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OpenAI · 3 hours ago

Legal Program Manager

positionSan Francisco, CA
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
senioritySenior Level
money$165K/yr - $165K/yr
date5+ years exp

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. As a Legal Program Manager, you will manage large-scale cross-functional legal initiatives related to regulatory compliance, security, and privacy, collaborating with various teams to build legal programs and processes that scale across the organization.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSaaS
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Growth Opportunities
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Responsibilities

Collaborate with legal, engineering, security, and other business and compliance teams to lead and build legal programs and align internal practices with external commitments and legal obligations
Support regulatory inquiries, audits, and investigations by coordinating responses and ensuring timely, accurate communication
Work with our Legal team leaders to coordinate workstreams for complex cross-functional initiatives
Support operational improvements of various programs, provide insights into overall program performance across the organization, and bring a focus on efficiency and scalability as the organization grows
Help establish and maintain documentation and reporting infrastructure

Qualification

Legal program managementRegulatory complianceProject managementAI technology enthusiasmOrganizational skillsCross-functional collaboration

Required

Have at least 5+ years of experience in legal program management
Have at least 3+ years of regulatory experience
Are deeply familiar with regulatory compliance/governance, litigation, security, and/or privacy
Proactively take ownership of projects by setting and achieving milestones and synthesizing input from cross-functional partners
Have solid organizational and project management skills; have enthusiasm about AI technology; enjoy being continually challenged and can demonstrate sound judgment in ambiguous situations
Have the ability to navigate fast-paced technical environments

Benefits

Relocation assistance

Company

OpenAI

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OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops advanced AI models, including ChatGPT. It is a sub-organization of OpenAI Foundation.
dateFounded in 2015
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size201-500 employees
web-link
https://www.openai.com

H1B Sponsorship

OpenAI has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (1)
2024 (1)
2023 (1)
2022 (18)
2021 (10)
2020 (6)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$79B
Key Investors
The Walt Disney CompanySoftBankThrive Capital
2025-12-11Corporate Round· $1B
2025-10-02Secondary Market· $6.6B
2025-03-31Series Unknown· $40B

Leadership Team

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Sam Altman
CEO & Co-Founder
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Greg Brockman
President, Chairman, & Co-Founder
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