Demo Studio Lead

About the Team

The Demo Studio translates OpenAIs most advanced capabilities into tangible high-impact customer experiences. We design and deliver the demos applications and environments that help executives and practitioners understand what is possible with AI.

Our work sits at the intersection of product engineering design and go-to-market. We operate as a hybrid product studio and live production team building experiences that are technically credible narratively compelling and reliable in high-stakes settings.

About the Role

Were looking for a Demo Studio Lead to own the end-to-end demo experience for OpenAIs major events launches and strategic programs.

This is a highly cross-functional role focused on translating cutting-edge AI capabilities into clear compelling and production-ready experiences. You will own the full demo portfolio for an event or initiative spanning main-stage moments breakout experiences booths and supporting content.

Youll define the narrative architect workflows build high-fidelity demo environments direct presenters and ensure flawless execution in live environments. This is not a traditional sales engineering presentation or narrowly scoped design role it requires a combination of product thinking technical fluency storytelling systems design and operational excellence.
This role is ideal for someone who thrives in ambiguity operates with strong ownership and is excited about shaping how the world experiences AI firsthand.

In this role you will:

• Owning the demo portfolio for major events and ensuring a cohesive high-quality experience across all demo surfaces

• Designing narrative-driven demos that translate advanced AI capabilities into believable customer workflows

• Building high-fidelity demo environments applications and agent-driven workflows across tools data and multimodal interfaces

• Leading live demo execution including operational readiness troubleshooting and backup systems

• Directing presenters through rehearsal and iteration to improve clarity pacing and delivery

• Extending demo experiences into booths experiential activations and attendee-facing applications

• Partnering closely with Product Engineering Design Research Marketing and GTM teams to align on narrative and execution

• Contributing to shared demo infrastructure systems and best practices that scale across events

You might thrive in this role if you:

• 8 years in technical product marketing and/or technical success roles

• Have strong systems thinking and can design end-to-end workflows and experiences

• Are technically fluent and comfortable working with APIs AI systems data and modern development tools

• Have experience building demos prototypes or customer-facing applications

• Have strong storytelling instincts and can simplify complex technical concepts into compelling narratives

• Thrive in high-stakes environments such as launches conferences or live executive demos

• Are highly detail-oriented and care deeply about craft usability and quality

• Operate with a high degree of ownership and autonomy in ambiguous environments

• Stay calm under pressure and can troubleshoot effectively in real time

Workplace & Location

This role is based in NYC or San Francisco CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. Occasional travel will be required.

Compensation Range: $284K - $315K USD

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core and to achieve our mission we must encompass and value the many different perspectives voices and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.

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