The Executive Business Partner will be a proactive and adaptable partner to executives, managing complex scheduling, coordinating projects, and optimizing workflows. This role requires independence, task-level ownership, and a deep understanding of OpenAI’s mission to foster AGI that benefits humanity.
Requirements
- 5+ years experience in a cross-functional executive assistant role or similar support function
- Successfully supported multiple leaders in the past
- Worked in a hard tech startup or similar environment
- Experience working across APAC markets and collaborating with U.S.-based HQ teams
- High cross-cultural EQ and ability to tailor communication styles for diverse stakeholders
- Strong operational rigor — able to run cadences, track priorities, and maintain alignment across time zones
- Comfortable supporting complex, rapid travel across international regions
- Strong communication - being able to tailor a message appropriate to a specific audience (writing an email to a Senator vs. a Customer vs. an Exec)
- Discretion - this role will have exposure to sensitive knowledge so must be rock solid on confidentiality
- Humility/diplomacy - this role has the potential to accrue power in a unique ways, but we want this person to be decisive and make noncontroversial decisions
- Very fluent in Google Calendar, Docs, Sheets, Gmail, etc. and other modern productivity software, and are excited to learn and use new tools
- Genuine interest in the technology we’re building and the transformative potential of AI
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements
- Opportunities for professional growth and development
- Competitive compensation and benefits package
