OpenAI · 1 day ago
Business Operations Lead
San Francisco
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$284K/yr - $315K/yr
8+ years expOpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. They are seeking a Business Operations Lead to drive strategic and operational initiatives, partnering closely with senior leaders to tackle high-impact problems across various functions.
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Responsibilities
Own and drive high-priority strategic and operational initiatives across the business, working closely with product, GTM, partnerships, finance, and leadership teams
Act as a force multiplier on critical initiatives by accelerating decision-making, driving clarity, and ensuring projects move from intent to outcomes
Partner with leaders to define strategy, operating plans, and success metrics for critical initiatives
Apply rigorous analysis to complex problems, using data and structured thinking to inform decisions — while staying focused on real-world impact over perfect answers
Drive alignment across teams by translating strategy into clear priorities, programs, and execution plans
Identify risks, gaps, and tradeoffs early, and work cross-functionally to resolve them
Communicate insights, progress, and recommendations clearly to executive stakeholders
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience across business operations, product, strategy, or similar roles
Comfortable owning complex problems that span multiple functions and require strong judgment under uncertainty
Deeply analytical thinker, but a doer at heart — using analysis to drive action, not just create slides
Ability to move fluidly between big-picture strategic framing and hands-on execution
Pride in seeing work through to outcomes, not just recommendations
Experience partnering with senior leaders and influencing decisions across teams
Excel in fast-moving environments where priorities evolve and clarity needs to be created
Excellent communicator who can build alignment and momentum across diverse stakeholders
Deeply curious about AI, technology, and how new products and businesses scale
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
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2022 (18)
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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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