Economic Development Lead

OpenAI
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 230,000 - 355,000 annuallyFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceExperience: 8+ yearsSkills: ["Cross-functional coordination","Negotiation","Executive communication","Risk judgment","Relationship building"]

Own and execute incentive strategy across the national pipeline, engaging before projects go public to shape incentive, relationship, community-benefit, and approval strategies. Build local and state economic-development relationships, develop agreement-linked community-benefit commitments, and proactively identify political, commercial, and approval risks. Coordinate with cross-functional teams and transition local commitments to the Community Engagement Lead as projects approach announcement.

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OpenAI
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Economic Development Lead

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Job Summary

Own and execute incentive strategy across the national pipeline, engaging before projects go public to shape incentive, relationship, community-benefit, and approval strategies. Build local and state economic-development relationships, develop agreement-linked community-benefit commitments, and proactively identify political, commercial, and approval risks. Coordinate with cross-functional teams and transition local commitments to the Community Engagement Lead as projects approach announcement.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own incentive strategy and negotiations across the pipeline before projects become public.
  • •Build local and state economic-development relationships for sites under evaluation.
  • •Develop community-benefit commitments tied to project agreements.
  • •Coordinate with Site Selection, Land, Power, Legal, Finance, and Community Engagement teams.
  • •Identify political, commercial, and approval risks early and transition commitments to the assigned Community Engagement Lead as announcements approach.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 230,000 - 355,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •8+ years in economic development, public-private partnerships, infrastructure development, government affairs, or a related field.
  • •Experience structuring and negotiating incentive packages for large infrastructure, energy, technology, or real estate projects.
  • •Strong relationships and judgment across local, state, and regional economic-development stakeholders.
  • •Ability to connect incentives, community benefits, legal commitments, project economics, and approval risk.
  • •Excellent cross-functional coordination, negotiation, and executive-communication skills.
Experience:8+ years
Skills:Cross-functional coordinationNegotiationExecutive communicationRisk judgmentRelationship building

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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