The opportunity
OpenAI’s mission is to ensure that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. The Global Events & Experiences team brings people together around OpenAI’s technology, ideas, and mission.
What you'll do
Lead, mentor, and develop the team through clear goals, candid feedback,: career support, and company context. Make tough calls on priorities and performance when needed, while maintaining trust, agency, and high standards.
Partner with the Global Head of Events to prioritize projects, assess new: requests, and allocate capacity across the portfolio, surfacing tradeoffs and recommending what to pursue, sequence, or defer.
Build efficient, consistent operations through clear intake, briefs, project: plans, approval paths, and reusable tools and playbooks that reduce duplicated effort and make ownership visible.
Manage agency partnerships, including selection, scopes of work, onboarding,: and performance reviews. Set clear expectations for quality, cost, and accountability in partnership with Procurement, Legal, and production leads.
Build a deep understanding of each audience’s needs and expectations, and: guide the team in translating those insights into thoughtful hospitality, accessible experiences, and relevant content.
Become an expert in OpenAI’s brand and what people should leave events: thinking and feeling. Bring a clear point of view on what great looks like and what we want OpenAI to be known for, and sharpen it with the team.
What they're looking for
- Align cross-functional partners across Marketing, GTM, Product, Research,: Global Affairs, Communications, and executive teams on event goals, audiences, messaging, and decisions.
- Partner with Creative Production and Technical Production leaders on clear: responsibilities, handoffs, and shared plans, ensuring event management needs are integrated into delivery.
- Maintain visibility into budgets, timelines, dependencies, and risks across: the portfolio. Help teams resolve issues early, navigate competing needs, and escalate consequential decisions with clear recommendations.
- Establish practical measures of event outcomes and operational health. Share: progress and learnings with leadership, and turn audience feedback and post-event reviews into improvements across the team.
