Safety Response Operations LeadActive$42K–$62K

The opportunity

At OpenAI, our Trust, Safety & Risk Operations teams safeguard our products, users, and the company from abuse, fraud, scams, regulatory non-compliance, and other emerging risks. We operate at the intersection of operations, compliance, user trust, and safety working closely…

What you'll do

  • Lead and coach a regional team of Safety Response Analysts, ensuring high: performance, engagement, and consistent decision quality.

  • Own regional operational outcomes, including utilization, SLA adherence,: backlog health, and quality benchmarks.

  • Handle and oversee the most complex and high-risk cases, serving as the first: line of escalation and incident lead for your region.

  • Contribute directly to frontline work (20–30%), including investigations,: enforcement decisions, and regulatory or legal escalations.

  • Partner cross-functionally with Product, Policy, Legal, Investigations, and: local market teams to execute safety outcomes and manage risk.

  • Drive operational excellence and continuous improvement, improving workflows,: tools, automation, and escalation paths.

What they're looking for

  • Identify emerging risks and trends, translating frontline insights into: actionable recommendations for policy, product, or enforcement.
  • You have 5+ years in Trust & Safety, Risk Operations, Investigations, Fraud,: Annotation, or platform integrity.
  • You have 4+ years of people leadership or senior-level operational ownership.
  • You are a strong decision-maker in ambiguous, high-risk environments, able to: balance speed, accuracy, and defensibility when handling sensitive or high-impact cases.