The opportunity
The SaaS and Software Governance team sits within Corporate IT and helps OpenAI scale from startup-speed tooling to mature enterprise architecture. The team owns practical governance for software, SaaS, integrations, APIs, identity, data access, and agent-enabled workflows, with…
What you'll do
Own the target architecture for enterprise software, SaaS, integrations,: APIs, and agent-enabled business systems across Corporate IT. Drive deprecation and consolidate targets for enterprise software.
Build lightweight governance patterns that guide teams before software and: integration decisions become hard to unwind.
Create architecture standards for identity, access, data movement, API usage,: admin rights, auditability, observability, and vendor integration.
Partner with Security to ensure software architecture addresses SSO, SCIM,: MFA, privileged access, non-human identities, secrets, token storage, data residency, encryption, retention, and incident response readiness.
Partner with Procurement and Finance to evaluate renewals, rationalization: opportunities, enterprise agreements, and build-versus-buy decisions.
Partner deeply with application verticals such as GTM, Finance, Legal, HR,: Research, Product, and Operations teams to evaluate agentic business workflows and translate them into scalable enterprise system patterns.
What they're looking for
- Review proposed SaaS and internally built tools for overlap, risk,: integration quality, ownership, lifecycle, supportability, and long-term fit.
- Develop reusable architecture blueprints for common capabilities such as: intake, workflow, approvals, knowledge management, customer/partner 360, data integration, reporting, content management, learning, surveys, and collaboration.
- Help define where OpenAI-native GPT or agent-built solutions should replace or enable point SaaS tools.
- Create clear decision records and architecture artifacts that are: understandable by business leaders, engineers, security reviewers, and procurement partners.
