Startup AI Engineering Manager — Applied AI

OpenAI, Inc.; Grande-Bretagne; Sur place; GBP 130 000 - 200 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

OpenAI, Inc. is seeking an Applied AI Engineering Manager, Startups, Greenfield to lead and scale a fast-moving engineering team.

You will guide startup-focused engagements from early experimentation to production deployments and advise on architecture and deployment strategies. You will balance team leadership with technical depth, partnering with Sales, Product, Engineering, Research, and GTM teams to drive impact for high-growth startup customers and build repeatable playbooks for scalable

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading technical teams in startups or startup-like environments.
• Experience guiding products from early experimentation to production deployments.
• Strong architectural judgement and customer-focused approach.

Responsabilités

• Define and refine the strategic vision and operating model for the Startups Applied AI Engineering team.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of high-performing technical ICs supporting startup customers.
• Guide startups from experimentation to production usage by identifying blockers and advising on architecture.
• Partner with Sales to accelerate adoption, production usage, and account growth.
• Represent the technical voice of startup customers in feedback and roadmap discussions.
• Translate recurring startup needs into repeatable playbooks, starter packs, and reference architectures.
• Serve as a senior escalation point for priority startup customers and executive-level conversations.
• Balance urgent customer needs with OpenAI’s platform priorities while maintaining quality and safety.

Connaissances

Technical leadership

Customer-facing teams

AI/ML systems

Developer workflows

Description du poste

OpenAI, Inc. is seeking an Applied AI Engineering Manager, Startups, Greenfield to lead and scale a fast-moving engineering team.

You will guide startup-focused engagements from early experimentation to production deployments and advise on architecture and deployment strategies. You will balance team leadership with technical depth, partnering with Sales, Product, Engineering, Research, and GTM teams to drive impact for high-growth startup customers and build repeatable playbooks for scalable