Government and Community Affairs Manager

Responsibilities

• Help develop and execute OpenAI’s state and local government affairs and community engagement strategy across California.
• Build and maintain trusted, bipartisan relationships with state legislators, executive branch officials, local elected leaders, agency staff, community organizations, educational institutions, workforce partners, and other key stakeholders.
• Monitor, analyze, and communicate California legislative, regulatory, political, and local policy developments that may affect OpenAI, its users, or the broader AI ecosystem.
• Represent OpenAI in meetings, public forums, coalitions, conferences, community events, and other external engagements.
• Support advocacy strategies on issues related to artificial intelligence, innovation, safety, education, workforce development, government modernization, economic opportunity, and other emerging policy priorities.
• Develop and support community partnerships, events, educational programs, and other initiatives that connect OpenAI’s mission and technology with communities across California.
• Translate complex technical and policy issues into clear, accessible materials for policymakers, community stakeholders, and internal audiences.
• Prepare briefing materials, policy analyses, presentations, talking points, stakeholder plans, and other written materials for internal leaders and external engagement.
• Work cross-functionally with Legal, Product Policy, Communications, Partnerships, Product, and other teams to ensure that external engagement reflects OpenAI’s priorities and the perspectives of California stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to demonstrate the practical benefits of AI through partnerships with state and local governments, schools and universities, workforce organizations, nonprofits, and other community institutions.
• Help plan and execute policymaker visits, product demonstrations, roundtables, community convenings, and other events.
• Coordinate with consultants, trade associations, coalitions, and external partners as appropriate.
• Support government affairs and stakeholder engagement in other Western states on an ad hoc basis as regional priorities evolve.
• Handle sensitive matters with discretion and operate with a high degree of integrity, professionalism, and sound judgment.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in public policy, government affairs, legislative or regulatory work, political campaigns, community engagement, consulting, or a related field.
• Understand California’s state and local political, legislative, regulatory, and stakeholder environment.
• Track record of building trusted relationships with policymakers, staff, community leaders, and organizations representing varied perspectives.
• Excellent writer and communicator who can translate complex policy and technical issues for different audiences.
• Ability to independently manage projects and external relationships while collaborating effectively across teams.
• Strong political judgment; flexible, resourceful, and comfortable operating in a fast-moving environment with a bias toward action.
• Demonstrate integrity, discretion, curiosity, and humility when representing OpenAI and engaging with communities.
• Willing to travel regularly within California and occasionally to other states as needed.