Frontier AI Governance & Compliance Lead

OpenAI; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI is seeking a Legal Program Manager focused on regulatory compliance to build and manage cross‑functional programs translating counsel’s guidance into practical operations. Initial focus may include content moderation disclosures and frontier AI governance, with priorities shaped by the team.

Based in San Francisco, CA or New York, NY, you will partner with in‑house counsel and product, engineering, and governance teams to implement evidence collection, reporting, and compliance workflows

Qualifications

• 6+ years in program management, regulatory compliance, or related fields in tech-forward or regulated environments.
• Experience working with in-house legal teams; regulatory matters experience and in-house technology exposure are strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to scale compliance programs and translate legal or regulatory requirements into operational workflows and documentation.
• Take ownership of complex projects, set milestones, synthesize cross-functional input, and build trust across legal, technical, and business teams.
• Bring strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills; exercise sound judgment under pressure and adapt to changing priorities.
• Hands-on, with enthusiasm for AI technology and the ability to learn unfamiliar technical concepts quickly in fast-moving environments.
• Familiarity with content moderation, online safety, frontier AI governance, data governance, privacy, or emerging technology law is a plus.
• Data analysis or SQL skills, or relevant certifications such as PMP, PMI-ACP, CPA, or CISSP, a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead regulatory compliance programs end to end: define scope, owners, milestones, dependencies, risks, and escalation paths, and drive execution with counsel and cross-functional partners.
• Translate counsel’s regulatory guidance into repeatable workflows, controls, and documentation.
• Build partnerships across Product, Engineering, User Operations, Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC), Global Affairs, Communications, and Go-to-Market to align program priorities and deliverables.
• Support regulatory inquiries, audits and investigations with counsel, organizing evidence and responses to support timely, accurate communication and reporting.
• Maintain a reliable source of truth for obligations, controls, decisions, evidence, and reporting.
• Identify execution risks and compliance gaps, track remediation, and elevate blockers; ensure counsel review for legal conclusions.

Skills

Program management

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Legal liaison

Tools

SQL

Job description

OpenAI is seeking a Legal Program Manager focused on regulatory compliance to build and manage cross‑functional programs translating counsel’s guidance into practical operations. Initial focus may include content moderation disclosures and frontier AI governance, with priorities shaped by the team.

Based in San Francisco, CA or New York, NY, you will partner with in‑house counsel and product, engineering, and governance teams to implement evidence collection, reporting, and compliance workflows