Program Manager, M&A Recruiting

AI research and deployment company building and deploying frontier AI products, including ChatGPT, Codex, and its API platform.

41 current maintainers27 active leads7 new active leads120 lead step-downs17 early lead departures
San Francisco, United States
About OpenAI

OpenAI’s mission is to ensure artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. It consists of the nonprofit OpenAI Foundation and OpenAI Group, a public benefit corporation governed by the Foundation.

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About the Role

You will lead the people-side workstream on M&A deals from diligence through employee onboarding. You will manage timelines and candidate experience, build playbooks and processes, produce events for acquired teams, partner with senior leaders, and run post-mortems. The role requires flexibility to come into the office on short notice.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of relevant experience, including 4+ years leading complex cross-functional programs
  • Strong project management skills
  • Strong analytical mindset
  • Proven success operating with discretion on sensitive hires
  • Excellent written and verbal communication

Responsibilities

  • Co-design, lead and scale the M&A People cross-functional workstream program
  • Build and uplevel playbooks, processes and communications
  • Deliver a high-impact candidate and acquired team experience including Town Halls and onboarding
  • Partner with senior leaders, founders and acquired teams
  • Lead post-mortem retrospectives
  • Build scalable M&A recruiting processes and tools with Recruiting Operations
  • Own and improve an AI-enabled workflow for deal execution
  • Flex into other Strategic Initiatives priorities

Benefits

  • Equity
  • Performance-related bonus
  • 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, medical and caregiver leave
  • Flexible PTO
  • 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
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