Head of Enterprise Risk Management & Platform

OpenAI, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 260,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

OpenAI, Inc. is seeking a Head of Enterprise Risk Management in San Francisco to build and lead an integrated ERM program and platform. You will establish common risk language, governance, and scalable data-driven workflows across the enterprise.

You will own risk assessments, maintain a centralized risk register, develop risk appetite and KRIs, and guide leadership through major strategic changes with AI-assisted analysis and robust reporting.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in enterprise or operational risk, compliance, internal audit, or related fields with ERM leadership.
• Proven track record scaling an ERM program in a fast-growing tech org.
• Strong ERM/assurance practices: risk appetite, assessments, KRIs, controls, issue management, three-lines model.
• Experience advising executives and presenting risk info to governance bodies.
• Fluent with GRC platforms, data architecture, APIs, system integrations, cloud, automation, and AI-enabled workflows.
• Experience with data analytics, automation, or AI for risk sensing and reporting.
• Ability to connect strategic, financial, operational, tech, security, and compliance risks across teams.
• Demonstrated hiring, coaching, and building multidisciplinary teams in ambiguity.
• Bachelor’s or equivalent; CIA/CPA/CISA/CRMA/CRM or advanced degree valued.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve OpenAI’s enterprise risk management framework, including taxonomy, governance standards, appetite, escalation and mitigation expectations.
• Lead enterprise risk assessments and maintain a centralized risk register reflecting strategic, financial, operational, technology, security, compliance, and emerging risks.
• Establish KRIs, continuous-monitoring capabilities, and executive dashboards translating data into signals and actions.
• Enable risk-informed change governance for new products, markets, partnerships, acquisitions, and major systems.
• Lead governance forums with Compliance, Finance, Security and others; prepare concise reporting for leadership and Board.
• Define strategy and roadmap for a modern ERM platform with reliable integrations and shared data models.
• Apply automation, policy-as-code, data analytics, and AI to evidence collection, control monitoring, and audit responses.
• Coordinate risk activities across Finance, Security, Legal, Compliance, Engineering, Operations, and Internal Audit.
• Build and coach a high-performing team; foster practical risk ownership, curiosity, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Skills

ERM leadership

GRC programs

Data architecture

APIs & integrations

Policy as code

AI-enabled risk analytics

Executive communication

Team leadership

Risk appetite & KRIs

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

CIA/CPA/CISA/CRMA/CRM

Tools

GRC platforms

Cloud architectures

APIs & integrations tools

Job description

OpenAI, Inc. is seeking a Head of Enterprise Risk Management in San Francisco to build and lead an integrated ERM program and platform. You will establish common risk language, governance, and scalable data-driven workflows across the enterprise.

You will own risk assessments, maintain a centralized risk register, develop risk appetite and KRIs, and guide leadership through major strategic changes with AI-assisted analysis and robust reporting.