Head of Enterprise Risk Management

OpenAI; United States; Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI is seeking a strategic and hands‑on Head of Enterprise Risk Management in San Francisco, CA. You will lead the development of an integrated ERM program and a scalable ERM platform that aligns risk strategy with governance, compliance, and assurance activities across the company.

You will own enterprise risk assessments, maintain the risk register, develop risk appetite, and implement data-driven monitoring using AI to surface emerging risks.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of enterprise risk management programs.
• Experience building and scaling ERM platforms and processes.
• Strong governance, risk, and control framework knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the integrated ERM program and platform.
• Establish risk language, governance, and decision processes.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to connect systems and automate risk monitoring.

Skills

ERM leadership

Risk management

Data governance

AI in risk analysis

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

MBA or advanced degree preferred

Tools

GRC software

Data integration tools

Job description

About the Team

The OpenAI Risk & Audit team is building an enterprise risk capability for a company operating at the frontier of AI. We help leaders identify, understand, and manage the risks that matter most while enabling responsible innovation and durable growth. We are developing a modern enterprise risk management (ERM) program and the technology foundation that powers it. Our work connects risk strategy, governance, compliance, and assurance with high-quality data, automated workflows, continuous monitoring, and AI-enabled analysis. We partner across Finance, Security, Legal, Engineering, Product, People, Operations, and Internal Audit, and provide clear reporting to senior leadership and the Board. We aim to make risk ownership practical, decision-useful, and embedded in how OpenAI builds and scales.

About the Role

As the Head of Enterprise Risk Management, you will help build and lead an integrated ERM program and the ERM platform that supports it. You will establish common risk language, governance, and decision processes while translating them into scalable systems, data products, and workflows. You will own enterprise risk assessments, maintain a centralized risk register, develop risk appetite and key risk indicators, and help leaders evaluate significant changes such as new products, markets, partnerships, major systems, and strategic investments. This is a hands‑on leadership role at the intersection of risk, operations, and technology. You will work with technical and business teams to connect source systems, improve data quality, automate evidence and control monitoring, and use AI to surface emerging risks and accelerate analysis. You will also help create a strong risk culture, coordinate assurance across the three lines, and communicate complex issues with clarity and sound judgment. This is an opportunity to build a next‑generation capability from the ground up. This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the