Program Manager, Foundations Data and Operations

About The Team

The Foundations Data and Operations team is responsible for acquiring the data OpenAI needs to build frontier AI models. We run high-impact data acquisition programs, such as our web crawler and our data partnerships, and work closely with research to build the training datasets for our models. Our work advances the intelligence of our models and teaches them new skills that hundreds of millions of people benefit from every day.

About The Role

We are hiring a Program Manager to join our team. In this role, you will lead programs to acquire training data to advance our research roadmap. You will work with researchers to define requirements, design and manage acquisition workflows, and establish processes to execute them at scale. This role requires a blend of strategic thinking and hands-on execution. The ideal candidate can navigate ambiguity, break down complex problems, manage cross-functional stakeholders, and drive alignment across technical and business teams. This role may require living close to some physical operations across the US and some hybrid travel to San Francisco.

Translate Research Objectives Into Clear Technical Requirements And Operational Plans

You will work closely with research to understand data needs and define acquisition priorities and timeline that are aligned with our research roadmap. In this role, you will take end-to-end ownership of large, ambiguous problems, breaking them down into clear, actionable plans.

Lead Vendor And Partner Engagements For Data Sourcing

• Evaluate suppliers, negotiate agreements, and manage delivery.
• Manage relationships with vendors and partners to ensure data quality and timely delivery.

Establish And Maintain Metrics For Data Quality, Throughput, Efficiency, And Overall Program Performance

• Develop and maintain key performance indicators (KPIs) for data quality, throughput, and program performance.
• Ensure visibility to leadership and cross-functional partners.

Identify Gaps In Our Data Ecosystem And Proactively Drive Initiatives To Strengthen Our Data Acquisition And Creation Capabilities Over Time

• Identify gaps in our data ecosystem.
• Proactively drive initiatives to strengthen our data acquisition and creation capabilities.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.