Partnerships & External Affairs Associate, Global Affairs

Skills

About the Role

You will manage external relationships and deliver partnerships across the Global Affairs portfolios. You will translate objectives into practical programs, represent OpenAI in partner meetings, coordinate internal teams, manage workplans and budgets, and deliver funded partnership programs.

Requirements

• 6+ years of relevant experience in partnerships, external affairs, public policy, campaigns, government, nonprofits or community engagement, or equivalent
• Independently managed external relationships and delivered complex partnership programs
• Political and stakeholder judgment with strong execution
• Ability to build credibility with people of differing views
• Clear writing and communication for nontechnical audiences
• Ability to manage several projects at once
• Ability to work across teams without formal authority

Responsibilities

• Build and manage relationships with nonprofits, civic leaders and community institutions
• Develop and deliver partnerships with clear objectives and measures of success
• Represent OpenAI externally in partner meetings and convenings
• Own defined projects across portfolios and support major initiatives
• Connect partners with internal policy, product, safety, legal, communications and education colleagues
• Synthesize stakeholder insight and bring feedback to internal owners
• Deliver funded partnership programs with workplans, milestones and outcomes
• Coordinate partnership implementation across teams
• Manage workplans, commitments, budgets and approval processes
• Prioritize incoming opportunities against team goals

Benefits

• Equity
• 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
• Paid sick or safe time
• 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
• Charitable donation matching and wellness stipends