About this role
Accelerating the adoption of artificial intelligence within the U.S. national security and cyber ecosystem requires bridging complex technical capabilities with public sector missions. OpenAI needs a strategic delivery leader to manage high-impact deployments on the OpenAI Platform API and ChatGPT Enterprise, ensuring that government organizations can leverage secure tools to enhance threat intelligence, incident response, and vulnerability management.
Operating within the OpenAI for Government group, the person in this role will partner closely with national security agencies and internal teams like research, engineering, and solutions architecture. Responsibilities include framing complex challenges into actionable technical projects, maintaining accountability for contractual milestones, and translating progress for stakeholders ranging from technical practitioners to C-suite executives. Candidates who excel here possess extensive program management experience in cyber environments, executive presence, and the ability to drive results in fast-moving, ambiguous settings.
What you will do
- Manage strategic partnerships with national security and cyber mission users to identify and deliver impactful artificial intelligence use cases.
- Serve as the accountable lead for delivering high-impact engagements tied to defined contractual milestones.
- Translate technical progress, risks, and requirements into accessible language for senior executives and technical practitioners.
- Translate cyber defense, threat intelligence, and security operations workflows into actionable delivery plans.
- Partner with technical teams to frame complex business and technical problems into scoped projects.
- Establish delivery best practices, mitigate risks early, and maintain program velocity across cross-functional teams.
What you need
- Active U.S. Government TS/SCI clearance, with a strong preference for an active Counterintelligence or Full Scope Polygraph.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in cybersecurity, national security consulting, delivery leadership, or senior program management.
- Willingness to travel up to 50% and work on-site with national security and cyber customers.
- Experience leading organizational transformation initiatives directly with national security departments or agencies.
- Proven track record influencing and shaping customer decision-making at the executive or board level.
- Demonstrated experience delivering outcomes in lean, fast-moving environments by mobilizing cross-functional teams.
Nice to have
- Prior experience managing large scale AI/ML or enterprise API-based deployments
Benefits
- Offers Equity
Skills and tech stack
Questions candidates ask
What is the travel requirement for this role?
Candidates must be willing to travel up to 50% and work on-site with national security and cyber customers to build strong relationships and deeply understand their needs.
What security clearance is required?
An active U.S. Government TS/SCI clearance is required, with a strong preference for an active Counterintelligence or Full Scope Polygraph.
What compensation is offered?
The position includes a salary range of $266K to $370K along with offers of equity.
Who will I work with across teams?
You will partner with Research, Engineering, Go-to-Market, Forward Deployed Engineers, Solutions Architects, security teams, and external stakeholders to align on scope and unblock delivery.