OpenAI · 3 hours ago
Business Operations Manager
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$180K/yr - $240K/yr
8+ years expOpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. The Business Operations Manager will lead data operations and acquisition programs, collaborating with various teams to identify data needs and ensure efficient delivery of high-quality data into training pipelines.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSaaS
Responsibilities
Work closely with research, product, and partnerships teams to understand data needs and define acquisition priorities aligned with model and product goals
Translate research objectives into clear technical requirements and operational plans, ensuring data workflows, timelines, and quality standards are well understood and executed
Lead vendor and partner engagements for data sourcing—including evaluating suppliers, negotiating agreements, and managing delivery
Establish and maintain metrics for data quality, throughput, spend efficiency, and overall program performance, ensuring 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
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience in business operations, strategy, venture capital, private equity, consulting, or operations management with at least 2 years operating within a company
Experience taking end-to-end ownership of large, ambiguous problems, and breaking them down into clear, actionable plans
Direct experience engaging with executives and senior leaders to influence and drive strategic decisions
Ability to excel under pressure, bringing a high motor and exceptional adaptability and flexibility in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Highly analytical – sophisticated in understanding and approach to analyses; ability to ask and answer the most important questions, and present results clearly to leaders to influence decision making
Comfortable operating at all altitudes – discussing strategy and vision with executives, and troubleshooting operations with individual contributors and external partners
Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
Passionate about technology and artificial intelligence, and interested in its impact on business and society
Preferred
Technical background with a computer science degree or work in engineering/product
Experience working in AI
Experience working in data science
Benefits
Relocation assistance
Company
OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops advanced AI models, including ChatGPT. It is a sub-organization of OpenAI Foundation.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (1)
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2022 (18)
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$79BKey Investors
The Walt Disney CompanySoftBankThrive Capital
2025-12-11Corporate Round· $1B
2025-10-02Secondary Market· $6.6B
2025-03-31Series Unknown· $40B
Leadership Team
Sam Altman
CEO & Co-Founder
Greg Brockman
President, Chairman, & Co-Founder
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