global coverage, including holidays and weekends based on business needs.
  • •Build strong relationships with customers and participate in Support leadership to improve overall customer experience.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 234,000 - 260,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Relocation

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years leading technical support engineering or software engineering teams in high-scale, fast-paced environments.
  • •15+ years of experience in technical support engineering or software engineering.
  • •Experience leading highly skilled engineering teams and empowering senior individual contributors with clear technical and operational direction.
  • •Deep technical background in application development or infrastructure and strong instincts for operational systems and customer reliability.
  • •Experience working with U.S. federal government agencies, including leading support for complex technical deployments.
Experience:U.S. federal government
Skills:LeadershipSystems thinkingCross-functional collaborationCustomer focusOperational excellence

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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