About this role
OpenAI requires a Security Program Manager to solve the complex challenge of aligning cross-functional teams and scaling operations during high-stakes organizational transitions, specifically focusing on Mergers and Acquisitions. In this capacity, the individual will build and own programs spanning diligence through Day 1 readiness, integration, onboarding, and transition to ongoing ownership while applying these frameworks to broader security priorities.
The person in this role will work extensively across domains like Corporate Development, IT, Infrastructure, Legal, and Privacy to spot gaps, clarify responsibilities, and use AI and automation to reduce repetitive tasks. Success in this position requires a structured operator who thrives in ambiguity, communicates effectively with technical and executive audiences, and drives execution with urgency and care.
What you will do
- Own Security and IT M&A programs by supporting engineering teams in performing timely diligence assessments and executing acquisition integrations through Day 1 readiness and post-close onboarding.
- Partner with Corporate Development, IT, Infrastructure, Application, Legal, Privacy, Security, GRC, and Corporate Security teams to navigate tradeoffs and establish clear decision rights.
- Identify missed dependencies, bottlenecks, duplicated effort, and risks in partner workflows to address recurring problems at their source.
- Establish scalable frameworks and processes, including intake paths, playbooks, onboarding checklists, decision points, and handoff standards.
- Utilize AI and automation to organize information, surface gaps, improve documentation, route work, and track follow-through while maintaining appropriate human review.
- Maintain program-level visibility across deals, risks, milestones, and dependencies to deliver reliable outcomes.
- Communicate status, risks, tradeoffs, and decisions clearly to technical and executive audiences.
- Own additional programs spanning Security and IT as organizational priorities evolve.
What you need
- Have 5+ years of experience leading complex cross-functional programs within security, IT, infrastructure, privacy, trust, product risk, or other technical domains.
- Demonstrate a proven record of successful partnership and carrying programs from ambiguous starting points through execution and lasting ownership.
- Have built a new program, workflow, or operating model independently while earning adoption and improving results.
- Show experience using AI or automation to improve a real workflow, explaining adoption methods and areas requiring human judgment.
- Possess experience in Mergers and Acquisitions or related areas.
- Bring rigor and systems thinking to high-trust environments with a bias for aligned execution over organizational boundaries.
Benefits
- Offers Equity
Skills and tech stack
Questions candidates ask
What is the location policy for this role?
The job is listed as US - Remote.
What is the salary range for the position?
The salary range is $129.6K to $310K with multiple ranges and offers equity.
What are the core technical domains involved in the work?
The role involves working across Security, Privacy, IT, GRC, Corporate Security, Infrastructure, Application, and Legal teams.
What is the primary focus of the program management duties?
The core focus is on Mergers and Acquisitions, spanning from diligence through Day 1 readiness, integration, onboarding, and transition to ongoing ownership.