Startup AI Engineering Manager: Scale Production

OpenAI, Inc.; Paris; On-site; EUR 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI seeks an Applied AI Engineering Manager for Startups in Paris to lead and scale the Startups Applied AI Engineering motion, helping high-growth startups move from experimentation to production and build durable technical partnerships with OpenAI.

The role balances team leadership, technical depth across AI/ML systems and deployment, and strong cross-functional influence with Sales, Product, Engineering and Research to accelerate adoption, craft repeatable deployment patterns, and deliver

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading technical teams in high-growth environments.
• Strong systems and deployment knowledge across AI/ML workflows.
• Experience working with founders, CTOs and technical executives.

Responsibilities

• Define the strategic vision and operating model for the Startups team.
• Lead and grow a team of high-performing technical ICs supporting startup customers.
• Help startups move from experimentation to production usage by removing blockers and advising on architecture.
• Partner with Sales to accelerate adoption, production usage, and account growth.
• Represent the technical voice of startup customers by synthesizing feedback on developer experience and deployment blockers.
• Translate recurring startup needs into repeatable playbooks, starter packs, and reference architectures.
• Serve as a senior technical escalation point for priority startup customers and executive conversations.
• Balance urgent customer needs with OpenAI’s product and platform priorities.
• Coach Applied AI Engineers on technical quality, judgment, and cross-functional partnership.
• Collaborate across Sales, Product, Engineering, Research, and GTM teams to support startups from adoption to scale.

Skills

Startup leadership

APIs & AI platforms

Customer facing

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

OpenAI seeks an Applied AI Engineering Manager for Startups in Paris to lead and scale the Startups Applied AI Engineering motion, helping high-growth startups move from experimentation to production and build durable technical partnerships with OpenAI.

The role balances team leadership, technical depth across AI/ML systems and deployment, and strong cross-functional influence with Sales, Product, Engineering and Research to accelerate adoption, craft repeatable deployment patterns, and deliver