Strategic AI Delivery Lead for Critical Infrastructure

OpenAI, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI is seeking a Strategic Delivery Lead for Critical Infrastructure to shape and deliver high-impact engagements securing critical infrastructure with frontier AI. You will own end-to-end delivery, collaborate with federal agencies and industry partners, and ensure secure, implementable AI deployments across sectors.

This role requires strong program leadership, security awareness, and the ability to translate policy and cyber risk into practical technical work streams while traveling up to

Qualifications

• 10+ years leading large-scale infrastructure, cybersecurity, or national security programs.
• Active TS/SCI clearance or ability to obtain one.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% and work on-site with customers.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships with government mission owners, cyber leaders, sector risk management agencies, infrastructure owners and operators, and technology partners to identify and prioritize high‑value AI applications.
• Own complex engagements from discovery to sustained adoption with roadmaps, schedules, risk tracking, and customer reporting.
• Translate policy objectives and cyber risks into clear technical requirements, delivery plans, and executive communications.
• Develop public‑private delivery efforts with federal cyber agencies, sector partners, cloud providers, and cybersecurity companies.
• Lead delivery of AI capabilities supporting defensive workflows such as vulnerability discovery, incident response, and infrastructure risk assessment.
• Coordinate deployment requirements across government and enterprise environments, including sensitive networks and data controls.
• Establish evaluations, human oversight, and monitoring appropriate to each use case, including privacy and security considerations.
• Define measures of customer value and report progress to Research, Product, and Engineering.

Skills

Infra program leadership

US Gov/industry collaboration

Security clearance TS/SCI

Public-private partnerships

Delivery management

Executive communication

Job description

OpenAI is seeking a Strategic Delivery Lead for Critical Infrastructure to shape and deliver high-impact engagements securing critical infrastructure with frontier AI. You will own end-to-end delivery, collaborate with federal agencies and industry partners, and ensure secure, implementable AI deployments across sectors.

This role requires strong program leadership, security awareness, and the ability to translate policy and cyber risk into practical technical work streams while traveling up to