Strategy & Operations Launch Programs
OpenAI
Location
San Francisco
Employment Type
Full time
Department
Strategy & Operations
Compensation
- $300K – $370K • Offers Equity
The base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. If the role is non-exempt, overtime pay will be provided consistent with applicable laws. In addition to the salary range listed above, total compensation also includes generous equity, performance-related bonus(es) for eligible employees, and the following benefits.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
401(k) retirement plan with employer match
Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)
Mental health and wellness support
Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
Relocation support for eligible employees
Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends, may also be provided.
More details about our benefits are available to candidates during the hiring process.
This role is at-will and OpenAI reserves the right to modify base pay and other compensation components at any time based on individual performance, team or company results, or market conditions.
About the Team
The Launch Programs team is responsible for driving cross-functional planning, readiness, and execution for OpenAI’s most visible and strategic product moments. We partner closely with product teams to understand their goals, requirements, and timelines—then help translate those into clear, actionable plans across marketing, comms, events, and other functions. Our team acts as the connective tissue between builders and storytellers, ensuring that launches are predictable, aligned, and impactful.
About the Role
As a Launch Program Manager, you’ll play a central role in turning product ambitions into coordinated company-wide launch moments. You’ll work hand in hand with product teams to deeply understand their roadmaps and readiness needs, then drive alignment across marketing, comms, events, and other partners to ensure smooth, high-quality execution.
We’re looking for people who:
Are exceptional at building alignment across diverse functions and stakeholders
Can translate product requirements and timelines into structured, coordinated launch plans
Are clear communicators who can operate effectively at both tactical and strategic levels
Thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and enjoy building structure where it doesn’t yet exist
Are skilled at navigating complex product organizations and creating clarity across multiple teams
This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.
In this role, you will:
Partner with product teams to understand requirements, roadmaps, and readiness, then translate those into clear launch plans and timelines
Drive cross-functional planning and execution across marketing, comms, events, and operations to ensure cohesive, high-quality launches
Serve as the central communications hub, driving alignment through clear updates, status reviews, and structured working rhythms
Anticipate and proactively address launch risks, surfacing tradeoffs to leadership early
Build and evolve launch frameworks, operating rhythms, and processes to scale the company’s ability to execute complex launches predictably
Represent the launch program function in senior stakeholder forums, helping shape launch strategy and cross-org coordination
You might thrive in this role if you:
Have led complex, high-impact product launches involving multiple functions and senior stakeholders
Are highly skilled at working with product and engineering teams to understand and translate nuanced requirements into actionable plans
Have a strong program management and operational skill set—able to set clear timelines, track dependencies, and drive accountability
Communicate with clarity and confidence at all levels, including executives
Build trust quickly and can rally diverse stakeholders around a shared vision
Are calm under pressure, solutions-oriented, and thrive in fast-moving, high-stakes environments
Enjoy building systems and processes that bring order to ambiguity and scale impact across the organization
About OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.
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Compensation Range: $300K - $370K