Chief of Staff Civil Society and Philanthropy
A charitable nonprofit that funds and operates programs intended to ensure artificial general intelligence benefits all humanity.
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About OpenAI Foundation
OpenAI Foundation is the nonprofit that controls OpenAI Group PBC and conducts charitable operations independently. Its current work spans life sciences and curing diseases, AI resilience, civil society and philanthropy, and economic futures.
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Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will serve as a strategic operating partner and trusted deputy to the Head of Civil Society & Philanthropy. You will drive projects from planning through delivery, build effective operating systems, improve workflows with AI, support strategy and resource decisions, represent the Head when needed, and lead cross-functional initiatives.
Requirements
- Prior Chief of Staff experience is strongly preferred, or comparable operating responsibility
- Track record of independently leading ambiguous cross-functional projects from strategy to results, including budgets and resource allocation
- Commitment to serving as the team’s full-time Chief of Staff for at least two years
- Exceptional attention to detail, organizational skills, and follow-through
- Practical experience applying AI in workflows, understanding its limitations, and verifying outputs
- Pass an AI fluency test as part of the hiring process
- Strong communication, discretion, senior judgment, and ability to build trust
- Ability to collaborate in person according to the Foundation’s office schedule, with flexibility for team needs and occasional travel
Responsibilities
- Own selected projects end to end, translating goals into priorities, plans, owners, milestones, and deliverables
- Maintain visibility across the portfolio and Foundation teams, connecting dependencies and sustaining momentum
- Identify blockers and dropped commitments, and resolve or escalate them with sound judgment
- Build and maintain systems for planning, tracking, communication, and accountability
- Own team meeting preparation and follow-up to turn decisions into action
- Use AI to improve workflows, including building or adapting internal tools and verifying outputs
- Support strategy, planning, priorities, and allocation of people and resources
- Represent the Head in leadership discussions, offsites, and partner meetings
- Build trusted relationships with internal teams and external partners
- Lead cross-team initiatives spanning technical enablement, grantmaking, and AI-native philanthropy
- Support hiring and onboarding
Hiring Process
AI fluency test.