GlobalVendorManager,Ads

About the Team The Ads team is responsible for helping businesses discover, adopt, and grow with OpenAI's advertising solutions. As we scale globally, we are building a high-performing sales organization that combines world-class talent, operational excellence, and AI-native ways of working to serve businesses of all sizes. We partner closely with Sales, Revenue Operations, Finance, Product, Enablement, and external partners to build scalable systems that drive customer acquisition, revenue growth, and exceptional customer experiences. About the Role We are hiring a Global Vendor Manager to build and scale the vendor operating model that powers our Ads business globally. This is not a traditional vendor management role focused on maintaining existing processes. We are looking for a builder who can design, launch, and scale a world-class vendor program across multiple sales motions, regions, and partner sites. You will own performance, governance, forecasting, quality, capacity planning, and operational excellence across our outsourced sales ecosystem. This is a highly cross-functional individual contributor role that sits at the intersection of Ads Sales, RevOps, Finance, Enablement, Product, Program Management, and external vendor leadership. You will help define how OpenAI operates with external partners and build the systems, processes, and accountability mechanisms that enable the business to scale. You’ll be responsible for: - Building and scaling the global vendor program for Ads, including operating models, governance structures, and performance management frameworks - Driving attainment across revenue, pipeline, advertiser acquisition, productivity, and quality metrics - Leading business reviews and executive governance forums with vendor partners and internal stakeholders - Developing scorecards, forecasting processes, and inspection mechanisms that surface risks and drive accountability - Improving sales quality through playbooks, QA frameworks, performanc