India Strategy & Operations Leader

OpenAI, Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

the company in Bangalore, India is seeking a Strategy & Operations Lead to lead and scale operational excellence across India, translating global strategy into regional execution with strong governance and rigor. The role reports to the General Manager, India and centers on building scalable operating systems while aligning with APAC objectives.

You will be a bridge between global leadership and regional teams, defining priorities, shaping processes, and ensuring efficient delivery as the region

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading regional or international operations in a fast-scaling, complex business environment.
• Strong strategic and operational judgment with ability to translate goals into execution plans.
• Experience operating across multiple markets, functions, and business lines, ideally within India.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement the India operating strategy in alignment with APAC & global objectives and regional priorities.
• Drive execution across key markets, ensuring consistency while adapting to local needs, regulations, and market dynamics.
• Partner with global leadership to prioritize initiatives, allocate resources, and ensure strong execution in-region.
• Establish KPIs, reporting frameworks, and operating cadences to track performance and inform decision-making.
• Build and optimize scalable processes across business lines, including consumer, product, partnerships, and other key functions.
• Identify operational gaps and inefficiencies, and implementing continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support market entry strategies and operational readiness for India
• Enable strategic partnerships through strong operational frameworks and close partnership with relevant teams.
• Help build a strong regional functional leadership team and ensuring the regional operating system runs smoothly and efficiently.
• Collaborate closely across functions to drive accountability and deliver against regional goals.
• Ensure seamless coordination between global and regional stakeholders.
• Act as a central point of accountability for operational delivery across India.
• Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing regional operations team.
• Foster a culture of accountability, inclusion, operational rigor, and continuous learning.
• Develop leadership bench strength across key markets and functions.

Skills

Regional operations

Strategic judgment

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Operational rigor

Job description

the company in Bangalore, India is seeking a Strategy & Operations Lead to lead and scale operational excellence across India, translating global strategy into regional execution with strong governance and rigor. The role reports to the General Manager, India and centers on building scalable operating systems while aligning with APAC objectives.

You will be a bridge between global leadership and regional teams, defining priorities, shaping processes, and ensuring efficient delivery as the region