Business Operations Partner, Transportation Program

OpenAI; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

OpenAI is seeking a Business Operations Partner for its Transportation team in San Francisco. This role involves strengthening cross-functional coordination and stakeholder support, focusing on improving employee transportation experiences across offices.

The ideal candidate should have at least 4 years of experience in business operations and possess strong communication, organizational skills, and the ability to thrive in ambiguity. The position follows a hybrid work model, allowing employees to work in the office three days a week.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in business operations or similar roles.
• Ability to build relationships and communicate effectively.
• Experience in navigating ambiguous situations.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships across departments and teams.
• Represent the Transportation team in meetings.
• Draft clear internal communications and updates.

Skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Highly organized and detail-oriented

Experience in workplace operations

Ability to manage multiple priorities

Familiarity with project management tools

Education

4+ years of experience in relevant fields

Job description

About the Team

The Transportation team, part of OpenAI's Real Estate & Workplace (REW) organization, supports programs that help employees move efficiently, safely, and reliably across offices and regions. The team partners closely with internal stakeholders to improve the employee transportation experience and ensure transportation considerations are incorporated into broader workplace planning.

About the Role

As a Business Operations Partner, Transportation Program, you will help strengthen how the Transportation team works across the company. You will focus on cross-functional coordination, stakeholder support, communication, and operational follow-through.

We're looking for people who enjoy solving problems, building relationships, bringing order to ambiguity, and helping teams operate effectively. You will serve as a trusted partner to internal teams, help surface and organize feedback, connect stakeholders to the right resources, and improve visibility across transportation priorities.

This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.

In this role, you will:

• Build strong working relationships across REW, including Events, Design & Construction, Food, Security, Facilities, and Workplace Operations.
• Partner with teams across the company to understand transportation-related needs, coordinate next steps, and ensure transportation considerations are reflected in broader workplace planning.
• Represent the Transportation team in meetings, planning discussions, and cross-functional initiatives as needed.
• Gather input, questions, and feedback from employees and internal partners, summarize nuanced issues clearly, and route requests to the appropriate owner, resource, or process.
• Track open items and help ensure timely follow-up across stakeholders and team priorities.
• Support internal team planning through trackers, documentation, notes, timelines, and action items.
• Help organize recurring business rhythms, project milestones, operational priorities, and readiness activities tied to office openings, moves, or workplace changes.
• Draft clear internal communications, updates, FAQs, and guidance materials that help partners understand available transportation programs, processes, and tools.
• Improve internal processes that help the team stay organized, responsive, and able to support a smooth employee transportation experience as the company grows.

You might thrive in this role if you:

• Have 4+ years of experience in business operations, workplace operations, program coordination, employee experience, or similar roles.
• Bring strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to summarize complex or nuanced topics clearly.
• Are highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities while following through reliably.
• Build trust across teams and are comfortable partnering with internal stakeholders in sensitive or nuanced situations.
• Navigate ambiguity with sound judgment, curiosity, and a solutions-oriented mindset.
• Have experience working in workplace, hospitality, real estate, operations, internal service environments, or cross-functional programs.
• Are comfortable using project management tools, spreadsheets, and workflow systems to create clarity and momentum.
• Are able to travel at minimum 1-2 times per quarter and support transportation needs across APAC, LATAM, and EMEA.

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.

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