# Workforce Partnerships Manager, Global Affairs

**Company:** [OpenAI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/openai)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Washington, DC
**Role:** Business Operations
**Salary:** $252k – $280k/yr
**Skills:** Partnership Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Program Management, Workforce Development, Public-Private Partnerships, Credentialing, Project Management, Relationship Management, Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives, Ai Literacy Programs
**Posted:** 2026-06-25

> Build and manage workforce partnerships with community colleges, nonprofits, governments, and employers to scale AI literacy and upskilling programs. Lead certifications partnerships and develop playbooks for workforce organizations preparing people for an AI-enabled economy.

## Job Description

## Key Responsibilities

### Partnership Development & Management
- Identify, cultivate, and manage relationships with workforce organizations and strategic partners
- Serve as the primary point of contact for Global Affairs Certifications partnerships
- Support partnership design, implementation, renewals, and expansion opportunities
- Coordinate with partners to establish goals, success metrics, and reporting structures

### Program Strategy & Execution
- Support the launch and execution of workforce initiatives focused on AI literacy, upskilling, and economic opportunity
- Collaborate with Academy, Certifications, GTM, and Product teams to align programs and resources
- Develop playbooks and implementation guidance for workforce partners
- Monitor outcomes and synthesize learnings to inform future programming

### External Engagement
- Represent OpenAI at conferences, workshops, and partner meetings
- Facilitate trainings, roundtables, and stakeholder discussions
- Help identify emerging workforce trends and opportunities for impact
- Contribute to briefing materials, presentations, and thought leadership content

## Requirements
- Experience managing partnerships and programs within workforce development, education, nonprofit, or public-sector environments
- Strong relationship-management and stakeholder-engagement skills
- Experience executing multi-stakeholder initiatives from concept through implementation
- Excellent communication and project management abilities
- Passion for expanding access to opportunity through technology and education
- Interest in AI literacy, workforce transformation, and the future of work
- Experience working with workforce boards, community colleges, labor organizations, or economic development entities
- Familiarity with credentialing, certifications, or adult learning programs
- Experience navigating public-private partnerships
- Comfort operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments

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