HR Generalist, Consumer Devices

Key Responsibilities

• Shape high-performing, resilient teams: Partner with leaders on organizational design, talent planning, and ways of working that support strong performance and sustainable teams.
• Advise with context and judgment: Develop a deep understanding of the organization and provide thoughtful guidance on people, leadership, and organizational matters.
• Collaborate across OpenAI: Work closely with fellow HRBPs, People centers of excellence, and cross-functional partners to create a cohesive employee experience rooted in humanity, humility, and impact.
• Evolve people programs: Strengthen approaches to performance, engagement, and talent development by building solutions that are practical, scalable, and aligned with how OpenAI operates.
• Guide and develop managers: Offer candid, actionable feedback and help managers build the skills needed to lead effectively.
• Anticipate and solve problems: Stay close to the work, identify challenges early, diagnose root causes, and develop durable solutions as priorities evolve.
• Lead meaningful change: Help teams navigate organizational change with empathy, clarity, and rigor, including when established playbooks do not exist.

Requirements

• At least five years of experience as an HR Business Partner supporting hardware, engineering, or similarly technical organizations in fast-moving environments.
• Experience with multidisciplinary teams: An ability to understand and support organizations that bring together different technical, creative, and operational disciplines.
• Strategic partnership: The ability to see the broader organizational picture, guide leaders through difficult trade-offs, and adapt as circumstances change.
• Impactful coaching: Skill in delivering candid feedback with care and strengthening leadership capability across an organization.
• Resourceful problem-solving: Sound judgment and the ability to diagnose complex challenges, test thoughtful solutions, and establish a path forward without an existing playbook.
• Calm, clear change leadership: Steadiness, empathy, and influence during moments of ambiguity or transition.
• High integrity: A reputation for discretion, fairness, and trustworthiness, particularly when the stakes are high.

Workplace & Location

This role is based in San Francisco, with an in-office schedule on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.