Program Officer Catalytic Deployment
A nonprofit grantmaking organization advancing OpenAI's mission of ensuring AGI benefits all humanity through AI-related scientific, resilience, economic, and community programs.
Funding history
About OpenAI Foundation
OpenAI Foundation is the nonprofit mission-governing entity that controls OpenAI Group PBC. It funds and operates programs focused on life sciences and curing diseases, AI resilience, civil society and philanthropy, and AI's economic impact.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will support strategy and execution for the Catalytic Deployments portfolio. You will source and assess funding opportunities, conduct diligence, manage grants, engage external stakeholders, identify ecosystem gaps, launch initiatives, and prepare internal recommendations and strategy memos.
Requirements
- 5+ years of leadership experience in nonprofits, philanthropy, or government
- Expertise in a social-sector domain
- Ability to assess AI capabilities, implementation constraints, organizational readiness, and deployment risks
- Experience evaluating opportunities and making recommendations
- Experience engaging external experts, institutions, and senior stakeholders
- Written and verbal communication skills
- Strategic judgment and execution skills
Responsibilities
- Contribute to strategy and prioritization for Catalytic Deployments
- Source, evaluate, and recommend grants and funding opportunities
- Conduct diligence on organizations, projects, and leaders
- Support a portfolio of grants
- Engage researchers, nonprofits, academic centers, funders, and potential grantees
- Identify ecosystem gaps and develop partnerships or field-building initiatives
- Launch new initiatives and convene stakeholders
- Write internal recommendations and strategy memos