Senior HR Business Partner (AI)

Location: Based in the San Francisco or New York office; hybrid model with three days in the office per week and optional work from home on Thursdays and Fridays. Remote applications are not being considered.

Salary: $200,000–$260,000 base pay, plus equity and other eligible compensation.

Company

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company developing and safely deploying general-purpose artificial intelligence products.

What you will do

• Partner with leaders to design organizational structures, talent plans, and ways of working that support high performance and sustainable growth.
• Advise leaders and teams on organizational and talent decisions, complex trade-offs, and business priorities.
• Collaborate with HRBPs, Centers of Excellence, and cross-functional leaders to strengthen the employee experience.
• Improve performance, engagement, and retention programs through lightweight, scalable solutions.
• Coach and develop managers through candid, actionable feedback and leadership development.
• Diagnose organizational challenges, identify root causes, and lead organizational change with empathy, clarity, and rigor.

Requirements

• 7–10+ years of HR experience, including at least 5 years as an HR Business Partner in high-growth or complex environments.
• Ability to see the big picture, guide leaders through difficult trade-offs, and adapt quickly when priorities shift.
• Ability to give candid feedback with care and build leadership capabilities across organizations.
• Sound judgment and the ability to diagnose challenges, test creative solutions, and work effectively without an established playbook.
• Steadiness, empathy, and influence during ambiguity or organizational transitions.
• Discretion, fairness, integrity, and trustworthiness in high-stakes situations.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with urgency, empathy, sound judgment, sincerity, intellectual honesty, and collaboration over ego.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts.
• Health and dependent-care FSAs, commuter benefits, 401(k) with employer match, and paid parental, medical, caregiver, sick, and safe leave.
• Flexible PTO for exempt employees, up to 15 paid days annually for non-exempt employees, and 13+ paid company holidays.
• Mental health and wellness support, life and disability coverage, and an annual learning and development stipend.
• Daily office meals, eligible meal delivery credits, relocation support, equity, and performance-related bonuses for eligible employees.

Hiring process

• This is a shared hiring pathway: candidates are evaluated holistically before being matched with the best-fit HRBP opportunity across the organization.
• The role is an individual contributor position reporting to an HRBP Lead.