Cyber Enablement Lead, Government

OpenAI, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 207,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Medical Insurance

Dental & Vision

Paid parental leave

Flexible PTO

401(k) match

Job summary

OpenAI, Inc. seeks a Cyber Enablement Lead for Government in Washington, DC. You will own Daybreak enablement strategy, design and deliver training to government cyber professionals, and drive adoption of Daybreak capabilities across agencies.

You will work with AOs, CISOs, cyber operators, developers, and executives, delivering scripts, demos, labs, and playbooks, while partnering with product, security, deployment, and customer teams to stay technically accurate.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of the cybersecurity lifecycle and related practices.
• Experience translating complex cyber concepts into training for government audiences.
• Proven track record delivering enablement at scale for thousands of practitioners.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end enablement strategy, define objectives, build curricula, deliver programs and measure impact.
• Serve as in-house cyber expert, representing Daybreak to government audiences.
• Lead technical training, live demos, workshops and conversations with government leaders.
• Provide product feedback and act as a POC for Daybreak Blue and Red.
• Write scripts, record demos, create labs, courses, videos, and practical playbooks.
• Host cyber councils and facilitate engaging discussions among participants.
• Build bespoke engagements and scalable learning programs reaching thousands.
• Align Daybreak capabilities with government cyber workflows across lifecycle.
• Collaborate with product, security, deployment and customer teams for accuracy.
• Assess proficiency, track adoption and improve programs with measurable outcomes.

Skills

Cybersecurity lifecycle

Public sector cybersecurity

Training design

Technical communication

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-functional leadership

Public speaking

Job description

Cyber Enablement Lead, Government | OpenAI

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Cyber Enablement Lead, Government

OpenAI for Gov - Washington, DC

About the Team

The Adoption, Innovation, and Transformation team within OpenAI for Government helps government organizations turn OpenAI products into durable capabilities and measurable mission impact.

We work alongside public servants to move from initial exploration to confident, responsible, organization-wide use of AI. Our work combines hands‑on enablement, adoption strategy, deployment support, community, content, and practical transformation tailored to government missions and operating environments.

By translating the potential of OpenAI’s technology into better individual workflows, stronger teams, and improved public services, we help government customers deepen adoption, build lasting organizational capability, and spend more time on mission.

About the Role

We are seeking a Cyber Enablement Lead to join the AIT team and help government cyber professionals turn Daybreak’s capabilities into stronger defenses and measurable mission outcomes. This is a priority hire, and we are looking for someone who can join as soon as possible.

You will own Daybreak’s product enablement strategy and personally design, execute, and lead the training that brings it to life. Your work will span audience research, curriculum design, script writing, recorded demonstrations and courses, hands‑on workshops, executive briefings, and our cyber councils. You will work with both domestic and international customers.

You will work with Authorizing Officials (AOs), CISOs, cyber operators, developers, and senior executives, adapting the depth and format to each audience. Practitioners need practical proficiency; executives need a strategic understanding of our cyber products, their value, and their implications for mission and risk. Success means demonstrated capability, sustained adoption, and better cyber outcomes.

This role is based in Washington, D.C. We use a hybrid work model of three days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. Travel and regular work from government customer sites are required.

In this role, you will:

• Own the end‑to‑end Daybreak enablement strategy: identify audience needs, define learning objectives, build curricula, deliver programs, and measure operational impact.

• Serve as an in‑house Cyber expert, represent Daybreak capabilities to customer and non‑customer audiences.

• Personally lead technical training, live demonstrations, workshops, and conversations with Government Leaders, AOs, CISOs, cyber operators, developers, and other related groups.

• You will provide critical product feedback from users using our cyber products and will serve as a POC for both Daybreak Blue and Red.

• Write scripts and record product demos and training. Create interactive labs, digital courses, videos, facilitator materials, and practical playbooks that make complex capabilities accessible and immediately useful.

• Host and facilitate our cyber councils, creating engaging discussions, drawing out questions, and helping participants learn from one another.

• Build bespoke, hands‑on engagements for small specialist teams and scalable learning programs that reach thousands of practitioners.

• Connect Daybreak’s capabilities, applications, and deployment requirements to real government cyber workflows across the cybersecurity lifecycle.

• Partner closely with product, security, deployment, and customer teams to keep enablement technically accurate, responsive to feedback, and current as products and requirements evolve.

• Assess demonstrated proficiency, track adoption and sustained use, and improve programs based on learning evidence and measurable cyber and mission outcomes.

You might thrive in this role if you:

• Bring deep knowledge of the cybersecurity lifecycle, including threat modeling, vulnerability discovery and validation, prioritization, remediation, detection, incident response, and recovery.

• Have comprehensive fluency in Daybreak’s capabilities, applications, and deployment requirements, and can translate that knowledge into useful government cyber training.

• Have a proven record of personally building and delivering cybersecurity enablement, from specialist‑team engagements to scaled programs for thousands of practitioners.

• Are a strong communicator, speaker, writer, educator, and content creator. Who has owned not only cyber strategy and engagement but who also can tactically translate complexity into accessible experiences via a variety of methods including clear scripts, record compelling demos and training, running work‑shops, round‑tables, white‑glove experiences, and design practical labs and learning experiences.

• Can earn credibility with technical practitioners and senior leaders, explain complex capabilities accurately, and adjust your language, examples, and level of detail to the audience.

• Combine high emotional intelligence and an engaging teaching presence with humility and empathy. You listen carefully, welcome questions, acknowledge what you do not know, and make people comfortable learning.

• Understand government cyber missions, security requirements, and operational constraints, ideally across DOW, federal civilian agencies, and state and local government.

• Can lead cross‑functional work from strategy through execution, incorporate feedback, and connect enablement to demonstrated proficiency, sustained product use, and stronger defenses.

• Built and ran teams of other cyber enablement professionals

• Are deeply familiar with US regulation, policies and other matters related to cyber security

• Have served as a public servant in a cyber capacity

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.

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Compensation

$207K – $230K + Offers Equity

The base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience. If the role is non‑exempt, overtime pay will be provided consistent with applicable laws. In addition to the salary range listed above, total compensation also includes generous equity, performance‑related bonus(es) for eligible employees, and the following benefits.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts

• Pre‑tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)

• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match

• Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non‑birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)

• Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non‑exempt employees

• 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)

• Mental health and wellness support

• Employer‑paid basic life and disability coverage

• Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth

• Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible

• Relocation support for eligible employees

• Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends, may also be provided.

More details about our benefits are available to candidates during the hiring process.

This role is at‑will and OpenAI reserves the right to modify base pay and other compensation components at any time based on individual performance, team or company results, or market conditions.