About the Team

OpenAI’s People team aims to hire, engage, and retain world-class talent to safely build and deploy universally beneficial Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). The HR team, a vital subset of the People team, supports a diverse group of scientists, engineers, and business professionals, with expertise in employee relations, immigration, compensation and benefits, learning and development, project management, and more.

About the Role

We are seeking an exceptional Senior HRBP Lead to join our team. This strategic and high-impact role will oversee a team of 3+ Senior HR Business Partners and act as the primary HR partner to our most senior engineers and leaders. As a Senior HRBP Lead, you will drive HR strategies that support our mission, fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration across the organization.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Senior HR Business Partners, fostering a player-coach environment that encourages growth and development.

• Serve as the main strategic HR point of contact for OpenAI's senior engineers and leadership, understanding their needs and aligning HR initiatives to support business objectives.

• Collaborate with senior leadership to design and implement HR strategies that promote a high-performance culture and drive organizational success.

• Champion a scrappy, builder mentality, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement and innovation in HR practices and programs.

• Ensure HR policies and procedures are aligned with OpenAI’s values of humanity, joy, and energy, and reflect our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

• Act as a change agent, providing expertise in organizational design, talent management, and employee engagement to support OpenAI’s growth and transformation.

We’re looking for:

• 10-15+ years of HR experience with a focus on strategic HR leadership in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

• Proven track record of leading and developing HR teams, with a player-coach approach to leadership.

• Strong business acumen with the ability to align HR initiatives with organizational goals.

• Experience partnering with senior leaders and engineers in a technology or AI-focused company is preferred.

• Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and influencing skills.

• Passion for building and nurturing high-performing teams and creating inclusive work environments.

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. 

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. 

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