Corporate Security Operations Manager: OpenAI

Security Services Worldwide; Mountain View, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 203,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI in Mountain View is seeking a Corporate Security Operations Manager to lead day-to-day site security, oversee vendor armed and unarmed teams, and coordinate with campus partners. The role focuses on physical security measures, incident reporting, and collaboration with Workplace, Facilities, law enforcement, and external partners.

Office-based role at Mountain View, with equity included. Full-time employment with a competitive compensation package and 4–5 days on-site work per week.

Qualifications

• Evidence of vendor-team supervision in security programs.
• Experience with security-systems (access control, CCTV, intrusion).
• Strong leadership and field-training capabilities.
• Experience in executive protection or VIP coordination.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day site security operations and vendor teams.
• Oversee armed and unarmed security contracts and performance.
• Coordinate with Workplace, Facilities, building management, and law enforcement.
• Develop incident reporting and security-performance reporting.
• Coordinate VIP and government-guest protection activities.

Skills

Vendor management

Leadership

Security systems

Security training

Incident reporting

Executive protection

Tools

Access control systems

Video surveillance

Intrusion-detection systems

Video-management systems

Job description

# Corporate Security Operations Manager: OpenAI**OpenAI**Mountain View Start Date09/06/2026214,000.00 Full-TimeOpenAI is hiring a Corporate Security Operations Manager for its Mountain View site. The full-time role pays $203,000 to $225,000 and includes equity. The Mountain View role typically works in the office four to five days each week.The manager leads day-to-day site security operations and vendor-managed armed and unarmed teams. The work covers physical-security measures, policies, training, incident reporting, and coordination with Workplace, Facilities, building management, law enforcement, and external partners. VIP and government-guest coordination is part of the assignment. OpenAI lists 15 or more years of law-enforcement or corporate-security experience.* **Role:** Corporate Security Operations Manager* **Employer:** OpenAI* **Location:** Mountain View* **Pay:** $203,000 to $225,000 plus equity* **Employment type:** Full-timeApply at OpenAIApplicants for the Mountain View role prepare a record of senior law-enforcement or corporate-security leadership. Candidates need evidence of vendor-team supervision, security-systems knowledge, and training experience.## Daily Site Security WorkThe manager reviews site risks and directs corrective work when a control, procedure, or operating condition needs attention. Security performance and incident information move into regular reporting, so the manager can identify unresolved issues and coordinate follow-up with internal teams.Vendor management is part of the daily assignment. The manager oversees contracts and working relationships with armed and unarmed security providers, coordinates with building management and external partners, and supports security operations during campus events.* Site-security risk review and remediation* Physical-security measures, policies, and procedures* Vendor contracts and team performance* Incident reporting and security-performance reportingThe work also includes security operations roles that connect site controls with facilities and workplace activity. The listed responsibilities place the manager between operational security teams and the groups that manage the physical campus.## Armed And Unarmed Team LeadershipOpenAI expects the manager to lead vendor teams that protect a corporate site through access procedures, response practices, and daily presence. Frontline leadership from a police department, a corporate-security program, or a field-training environment supports this work.Protective teams use preparation, route planning, venue advances, emergency coordination, and local-authority liaison when a principal or group faces changing risks. Those elements appear in Pinkerton's protection program description, while this job concentrates on the corporate site and its security teams. VIP and government-guest coordination connects the manager's site work with close protection teams.The manager also coaches security personnel and develops working relationships across departments. Clear escalation paths matter when Workplace, Facilities, law enforcement, and external providers must act on the same incident.## Security Systems And TrainingThe qualification list includes access control, surveillance, video-management, and intrusion-detection systems. A manager needs to connect those systems to physical procedures, vendor performance, and incident follow-up rather than treat each tool as a separate task.Training covers onboarding, scenario-based exercises, recurring instruction, and FTO-style development. Executive protection training standards emphasize measurable instruction, operational delivery, and retention of knowledge and skills through BEPP standards work.The role calls for supervisory experience at the Sergeant, Lieutenant, or Captain level, or comparable frontline leadership and field-training experience. Strong vendor management, adaptability, resilience, and relationship-building skills support the same operational chain.## Mountain View Office Work PatternThe manager typically works in the office four to five days each week. Daily work therefore stays close to the site, its access points, its facilities partners, and the security personnel assigned to the campus.Security professionals work across protective operations, site security, and incident response. Executive protection covers physical, digital, operational, and reputational risks, and threat assessment examines credibility, intent, capability, proximity, and access in a structured process described in Ontic's executive protection guide.OpenAI's security work in Mountain View includes leadership, reporting, training, and guest coordination. The manager connects the company's physical workplace with external security providers and public-safety partners.OpenAI describes itself as an AI research and deployment company focused on ensuring that general-purpose AI benefits all humanity. The company states that background checks are administered in accordance with applicable law.Reasonable accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities. The compensation and equity package, the office schedule, and the senior experience threshold define the employment terms for the site's security leadership duties.