Senior Technical Program Manager - Security

About the Position

Senior Technical Program Manager - Security

OpenAI is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to drive cross-functional security, privacy, IT, and compliance initiatives at the intersection of infrastructure, product, and policy. This role is foundational in shaping how we secure OpenAI’s systems, users, and commitments.

Location

• US - Remote
• New York City
• San Francisco
• Seattle
• Washington, DC

Employment Type

Full time

Compensation

• San Francisco, Seattle, or New York: $207K – $285K • Offers Equity
• Zone A: $186.3K – $256.5K • Offers Equity
• Zone B: $165.4K – $228K • Offers Equity

The base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive execution of critical security and compliance programs such as vulnerability management, merger and acquisition security and integration, infrastructure hardening, and datacenter security management.
• Partner with IT, Infrastructure, Application, Legal, Privacy, and Security teams to build scalable programs, and deliver critical security outcomes across multiple disciplines, including insider threat, information security, physical security, and information technology.
• Establish scalable frameworks and build programs around critical security initiatives including vulnerability management, evidence collection, incident response coordination, supply chain risk management, and device security.
• Track and enforce OpenAI’s privacy and security requirements by translating commitments into engineering milestones and driving their full implementation across systems.
• Create and maintain program-level visibility across risk areas, security milestones, and cross-org dependencies-ensuring outcomes are delivered reliably and at high quality.
• Communicate status, risks, tradeoffs, and decisions clearly to technical and executive audiences and drive cross-functional execution with urgency and care.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience leading complex technical programs focused on infrastructure security, data privacy, compliance, or enterprise platform capabilities.
• Deep fluency in the intersection of engineering systems, security controls, and regulatory expectations.
• Ability to bring clarity and structure across all three.
• Structured, detail-oriented, and rigorous in ensuring quality, accountability, and durable delivery.
• Proven record of success driving highly cross-functional efforts across engineering, infrastructure, legal, compliance, and product stakeholders.

We Offer

• Competitive salary range: $165.4K - $285K
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, paid parental leave, paid time off, and more.
• Mental health and wellness support
• Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
• Annual learning and development stipend
• Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
• Relocation support for eligible employees

About the Team

OpenAI builds powerful AI systems like ChatGPT, the OpenAI API, and enterprise products that serve millions of users across the globe. As we scale, securing our infrastructure, protecting sensitive data, and meeting global compliance standards are essential to our success and societal impact.

About the Company

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. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our workplace.

Join us in shaping the future of technology.