Global Academy Partnerships Lead

OpenAI, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI, Inc. is seeking an Academy Partnerships Lead to manage and strengthen relationships with nonprofits, educational institutions, and community partners. You will translate shared goals into clear plans and support delivery from onboarding through evaluation and expansion.

You’ll help partners deliver hands-on AI learning experiences, build capacity within organizations, and contribute to the growth of OpenAI’s Academy programming across communities in the United States.

Qualifications

• Experience managing partnerships and programs within education, nonprofit, community, workforce development, or public-sector environments.
• Strong relationship-management and stakeholder-engagement skills.
• Experience executing multi-organization initiatives from planning through evaluation.
• Excellent communication and project management abilities across a portfolio.
• Experience supporting workshops, facilitator networks, or train-the-trainer programs.
• Ability to translate broad partnership goals into practical delivery plans.
• Familiarity with adult learning, AI literacy, or community education.
• Commitment to expanding access to opportunity through technology and education.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage relationships with partners supporting Academy Jams and our Community Trainer Program.
• Translate partnership commitments into clear scopes, responsibilities, timelines, and success measures.
• Assess partner recruitment, facilitator capacity, and delivery readiness; guide onboarding and implementation.
• Align partner expectations with Academy priorities, resources, and delivery capacity.
• Manage contractors and delivery partners supporting assigned Jams and train-the-trainer programs.
• Own partner participation in the train-the-trainer program, from readiness and commitments through implementation, performance, and expansion.
• Work closely with Academy program, curriculum, and instructional teams to connect partners with content, training, and support.
• Develop playbooks, onboarding materials, and implementation guidance that make partner delivery consistent and repeatable.
• Evaluate partner performance and feedback; recommend improvements, renewals, expansion, or exits.
• Represent the company Academy in partner meetings, workshops, and community convenings.
• Identify opportunities to reach new audiences and deepen successful partnerships.
• Synthesize partner needs and insights to inform Academy content, delivery models, and strategy.
• Contribute to briefing materials, presentations, and updates on partnership progress and impact.

Skills

Partnership management

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Communications

Train-the-trainer programs

Educational partnerships

Education

Education partnerships experience

Job description

OpenAI, Inc. is seeking an Academy Partnerships Lead to manage and strengthen relationships with nonprofits, educational institutions, and community partners. You will translate shared goals into clear plans and support delivery from onboarding through evaluation and expansion.

You’ll help partners deliver hands-on AI learning experiences, build capacity within organizations, and contribute to the growth of OpenAI’s Academy programming across communities in the United States.