Adversarial Model Research PM: Safety & Evaluation Lead

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 seeks a Research Program Manager to lead initiatives that test the safety and robustness of its models through creative experimentation and structured evaluation. You will coordinate across research and engineering teams to transform ambiguous risks into concrete programs and influence model development and deployment.

Based in San Francisco, CA, the role offers a hybrid work model with 3 days in the office per week and relocation assistance for new hires.

Qualifications

• Experience in technical program management with strong organizational and communication skills.
• Familiarity with large language models, prompt engineering, or model evaluation techniques.
• Ability to manage fast-paced, high-uncertainty projects and shape them from the ground up.

Responsibilities

• Lead programs that explore unexpected model behaviors and identify failure modes.
• Translate vague or emergent risk signals into clear priorities and actionable research plans.
• Design and run creative evaluations, experiments, and red-teaming campaigns.
• Collaborate with research, product, and deployment teams to integrate findings into model training and deployment cycles.
• Develop repeatable systems for tracking model performance and understanding emerging behavior patterns.

Skills

Technical program management

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Large language models

Prompt engineering

Model evaluation techniques

Project management under uncertainty

Creative problem solving

Stakeholder coordination

Job description

OpenAI seeks a Research Program Manager to lead initiatives that test the safety and robustness of its models through creative experimentation and structured evaluation. You will coordinate across research and engineering teams to transform ambiguous risks into concrete programs and influence model development and deployment.

Based in San Francisco, CA, the role offers a hybrid work model with 3 days in the office per week and relocation assistance for new hires.