OpenAI

Technology

BusinessAffairsManager

$266–295k San Francisco, California, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Manager candidates.

The Brief

“Business Affairs Manager at OpenAI. Skills: Business Affairs, Marketing projects, Product launches. Own Business Affairs workstreams. Manage BA requirements”

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Resolve blockers; Identify issues

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

12+ years Business Affairs roles, Experience supporting hardware, Experience supporting consumer technology, Experience supporting product launches, Experience supporting confidential pre-launch work, Experience owning BA workstreams, Experience managing negotiations, Experience managing contracts, Experience managing rights, Experience managing clearances, Experience managing talent deals, Experience managing public figure deals, Experience managing usage rights, Experience managing third-party IP, Experience managing production legal workflows, Project-management instincts, Ability to track details, Ability to manage dependencies, Ability to resolve blockers, Ability to keep cross-functional teams aligned, Excellent judgment in confidential environments, Comfort operating in ambiguity, Comfort building new processes, Balancing speed, quality, confidentiality, risk mitigation

What You'll Do.

Own Business Affairs workstreams

Manage BA requirements

Drive day-to-day execution

Inform and manage BA guardrails

Own project-level risk management

Develop BA operating models

Manage BA requirements for product-in-market

Partner with Security and Legal

Build clear BA guidelines

Inform Marketing Operations counterparts

Optimize BA function with tools

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partnering with Hardware; Partnering with Product Marketing; Partnering with Creative; Partnering with Production; Partnering with Legal; Partnering with Procurement; Partnering with Security; Partnering with Comms; Partnering with external partners; Partner with existing BA counterparts; Connective tissue between teams

Process & Methodology

Project management

Full Job Description

ABOUT THE TEAM OpenAI didn’t begin as a traditional company. It began as an idea: that artificial intelligence could be developed in a way that benefits everyone. As a creative team, our role is to help make sure the work behind that idea is understood, as it leaves the lab and meets the world. This company works at the frontier of intelligence. Like any frontier, it’s unfinished, constantly shifting, and still being explored. Our job is to stay close to that uncertainty and help shape how this story gets told, in a way that feels grounded and human. We do this through campaigns, launches, films, brand systems, and work that doesn’t fit neatly into any of those categories yet. This team is for people who want to help shape something from the beginning. ABOUT THE ROLE OpenAI’s Marketing team is looking for a Business Affairs Manager to support our Hardware team. In this role, you’ll own Business Affairs work streams across highly confidential, high-visibility marketing projects from early concepting through launch and post-launch usage. You’ll be embedded in the project work, partnering closely with Hardware, Product Marketing, Creative, Production, Legal, Procurement, Security, Comms, and external partners to ensure rights, clearances, contracts, vendor requirements, documentation, and risk decisions are managed end-to-end. This role requires someone who can move fluidly between strategic judgment and hands-on execution: shaping scalable BA processes while also driving the day-to-day details that keep complex projects moving. You’ll partner with existing BA counterparts to inform and roll out ways of working and serve as the connective tissue between Legal, Procurement, Partnerships, Security, external BA partners, and working teams, helping ensure our marketing work is compliant, well-documented, and built to scale. IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL: - Own Business Affairs workstreams for Hardware marketing projects, including confidential product launches, campaigns, films,

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