Global Head of Events

OpenAI
San Francisco
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 361,000 - 401,000 annuallyFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceExperience: 14+ yearsSkills: ["Creative judgment","Business instincts","Entrepreneurial thinking","Strategic decision-making","Collaboration"]

Lead OpenAI’s global events and production organization, setting the strategy and prioritizing investment across flagship conferences, product launches, developer gatherings, executive programs, and regional events. Partner with the executive team and cross-functional partners to create cohesive attendee experiences, own budgets and agency/vendor relationships, and oversee in-house town halls, webinars, and film production. Use feedback and AI to measure success across adoption, community, relationships, brand, and business outcomes.

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Global Head of Events

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Job Summary

Lead OpenAI’s global events and production organization, setting the strategy and prioritizing investment across flagship conferences, product launches, developer gatherings, executive programs, and regional events. Partner with the executive team and cross-functional partners to create cohesive attendee experiences, own budgets and agency/vendor relationships, and oversee in-house town halls, webinars, and film production. Use feedback and AI to measure success across adoption, community, relationships, brand, and business outcomes.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Set OpenAI’s global events strategy and focus investment on the experiences that matter most.
  • •Partner with executives on event priorities, programming, and participation in key moments.
  • •Create flagship gatherings and original formats that bring products, ideas, and communities together.
  • •Lead and develop a global events and production team, helping regional teams adapt experiences for their markets.
  • •Own budgets, agencies, vendors, and complex production, including in-house production for town halls, webinars, and film projects.
Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 361,000 - 401,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Relocation

Key Requirements

  • •14+ years of experience in global events, experiential marketing, and large-scale production, including leadership of teams, budgets, and programs across multiple markets.
  • •Track record of creating distinctive flagship experiences and building teams and processes to deliver them consistently.
  • •Strong creative judgment and understanding of designing experiences for developers, business leaders, customers, partners, and communities.
  • •Experience developing leaders, setting priorities across a broad portfolio, and guiding an established team through change.
  • •Ability to connect event investment to meaningful outcomes while keeping the attendee experience central.
Experience:14+ yearsGlobal eventsExperiential marketingLarge-scale production
Skills:Creative judgmentBusiness instinctsEntrepreneurial thinkingStrategic decision-makingCollaboration

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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