Executive Business Partner, Technical Leadership Support

OpenAI • San Francisco, CA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

About the Team Our Executive Operations team includes Executive Business Partners and Administrative Business Partners, who serve as trusted advisors and collaborators to OpenAI's executives and leaders, focused on strong communication and operational excellence across teams. With a focus on elevating the impact and efficiency of leadership, we anticipate needs, streamline processes, and provide comprehensive support to ensure our executives can focus on high-impact initiatives. We are pivotal in driving success and achieving key milestones by cultivating strong relationships and leveraging our deep understanding of business objectives. With a commitment to excellence and a proactive approach, we are dedicated to empowering our executives and contributing to the overall growth and success of the company. Our leadership team reflects OpenAI’s culture and core values and is a mission-driven, kind, and thoughtful group. We take pride in creating a work environment that fosters collaboration, open communication, and authenticity, making OpenAI an excellent place to work for highly accomplished professionals. About the Role: This role is part of a shared hiring pathway for EBPs at OpenAI . Rather than hiring directly for a single team, we evaluate candidates holistically and identify the best fit across the organization as you advance. This ensures alignment between your skills, interests, and where our needs are greatest. The Executive Business Partner will be a proactive and adaptable partner to executives, managing complex scheduling, coordinating projects, and optimizing workflows. This role requires independence, task-level ownership, and a deep understanding of OpenAI’s mission to foster AGI that benefits humanity. The ideal candidate is comfortable with ambiguity, rapidly-evolving business priorities, and can drive best practices to help scale exec and team operations. This role is based in San Francisco, CA and will require 3-days a week in office. Relocation assistance to new employees is available.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in an executive support role
• Supported multiple leaders with complex and highly cross-functional teams
• Worked directly with technical teams (Engineering, Product, Design, and/or Research) in a high-growth startup, or similar environment
• Managed and optimized extremely busy calendars
• Extreme attention to detail - it’s not a personality trait but an exercised functional skill e.g. mastery of project-based tools; tracking near-/long-term deliverables
• Exceptional communication skills - being able to tailor a message appropriate to a specific audience (writing an email to a customer vs. an exec)
• Professionalism and discretion - you understand the balance between transparency and confidentiality
• Independent task level operator
• One-team mindset - Partnership and collaboration is a cornerstone in how you operate
• Extremely fluent in Slack, Google Calendar, Docs, Sheets, Gmail, etc. and other modern productivity software, and are excited to learn and use new tools.
• Genuine interest in the technology we’re building and the transformative potential of AI, especially within our function
• Capable and comfortable working in a rapidly changing and often ambiguous environment

Responsibilities

• Build strong connections within the immediate team and across other departments, becoming a trusted partner to leaders. This includes an understanding of team dynamics, priorities, and stakeholders, facilitating seamless coordination on high-stakes work streams
• Excel in sharing information clearly and efficiently, adapting communication styles for a broad range of audiences
• Balance the calendars and priorities of multiple leaders, demonstrating prioritization skills and agility in adapting to shifts in priorities, while maintaining accuracy and meeting deadlines
• Operate with discretion and independence, proactively optimizing processes and flagging risks, while ensuring sensitive information is handled with care

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed