Adversarial AI Research Program Manager

OpenAI; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 239,000 - 328,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Hybrid work model

Job summary

OpenAI is seeking a Research Program Manager for Adversarial Model Research in San Francisco. You will lead programs that test safety and robustness of OpenAI’s models through creative experimentation and structured evaluation.

You will coordinate across research and engineering to shape future model development and deployment. The role requires technical program management experience, familiarity with LLMs and evaluation methods, and the ability to navigate ambiguity in a high-paced

Qualifications

• Experience leading technical programs focused on AI safety and reliability.
• Familiarity with large language models and evaluation techniques.
• Strong organizational and communication skills for coordinating across teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead programs that test model safety and robustness through experiments and evaluation.
• Translate vague risk signals into clear research priorities and plans.
• Design and run creative evaluations, experiments, and red-teaming campaigns.
• Collaborate with research, product, and deployment teams to integrate findings into training/deployment.
• Develop repeatable systems for tracking model performance and behavior patterns.

Skills

Program management

LLM knowledge

Prompt engineering

Model evaluation

Stakeholder coordination

Job description

OpenAI is seeking a Research Program Manager for Adversarial Model Research in San Francisco. You will lead programs that test safety and robustness of OpenAI’s models through creative experimentation and structured evaluation.

You will coordinate across research and engineering to shape future model development and deployment. The role requires technical program management experience, familiarity with LLMs and evaluation methods, and the ability to navigate ambiguity in a high-paced