Communications Lead, Cyber
About The Position
OpenAI is seeking a senior communications leader to shape how the company communicates about cybersecurity. The role defines the global narrative, leads communications for major product, research, and business milestones, and builds sustained programs explaining how OpenAI advances cyber defense while responsibly managing risks from increasingly capable models. The position connects work across cybersecurity products and capabilities, responsible deployment, threat intelligence, enterprise security, research, and public policy. It works closely with teams across Security, Product, Research, Preparedness, Safety, Global Affairs, Go-to-Market, Legal, and Marketing to anticipate opportunities and risks, coordinate communications, and build trust with security practitioners, customers, policymakers, and the public. This is a strategic and hands-on role, requiring the leader to set long-term communications strategy, build systems and relationships to execute it, and personally lead through major launches, technical disclosures, and fast-moving issues. The role reports to the Head of Communications, Business. It is based in San Francisco, California, with a hybrid schedule of three days per week in the office.
Requirements
- 12 or more years of communications experience.
- Deep experience in cybersecurity, security technology, threat intelligence, national security, infrastructure, or another highly technical field.
- Strong press instincts and relationships, with a track record of shaping narratives and securing meaningful coverage with cybersecurity, technology, policy, or business media.
- Technical fluency sufficient to work credibly with security researchers, engineers, threat analysts, product leaders, and technical journalists.
- Experience communicating consequential products, research, threat findings, vulnerabilities, incidents, or policy issues in high-scrutiny environments.
- Exceptional judgment about accuracy, transparency, confidentiality, and the risks of imprecise language.
- Ability to advise senior executives and technical leaders through high-visibility moments with calm and clarity.
- Ability to move between strategy-setting and execution while aligning diverse stakeholders behind a coherent story.
Responsibilities
- Define and lead communications strategy for OpenAI’s cybersecurity work, including global narrative development, launches, research, threat reporting, and sustained storytelling.
- Build a clear, differentiated story about how OpenAI can strengthen cyber defense while responsibly developing and deploying advanced capabilities.
- Lead communications for major cybersecurity products, model capabilities, research, partnerships, policy initiatives, and company milestones.
- Coordinate communications across earned, owned, executive, and social channels with Product and Research Communications and relevant internal teams.
- Own media engagement and build trusted relationships with leading cybersecurity, technology, national-security, policy, and business press.
- Advise senior leadership on positioning, messaging, launch strategy, reputation, and communications for high-visibility or fast-moving security issues.
- Translate complex technical, security, product, and policy decisions into clear, credible communications.
- Establish messaging systems and operating rhythms that keep teams aligned.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
