About the Team
Safety Systems manages the complete lifecycle of safety efforts for OpenAI’s frontier models, ensuring our models are deployed responsibly and have a positive impact on society. Our work spans diverse research and engineering initiatives—from system-level safeguards and model training to evaluation and red-teaming—all aimed at mitigating misuse and maintaining our high bar for safety. We lead OpenAI's commitment to developing and deploying safe Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), fostering a culture of trust, responsibility, and transparency.
Our goal is to continuously learn from deployments, distribute AI’s benefits widely, and ensure that powerful tools remain aligned with human values and safety considerations.
About the Role
As a Product Manager on the Safety Systems team, you will drive initiatives which ensure that OpenAI’s frontier model deployments are safe, impactful, and aligned with user needs and technical innovation. You will clarify strategic priorities, develop safety-focused product roadmaps, and collaborate closely with AI researchers, software engineers, policy experts, and cross-functional partners. This role suits a proactive, technically skilled product manager adept at adversarial thinking and excited to tackle challenging, ambiguous problems through structured analysis and collaborative decision-making.
This position is based in San Francisco, CA, with relocation assistance available.
In this role, you will:
Partner closely with research, engineering, data science, policy teams, and other stakeholders to embed safety throughout the development and deployment of frontier AI models.
Develop comprehensive frameworks for understanding and mitigating deployment safety risks, drawing on data analysis, expert consultation, and adversarial assessments.
Define strategic priorities and product roadmaps focused on improving deployment safety, enhancing reliability, and managing emerging AI capabilities.
Create scalable methodologies, tools, and processes for evaluating, refining, and continuously improving our safety systems.
Establish repeatable processes to integrate cutting-edge AI safety research into OpenAI’s models and product offerings.
Develop and continuously refine clear, actionable metrics that effectively capture safety performance and user experience at scale.
You might thrive in this role if you:
Have 6+ years of product management or related industry roles, with specific expertise in AI safety, trust & safety, integrity, or related domains.
Are deeply curious and interested in interdisciplinary fields such as human-computer interaction, psychology, philosophy, or similar areas.
Have hands-on experience driving consensus and action in ambiguous spaces.
Excel at identifying and challenging underlying assumptions and constraints through insightful questioning.
Are highly effective at cross-functional collaboration and communicating complex technical concepts clearly and persuasively.
Enjoy working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
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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For US Based Candidates: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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When you join OpenAI as a Product Manager for Safety Systems, you're stepping into a pivotal role aimed at ensuring the safe application of cutting-edge AI technologies. Located in the vibrant city of San Francisco, you'll be spearheading initiatives that align with our mission to responsibly deploy AI and maximize its benefits for society. As part of a dynamic team, you'll manage the complete lifecycle of safety efforts, collaborating closely with researchers, engineers, and policy experts to mitigate risks associated with our frontier models. Your work will involve developing strategic product roadmaps that prioritize safety in the deployment of AI systems, as well as creating frameworks to identify and assess safety risks. The role requires a blend of technical prowess and a proactive, solution-oriented mindset; you’ll need to dive deep into data analysis while championing effective communication across teams. With a history of 6+ years in product management, notably in AI safety or related domains, your curiosity drives you to explore successful integrations of complex concepts. By taking on this challenging, yet rewarding role, you'll contribute to fostering a culture of trust and accountability at OpenAI. Here, we recognize the importance of diverse perspectives and the potential of AI as a transformative ally for addressing global challenges. Are you ready to join us at OpenAI and shape the future responsibly?
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