Director of Events Management (AI)

Location: Hybrid in San Francisco, United States; occasional travel is required.

Salary: $272,000–$302,000 base pay per year, plus equity, performance-related bonuses for eligible employees, and benefits.

Company

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company developing and safely deploying general-purpose AI products to benefit humanity.

What you will do

• Lead, mentor, and develop an approximately 10-person event management team through goals, feedback, career support, and performance leadership.
• Prioritize a diverse portfolio of flagship conferences, developer programs, executive gatherings, research events, and policy and media engagements with the Global Head of Events.
• Build efficient event operations through intake processes, briefs, project plans, approval paths, reusable tools, and playbooks.
• Manage agency selection, scopes of work, onboarding, performance reviews, quality, cost, and accountability in partnership with Procurement, Legal, and production leaders.
• Align Marketing, GTM, Product, Research, Global Affairs, Communications, executive, Creative Production, and Technical Production partners on event goals, audiences, messaging, responsibilities, and delivery.
• Maintain visibility into budgets, timelines, dependencies, risks, outcomes, and operational health, turning audience feedback and post-event reviews into improvements.

Requirements

• 14+ years of experience in event management, including leading complex event portfolios and managing teams.
• Substantial experience leading complex event portfolios across audiences and formats, building capable teams, and delivering through others.
• Experience building trust, coaching with care and candor, handling difficult conversations constructively, and creating a collaborative, low-ego team culture.
• A systems-oriented approach to operations, with strong judgment about processes that create clarity and efficiency and where flexibility is appropriate.
• Experience building effective agency relationships and managing scopes, budgets, and performance while protecting quality and using resources responsibly.
• Clear communication and influence across functions and seniority levels, with calm judgment in ambiguity, competing priorities, and high-visibility work.
• Curiosity about AI and motivation by OpenAI’s mission, with a strong instinct for storytelling, hospitality, and experiences that respect different audience needs.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work based in San Francisco with occasional travel.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts.
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, flexible or accrued paid time off, paid holidays, paid parental, medical, caregiver, sick, and safe leave.
• Mental health and wellness support, employer-paid basic life and disability coverage, and an annual learning and development stipend.
• Daily office meals, meal delivery credits where eligible, commuter benefits, relocation support for eligible employees, charitable donation matching, and wellness stipends.
• OpenAI values safety, human needs, diverse perspectives, thoughtful hospitality, and meaningful connections across communities.

Hiring process

• More details about benefits are provided during the hiring process.
• Background checks are administered in accordance with applicable law for US-based candidates.
• Reasonable accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.