# Program Manager, Alignment

**Company:** [OpenAI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/openai)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Technical Program Management
**Salary:** $162k – $180k/yr
**Experience:** 4+ years
**Skills:** Program Management, Stakeholder Coordination, Partnership Management, Contracting, Recruiting, Editorial Coordination, Event Logistics, Ai Safety, Research Collaboration, Compute Management
**Posted:** 2026-03-17

> Manages alignment and safety programs at OpenAI, owning event logistics, third-party collaborations, recruiting support, blog operations, and compute processes in a hybrid SF role. Requires 4+ years in program/ops in research environments and AI safety familiarity.

## Job Description

## About the Role

Program manager supporting OpenAI’s alignment and safety ecosystem through program execution, relationship management, and operational ownership. Works closely with alignment leadership on external-facing programs, partnerships, and coordination in a fast-moving research environment.

**In this role, you will:**
- Own logistics and execution for alignment events, coordinating with researchers, external participants, and internal stakeholders.
- Support third-party collaborations as an operational counterparty, including program management, contracting, follow-through, and cross-functional tracking.
- Help incubate and manage external collaborations with alignment ecosystem organizations, such as research collaborations or shared infrastructure.
- Provide informed recruiting support for alignment ecosystem hiring by sourcing, mapping, and engaging candidates and communities.
- Serve as RPM counterpart for the Alignment blog, driving publishing operations, editorial coordination, and drafting support.
- Support compute management processes, including coordination, tracking, and operational follow-through.
- If pilot successful, run Safety Fellows program end-to-end, including selection, participant support, programming, and management.

**You might thrive if you:**
- Have 4+ years in program management, operations, partnerships, recruiting, or related work in research, policy, or technical environments.
- Can independently drive complex, multi-stakeholder workstreams with strong judgment.
- Familiar with AI safety/alignment ecosystem and build trust with external researchers.
- Communicate clearly and write effectively.
- Comfortable with ambiguity, maintain momentum, close operational gaps independently.
- Experience supporting fellowships, research communities, or partnerships (plus).

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