Certification Architect

Skills

About the Role

You will define the framework, standards, and assessment architecture that make OpenAI certifications a trusted signal of demonstrated capability. This is a senior hands-on role where you build reusable foundations: competency standards, defensible assessments, scalable in-product delivery, and evidence of continued competence. You will work closely with certification specialists, subject matter experts, product and engineering teams, and go-to-market stakeholders.

Requirements

• 10+ years designing and delivering professional technical IT certifications or assessments
• Led design of performance-based assessments for AI, software development, technical architecture, or customer-facing implementation roles
• Built credential frameworks, competency models, or shared assessment standards
• Led job-task analysis, assessment blueprints, rubric design, and standard setting
• Ability to translate assessment requirements into exam delivery specifications
• Clear communication of complex standards to technical and nontechnical partners

Responsibilities

• Own the credential framework and shared competency standards
• Establish reusable assessment standards and guidance for certification pods
• Own the validation approach and evidence documentation requirements
• Define exam delivery architecture and requirements with product, engineering, operations, and third parties
• Define expectations for continued competence validation post-assessment
• Partner with learning, operations, policy, legal, privacy, security, and accessibility teams to protect assessment integrity

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with HSA employer contributions
• Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter pre-tax accounts
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid parental leave up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents
• Paid medical and caregiver leave up to 8 weeks
• Flexible PTO for exempt employees
• 13+ paid company holidays and company office closures
• Mental health and wellness support
• Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
• Annual learning and development stipend
• Daily meals in offices and meal delivery credits
• Relocation support
• Equity
• Charitable donation matching and wellness stipends