This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees
In this role, you will
Develop an enterprise data control plane to securely access and manage enterprise data for LLM use
Drive product strategy for safety controls, privacy features, access management, and API usage/cost visibility.
Build and improve data governance capabilities: retention, encryption, audit logs, permissions, and lifecycle management.
Lead development of access control models, identity flows (SSO/SAML, SCIM), and admin tooling.
Oversee usage metering, cost dashboards, alerts, budgeting tools, and predictable API cost experiences.
You might thrive in this role if you
Have experience in security, privacy, data infrastructure, or usage-based platform products.
Strong understanding of data governance, access controls, and enterprise identity.
Experience with usage metering, cost-management tooling, or billing-adjacent systems.
Ability to work across security, legal, engineering, compliance, and finance domains.
Strong systems thinking, analytical skills, and comfort operating in high-risk, high-trust areas.
Proven experience leading large, complex, highly technical cross-functional teams. Mentoring/leading others is a plus.
Excellent communication and ability to drive alignment across complex technical and regulatory environments.
About OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.
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