U.S. State Policy & Partnerships Manager, Global Affairs

About The Role

OpenAI is seeking a strategic, highly organized, and flexible government and public affairs professional to serve as a national manager on the U.S. State Policy and Partnerships team. In this role, you will help build and operate the internal systems, cross-functional coordination, and external engagement needed for OpenAI’s state and local policy work across the United States. Reporting to the Head of U.S. State Policy and Partnerships, you will be a utility player for the full team: helping create structure and communication across a growing team, advancing OpenAI’s priorities with state and local governments, shepherding policy analysis through internal OpenAI processes, and representing OpenAI in external meetings, conferences, coalitions, and policy forums.

Support Execution

• Drive the operations of the U.S. State Policy and Partnerships team, including planning rhythms, team communications, trackers, briefings, and meeting cadences.
• Support execution of OpenAI’s state and local policy strategy across all 50 states with a particular focus on high-priority jurisdictions.
• Work across OpenAI teams to advance state-level priorities related to AI policy, kids safety, guardrails for advanced AI models, workforce, education, infrastructure, economic opportunity, government modernization, and other issues.
• Track legislative, regulatory, political, and stakeholder developments across states and help the team anticipate risks and opportunities.
• Shepherd policy analysis, legislative reviews, briefing materials, talking points, and strategic recommendations through OpenAI’s internal review and approval processes.
• Translate complex technical, legal, and policy issues into clear, accessible materials for policymakers, internal leaders, and external stakeholders.
• Prepare OpenAI leaders for engagements with governors, state legislators, mayors, attorneys general, agency leaders, community organizations, universities, workforce partners, and other stakeholders.
• Represent OpenAI in external meetings, conferences, coalitions, and other forums.
• Identify opportunities for OpenAI to build trusted relationships and demonstrate the practical benefits of AI through public-private partnerships, community engagement, and state and local initiatives.
• Cook up with consultants, trade associations, coalitions, and external partners as needed.
• Handle sensitive matters with discretion, sound judgment, and high integrity.

Nice To Have Experience

• Experience with AI policy and public affairs, online safety, infrastructure, workforce, education, or economic development work.
• Experience working with governors, state legislators, attorneys general, mayors, or national state associations such as NGA, NCSL, CSG, RGA, DGA, or state attorney general organizations.
• Experience managing consultants, coalitions, or multi-state campaigns.
• Experience building internal systems for a growing policy, campaigns, or government affairs team.
• Prior work in a fast-moving technology company, public affairs firm, campaign, legislature, governor’s office, agency, or advocacy organization.