OpenAI - Government and Community Affairs Manager
Responsibilities
• Help develop and execute OpenAI’s state and local government affairs and community engagement strategy across California. • Build and maintain trusted, bipartisan relationships with state legislators, executive branch officials, local elected leaders, agency staff, community organizations, educational institutions, workforce partners, and other key stakeholders. • Monitor, analyze, and communicate California legislative, regulatory, political, and local policy developments that may affect OpenAI, its users, or the broader AI ecosystem. • Represent OpenAI in meetings, public forums, coalitions, conferences, community events, and other external engagements. • Support advocacy strategies on issues related to artificial intelligence, innovation, safety, education, workforce development, government modernization, economic opportunity, and other emerging policy priorities. • Develop and support community partnerships, events, educational programs, and other initiatives that connect OpenAI’s mission and technology with communities across California. • Translate complex technical and policy issues into clear, accessible materials for policymakers, community stakeholders, and internal audiences. • Prepare briefing materials, policy analyses, presentations, talking points, stakeholder plans, and other written materials for internal leaders and external engagement. • Work cross-functionally with Legal, Product Policy, Communications, Partnerships, Product, and other teams to ensure that external engagement reflects OpenAI’s priorities and the perspectives of California stakeholders. • Identify opportunities to demonstrate the practical benefits of AI through partnerships with state and local governments, schools and universities, workforce organizations, nonprofits, and other community institutions. • Help plan and execute policymaker visits, product demonstrations, roundtables, community convenings, and other events. • Coordinate with consultants, trade associations, coalitions, and external partners as appropriate. • Support government affairs and stakeholder engagement in other Western states on an ad hoc basis as regional priorities evolve. • Handle sensitive matters with discretion and operate with a high degree of integrity, professionalism, and sound judgment. • Have 5+ years of experience in public policy, government affairs, legislative or regulatory work, political campaigns, community engagement, consulting, or a related field. • Understand California’s state and local political, legislative, regulatory, and stakeholder environment. • Have a track record of building trusted relationships with policymakers, staff, community leaders, and organizations representing varied perspectives. • Are an excellent writer and communicator who can translate complex policy and technical issues for different audiences. • Can independently manage projects and external relationships while collaborating effectively across teams. • Exercise strong political judgment and are flexible, resourceful, and comfortable operating in a fast-moving environment with a bias toward action. • Demonstrate integrity, discretion, curiosity, and humility when representing OpenAI and engaging with communities. • Are willing to travel regularly within California and occasionally to other states as needed. • 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.
Benefits
• $170K – $190K • 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. • Upload your resume here to autofill key application fields. • Drop your resume here! • Parsing your resume. Autofilling key fields... • Please Note: we have set up limits for applications across roles. Candidates may not apply more than 5 times in any 180 day span. • Please enter your legal name exactly as shown on your government-issued ID. This helps keep records accurate for later hiring steps. • or drag and drop here • We may provide immigration and sponsorship support to new employees based on their unique circumstances. • Please share anything else you want us to know, such as your motivation to apply or additional context for your application. • Applicant Arbitration Agreement • I acknowledge that I have opened, read, and understood the Arbitration Agreement. I understand that by submitting my application, I am agreeing to be bound by the terms of the Arbitration Agreement. • OpenAI is not seeking, nor should you disclose, any information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations to third parties, including but not limited to, your current employer. • I confirm I have read the above. • Decline to self-identify • Hispanic or Latino - A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. • Hispanic or Latino • White (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. • White • Black or African American (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. • Black or African American • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands. • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander • Asian (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian Subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. • Asian • American Indian or Alaska Native (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment. • American Indian or Alaska Native • Two or More Races (Not Hispanic or Latino) - All persons who identify with more than one of the above five races. • Two or More Races • Hispanic or Latino • White (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Black or African American (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Asian (Not Hispanic or Latino) • American Indian or Alaska Native (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Two or More Races (Not Hispanic or Latino) • I identify as one or more of the classifications of protected veteran listed above • I am not a protected veteran
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