Technical Program Manager, Partnership

About the Team

OpenAI's Research Team is at the forefront of AI research, pushing the limits of what AI can achieve. Our team, composed of top researchers from a diverse array of scientific disciplines, is dedicated to developing advanced AI systems that are powerful, safe, and beneficial for everyone.

About the Role

Our Research Teams are in need of Technical Program Managers (TPMs) to streamline the integration of our research programs with external strategic partners. This role is crucial for enabling model development, synthesizing research from cross functional teams, and ensuring new advancements are effectively implemented against ambitious targets.
As a TPM, you will be responsible for critical tasks ranging from building model related infrastructure to monitoring the creation of entire development pipelines – acting as the connection that enables our partners to deploy the most advanced AI models. Your primary focus will be to increase our research velocity and ensure that our deployments are agile, informed, and collaborative with our partners.

This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.

In this role, you will:

• Build and share a deep understanding of frontier AI model development

• Work with strategic external partners to coordinate the deployment of the latest OpenAI technologies

• Successfully deliver high-profile, complex technical projects against tight deadlines

• Act as liaison between research teams and internal/external partners & leadership

• Effectively partner with engineering and fundamental research teams of the highest caliber

• Increase structure in logistical processes throughout entire lifecycle of development

• Design and implement simple, scalable processes that solve complex problems

You might thrive in this role if you:

• Have experience in a strategic partnerships and project management role

• Are relentlessly resourceful and thrive in ambiguous, fast-paced environments.

• Have exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

• Are interested in and thoughtful about the impacts of AGI.

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity. 

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. 

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