# Technical Program Manager – Adversarial Model Research

**Company:** [OpenAI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/openai)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Technical Program Management
**Salary:** $207k – $285k/yr
**Skills:** LLMs, Prompt Engineering, Model Evaluation, Red Teaming
**Posted:** 2026-01-26

> Leads programs testing AI model safety and robustness through evaluations, experiments, and red-teaming. Coordinates research and engineering teams to address risks and integrate findings into model development.

## Job Description

## In this role, you will:
- Lead programs that explore unexpected model behaviors and identify failure modes.
- Translate vague or emergent risk signals into clear priorities and actionable research plans.
- Design and run creative evaluations, experiments, and red-teaming campaigns.
- Collaborate with research, product, and deployment teams to integrate findings into model training and deployment cycles.
- Develop repeatable systems for tracking model performance and understanding emerging behavior patterns.

## You might thrive in this role if you:
- Have strong experience in technical program management, with excellent organizational and communication skills.
- Are familiar with large language models, prompt engineering, or model evaluation techniques.
- Are comfortable managing fast-paced, high-uncertainty projects and shaping them from the ground up.
- Are creative and resourceful in devising new methods for testing model behavior and performance.
- Can effectively coordinate across technical and non-technical stakeholders to drive alignment and execution.

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