Senior HR Business Partner — Shape High-Growth Teams

OpenAI; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 234,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI seeks a Senior HR Business Partner to partner with leaders across functions, shaping organizational design, talent strategy, and leadership development. You will diagnose ambiguous situations, translate business needs into people decisions, and coach managers toward higher impact while maintaining the mission balance.

This individual contributor role reports to an HRBP Lead and emphasizes practical, scalable solutions, speed, empathy, and integrity in a fast-growing environment based in

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years of HR experience, including at least 5 years as an HR Business Partner in high-growth or complex environments.
• Strategic partnering: guide leaders through tough trade-offs and adapt quickly when priorities shift.
• Multipliers who create impact: build leadership capabilities across organizations.
• Scrappy problem solving: diagnose challenges and test creative solutions without a playbook.
• Change leadership with calm & clarity: bring steadiness and influence in ambiguity.
• High integrity: discretion, fairness, and trustworthiness.

Responsibilities

• Shape high-performing, resilient teams: design structures, talent plans, and ways of working.
• Collaborate for a seamless experience: work with HRBPs, COEs, and cross-functional leaders.
• Evolve People programs: strengthen performance, engagement, and retention processes.
• Guide and develop managers: provide candid feedback and leadership coaching.
• Anticipate and act fast: stay close to the business to identify challenges early.
• Lead change that matters: drive organizational changes with empathy and rigor.

Skills

HR experience

Strategic partnering

Leadership coaching

Problem solving

Change leadership

Integrity

Job description

OpenAI seeks a Senior HR Business Partner to partner with leaders across functions, shaping organizational design, talent strategy, and leadership development. You will diagnose ambiguous situations, translate business needs into people decisions, and coach managers toward higher impact while maintaining the mission balance.

This individual contributor role reports to an HRBP Lead and emphasizes practical, scalable solutions, speed, empathy, and integrity in a fast-growing environment based in