AI Research Marketing Lead

OpenAI, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI is seeking a Research Product Marketing Manager to translate cutting-edge research into clear positioning, demonstrations, and launch narratives. You will work with researchers and product teams to understand capabilities, evidence, and limitations, then explain why they matter to audiences.

In this hands-on role, you will develop messaging, define priority audiences, build launch briefs, and coordinate cross-functional reviews to ensure accurate, compelling storytelling and successful

Qualifications

• Experience in product marketing or related role bringing technical products to market.
• Ability to learn unfamiliar technical concepts and translate them for varied audiences.
• Ability to write clear positioning and launch materials with technical accuracy.
• Experience leading cross-functional launches from brief through delivery and measurement.

Responsibilities

• Develop positioning and messaging for research capabilities and releases, grounding claims in evidence and clearly distinguishing demonstrated results from possible applications.
• Partner with researchers and product leads to understand how capabilities work, where they are useful, and what limitations or caveats audiences need to know.
• Define priority audiences and questions for each initiative. Use research, feedback, and usage signals to identify barriers to understanding and opportunities for useful adoption.
• Build launch briefs that connect the research story, audience needs, communications goals, and the work required from cross‑functional partners.
• Work with Creative, Design, and technical collaborators on demonstrations, examples, and educational content that make complex ideas understandable without overstating performance.
• Coordinate messaging and launch materials with Research, Product, Communications, and other relevant review partners, keeping descriptions consistent as plans change.
• Turn audience feedback and launch results into recommendations for clearer explanations, stronger examples, and sustained education beyond the initial announcement.
• Establish measures of audience understanding, engagement, and adoption with analytical partners, and communicate findings with appropriate limits and practical next steps.

Skills

Product marketing

Technical storytelling

Cross-functional collaboration

Audience insights

Job description

OpenAI is seeking a Research Product Marketing Manager to translate cutting-edge research into clear positioning, demonstrations, and launch narratives. You will work with researchers and product teams to understand capabilities, evidence, and limitations, then explain why they matter to audiences.

In this hands-on role, you will develop messaging, define priority audiences, build launch briefs, and coordinate cross-functional reviews to ensure accurate, compelling storytelling and successful