OpenAI · 19 hours ago
Trade Compliance Specialist
San Francisco
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$162K/yr - $330K/yr
10+ years expOpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. As a Trade Compliance Specialist, you will manage and evolve OpenAI’s sanctions compliance program, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and lead compliance documentation and reporting efforts.
Agentic AIArtificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSaaS
Responsibilities
Manage sanctions compliance processes at a global scale for a frontier AI company operating across jurisdictions and products — optimizing for both internal teams and external users
Partner closely with cross-functional teams across Finance, Integrity, GRC, and Engineering to implement sanctions screening and controls that are deeply embedded into business workflows
Own compliance documentation and reporting, including policies, standards, dashboards, metrics, and escalation frameworks to enable rapid monitoring, assessment, and improvement of compliance processes
Deeply understand and integrate systems and tools, ensuring compliance checks are seamless, reliable, and adaptable as OpenAI evolves
Lead ongoing reviews and risk assessments to ensure the continued effectiveness of our compliance controls and processes
Manage and coordinate vendors and other third parties who support OpenAI’s compliance operations
Assist in the development of trade compliance training materials for our cross-functional partners and business teams
Explore and deploy AI tools to enhance and streamline OpenAI’s trade compliance efforts
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience in the trade compliance field, including developing and implementing trade compliance programs at a large, technology-focused company
A sophisticated understanding of how US and international sanctions laws apply to multinational US companies
Successfully embedded comprehensive compliance programs and incorporate compliance processes into complex business workflows without slowing innovation
Enjoy learning new systems and becoming the go-to expert in the systems and technical tools required for your job
Highly skilled at program management, including organizing complex systems, tasks, processes, and documentation
Communicate in a way that builds trust with cross-functional teams, from engineers to business leaders
A strong sense of ownership, are inquisitive and enthusiastic about technology, enjoy being continually challenged, and can demonstrate sound judgment in ambiguous situations
Benefits
Relocation assistance
Company
OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops advanced AI models, including ChatGPT. It is a sub-organization of OpenAI Foundation.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$79BKey Investors
The Walt Disney CompanySoftBankThrive Capital
2025-12-11Corporate Round· $1B
2025-10-02Secondary Market· $6.6B
2025-03-31Series Unknown· $40B
Leadership Team
Fidji Simo
CEO, Applications
Sam Altman
CEO & Co-Founder
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