Public Policy Manager, Global Affairs

About the Team OpenAI’s mission is to ensure that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We believe that achieving our goal requires effective engagement with public policy stakeholders and the broader community impacted by AI. Accordingly, our Global Affairs team builds authentic, collaborative relationships with public officials and the broader AI policymaking community to inform and support our shared work in these domains. We ensure that insights from policymakers inform our work and - in collaboration with our colleagues and external stakeholders - support the development of regulation, industry standards, and safe and beneficial development of AI tools. About the Role OpenAI is seeking a highly organized and skilled Policy Manager with exceptional writing, analytical, program management, and strategic thinking abilities to join our Global Affairs team, in the Policy Development and Operations team. The Policy Development and Operations team is responsible for identifying, tracking, and analyzing emerging legislative and regulatory proposals globally. They lead and coordinate the development of global public policy positions that are informed by legislative trends and OpenAI’s unique technical expertise, coordinate policy campaigns across regions, and integrate regional perspectives in order to represent Global Affairs in company-wide initiatives such as product launches. Reporting to the Head of Policy Development and Operations, you will play a central role in developing proactive policy positions by working closely with regional teams to analyze legislative and regulatory proposals and provide issue-area expertise. You will synthesize legislative trends and regional insights, apply cross-functional perspectives, and exercise policy judgement to clearly articulate key decisions, trade-offs, and areas of alignment or disagreement. This role will include a broad range of policy issues with a focus on either AI safety or industrial policy as one central part of your portfolio. You will also work closely with our safety systems, product, product policy, and industrial compute teams to understand OpenAI’s products and translate that understanding into policy relevant insights, analysis, and proactive proposals. In addition, you will also contribute to the Global Affairs team’s broader thinking about what proactive policies to advance and advocate for and how to best position those policies to succeed around the globe. This is a deeply collaborative role that will leverage OpenAI’s existing strengths across the organization, including both policy and technical functions. You will collaborate with the rest of the Global Affairs regional and functional teams, as well as with representatives from our legal, product policy, research, safety systems, and industrial compute teams. In particular, you will be responsible for working closely with our technical teams to ensure that their perspectives are reflected in our policy agenda and advocacy. OpenAI releases industry-leading research and tools. You will face new challenges as the impact of cutting edge generative AI technologies continues to be explored and as the needs of the organization evolve. The policy team is a fast-paced environment and flexibility is essential. You will be accountable for setting clear priorities and balancing tensions, including the cadence of this work — quicker than academic research, and more deliberate than the most rapid response policy projects —- and the need to balance technical rigor with accessibility for a policy audience. This role may be based in San Francisco, CA, or Washington, D.C. and may require frequent travel to participate in meetings and events with key stakeholders. We offer relocation assistance to new employees. You should thrive in this role if you: - Enjoy diving deep into technical details and then making and communicating connections across technology, policy, and politics. - Thrive in a fast-paced