U.S. State Policy & Partnerships Manager, Global Affairs

About the Role

OpenAI is seeking a strategic highly organized and flexible government and public affairs professional to serve as a national manager on the U.S. State Policy and Partnerships this role you will help build and operate the internal systems cross-functional coordination and external engagement needed for OpenAIs state and local policy work across the United States.

Reporting to the Head of U.S. State Policy and Partnerships you will be a utility player for the full team: helping create structure and communication across a growing team advancing OpenAIs priorities with state and local governments shepherding policy analysis through internal OpenAI processes and representing OpenAI in external meetings conferences coalitions and policy forums.

This role sits at the intersection of policy government affairs partnerships communications strategy and operations. You will work closely with colleagues across a half-dozen OpenAI organizations to ensure state engagement is coordinated well-informed and grounded in OpenAIs mission.

In This Role You Will

• Help drive the operations of the U.S. State Policy and Partnerships team including planning rhythms team communications trackers briefings and meeting cadences.

• Support execution of OpenAIs state and local policy strategy across all 50 states with a particular focus on high-priority jurisdictions.

• Help drive the operations of the U.S. State Policy and Partnerships team including planning rhythms team communications trackers briefings and meeting cadences.

• Work across OpenAI teams to advance state-level priorities related to AI policy kids safety guardrails for advanced AI models workforce education infrastructure economic opportunity government modernization and other issues.

• Track legislative regulatory political and stakeholder developments across states and help the team anticipate risks and opportunities.

• Shepherd policy analysis legislative reviews briefing materials talking points and strategic recommendations through OpenAIs internal review and approval processes.

• Translate complex technical legal and policy issues into clear accessible materials for policymakers internal leaders and external stakeholders.

• Help prepare OpenAI leaders for engagements with governors state legislators mayors attorneys general agency leaders community organizations universities workforce partners and other stakeholders.

• Represent OpenAI in external meetings conferences coalitions and other forums.

• Identify opportunities for OpenAI to build trusted relationships and demonstrate the practical benefits of AI through public-private partnerships community engagement and state and local initiatives.

• Coordinate with consultants trade associations coalitions and external partners as needed.

• Handle sensitive matters with discretion sound judgment and high integrity.

You Might Thrive In This Role If You

• Have 5-10 years of experience in several of these areas: public policy (especially tech policy) government (especially legislative or executive work) government affairs political campaigns public affairs campaigns public sector consulting or a related field.

• Understand state and local government including governors offices legislatures agencies mayors attorneys general and intergovernmental organizations.

• Are an exceptional organizer who can bring structure to ambiguity without slowing down fast-moving work.

• Can manage multiple projects deadlines and stakeholders while staying calm precise and accountable.

• Are a strong writer and communicator who can turn complex policy and technical issues into clear analyses and recommendations.

• Have strong political instincts and can navigate sensitive policy stakeholder and internal dynamics with judgment.

• Are comfortable working across legal technical policy communications product and partnership teams.

• Are flexible enough to move from policy analysis to team operations to external representation in the same day.

• Have a bias toward action a collaborative style and a high bar for integrity.

• Are willing to represent the company (and occasionally travel) for meetings conferences and state-level engagements.

Nice To Have

• Experience with AI policy and public affairs online safety infrastructure workforce education or economic development work.

• Experience working with governors state legislators attorneys general mayors or national state associations such as NGA NCSL CSG RGA DGA or state attorney general organizations.

• Experience managing consultants coalitions or multi-state campaigns.

• Experience building internal systems for a growing policy campaigns or government affairs team.

• Prior work in a fast-moving technology company public affairs firm campaign legislature governors office agency or advocacy organization.

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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