Strategic Technical PM – Applied API & Platform

Neura Market; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI in San Francisco, CA, is seeking a Technical Program Manager to drive large-scale product and platform initiatives across ChatGPT, API, and related services. This role blends technical strategy with execution, translating vision into actionable plans and ensuring delivery across web, mobile, and backend layers.

You will collaborate with product, engineering, design, and GTM teams, manage ambiguity, influence architecture, and advocate for developers while delivering measurable program

Qualifications

• 10–15+ years of experience driving high-impact technical programs in product and platform domains.
• Strong technical acumen across front-end/client technologies, API development, and scalable systems.
• Proven ability to translate product vision into actionable execution plans and roadmaps.
• Demonstrated discipline in program management, risk mitigation, and stakeholder communication.
• Experience delivering developer-facing tools or platforms with a strong user perspective.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product, engineering, and design to shape roadmaps and long-term direction.
• Translate product vision into clear, scalable technical execution plans balancing short-term delivery with platform evolution.
• Lead end-to-end execution of cross-functional programs from planning through launch and iteration.
• Own timelines, milestones, dependencies, risk mitigation, and accountability across teams.
• Influence architectural decisions and API interface definitions for public and internal surfaces.
• Understand full-stack systems to ensure holistic and performant solutions across web, mobile, and API layers.
• Coordinate with product, design, legal, policy, and GTM stakeholders to align priorities.
• Deliver crisp updates to technical and executive stakeholders on program health and tradeoffs.
• Advocate for developers and customers, grounding decisions in context and data.
• Identify inefficiencies and propose tools or processes to accelerate delivery.

Skills

Technical program management

Cross-functional leadership

API development

Frontend technologies

Scalable systems

Data-driven decision making

Job description

OpenAI in San Francisco, CA, is seeking a Technical Program Manager to drive large-scale product and platform initiatives across ChatGPT, API, and related services. This role blends technical strategy with execution, translating vision into actionable plans and ensuring delivery across web, mobile, and backend layers.

You will collaborate with product, engineering, design, and GTM teams, manage ambiguity, influence architecture, and advocate for developers while delivering measurable program