Engagement and Outreach Lead, Global Affairs

OpenAI • San Francisco, CA

9d • $171,000 - $280,000

About The Position

The Global Affairs team at OpenAI leads engagement with policymakers, communities, and institutions to ensure that artificial general intelligence (AGI) benefits all of humanity. This role focuses on building trusted, long-term relationships with third-party organizations, civic and community leaders, and mission-aligned networks. The Engagement and Outreach Lead will represent OpenAI across various ecosystems, including education, workforce, technology policy, civic, and public-interest sectors. This position involves strategic partnership development, public engagement, and coalition-building, with the goal of translating community insights into actionable strategies for product, policy, and social impact work. The role requires a strategic vision, strong relationship-building skills, and the ability to engage effectively at all levels.

Requirements

• 8–10+ years of experience in partnerships, public engagement, or external affairs with a track record of leading large-scale, high-impact initiatives.
• Demonstrated success cultivating and managing relationships across sectors—community, government, nonprofit, labor, or philanthropic.
• Excellent public speaking, facilitation, and media engagement skills.
• Strategic thinker and builder who can design programs, lead teams, and execute with discipline.
• Strong organizational and project management skills; comfort navigating complex, fast-moving environments.
• Active listener with cultural fluency and empathy; able to earn trust across diverse audiences.
• Willingness to travel frequently to build relationships and oversee on-the-ground programs.
• Experience representing an organization publicly—media, conferences, or thought-leadership platforms.
• Background working with unions, workforce programs, education institutions, or mental health initiatives.
• Familiarity with community-centered design, participatory research, and program evaluation.

Nice To Haves

• Seasoned leader at the intersection of technology and public policy, comfortable working in dynamic, fast-paced, and rapidly evolving environments.
• Inspire and develop diverse teams, empowering colleagues to excel while maintaining accountability and high ethical standards.
• Willing to roll up your sleeves – with humility and good nature – and do the work with teammates in a high-energy, start-up, campaign environment.
• Enjoy building coalitions and thrive both independently and as part of a high-performing, peer-led team.
• Strong communicator and public advocate who can translate complex technical and policy concepts into compelling narratives for diverse audiences.
• Embrace cross-functional collaboration and can unify technical, legal, commercial, and operational stakeholders around a shared mission.

Responsibilities

• Developing and leading a proactive engagement strategy that strengthens OpenAI’s relationships with a range of stakeholders, including community groups, parent organizations, workforce organizations, educators, youth programs, teen safety organizations, unions, consumer, technology policy organizations and civic innovators.
• Serving as a visible ambassador for OpenAI – representing the company at public forums, conferences, convenings, and in media or influencer collaborations.
• Building durable partnerships with third-party organizations that advance shared goals in key areas, including but not limited to, education, workforce development, AI safety, and mental health.
• Establishing ongoing mechanisms for feedback loops between community partners and OpenAI’s internal teams (Policy, Safety, Product, Legal, Communications, and OpenAI Academy).
• Designing and overseeing multi-stakeholder pilots that test AI use cases for public benefit – ensuring they are measurable, inclusive, and scalable.
• Leading program scoping, partner recruitment, budgets, and impact measurement; building repeatable playbooks and toolkits that enable regional replication.
• Collaborating closely with colleagues across OpenAI to ensure community input informs product development, safety practices, and external narratives.
• Coordinating with internal experts and cross-functional teams to address issues of content integrity, data governance, mental health and wellbeing, privacy, and AI resilience.

Benefits

• OpenAI offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, and life insurance.
• We also provide a 401(k) plan with matching contributions.
• Additional benefits include paid holidays, paid volunteer time, and professional development opportunities.
• We are committed to employee well-being and offer wellness programs and mental health days.

What This Job Offers

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