Recruiting Coordinator - Contract

About the role

We’re seeking a Contract Recruiting Coordinator to join our team, focusing on supporting the logistics and coordination of the recruiting efforts for OpenAI. In this role, you will act as point of contact for candidates; coordinating, scheduling, and managing interviews as well as travel and accommodation arrangements when needed. You will use Ashby (our ATS) and relevant recruiting tools to stay organized and help keep our busy team on track. You will work with our team to support OpenAI’s recruiting team, including supporting multiple functions, cross-training, hosting and scheduling support, and completing assigned tasks. You will handle high-volume global scheduling of interviews: phone screens, video conferencing, presentations, and onsite interviews. You will communicate updates to candidates regarding their applicant/interview status as needed and develop strong candidate and stakeholder relationships (hiring managers, recruiting, etc.), maintaining effective communication channels.

You might thrive in this role if you have

• 2+ years of experience in a fast-paced recruiting coordinator position
• Passion for candidate experience: we see our candidates as our guests, and we are their hosts; it is the coordinator's job to ensure a smooth experience
• Detail-oriented, highly organized, and able to multitask
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with an appropriate blend of professionalism and friendliness
• Self-directed with a high sense of urgency while maintaining meticulous attention to detail
• Ability to anticipate possible issues before they arise and effectively problem-solve in advance, including independently making quick, educated decisions
• Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism and a calm demeanor
• Willingness to take initiative and confidence to keep interviews running on time and hold stakeholders accountable in order to maintain a positive candidate experience

Additional details

This is a temporary contract assignment supporting OpenAI. The role will be employed and paid through our third-party staffing agency. This role can be based in one of our offices: San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, or Seattle, WA. Our offices follow a hybrid work model: three days in the office each week, with the option to work from home on Thursdays and Fridays. Our open-plan spaces feature height-adjustable desks, conference rooms, phone booths, well-stocked kitchens with snacks and drinks, and more.

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.