Partnerships & External Affairs Associate, Global Affairs at OpenAI · LumiJobs

Responsibilities

We’re looking for a resourceful partnerships professional who combines strong external relationship skills with the judgment and organizational ability to move complex initiatives forward.
This role requires someone who enjoys building relationships and doing the detailed work that makes those relationships productive. You should be comfortable working independently, learning unfamiliar issues quickly, and knowing when to seek expertise or escalate a decision.
Own external relationships. Build and manage trusted relationships with nonprofit organizations, civic leaders, community institutions, and other partners across a range of diverse perspectives and communities.
Develop and deliver partnerships. Translate shared interests into practical collaborations with clear objectives, scope, responsibilities, timelines, and measures of success.
Represent OpenAI externally. Lead partner meetings and briefings, participate in convenings, and communicate clearly about AI’s opportunities and safe and responsible use.
Contribute across the team’s priorities. Take ownership of defined projects across different portfolios, support colleagues during major initiatives, and help establish new areas of engagement.
Connect partners with internal expertise. Work with policy, product, safety, legal, communications, and education colleagues to develop substantive engagements and secure the contributions needed for delivery.
Turn stakeholder insight into action. Identify concerns and opportunities, synthesize what we hear, bring relevant feedback to internal owners, and close the loop with partners.
Deliver funded partnership programs. Translate agreed commitments into feasible workplans with clear owners, milestones, and outcomes. Work directly with partners and portfolio leads to resolve program questions, coordinate implementation, and assess results, including recommendations for improvement or renewal.
Coordinate partnership implementation across teams. Bring together relationship owners and colleagues in policy, legal, finance, procurement, product, and communications to move agreements, funding processes, and program launches forward; track dependencies, resolve or escalate blockers, and keep partners and internal teams informed of progress.
Maintain reliable follow-through. Manage workplans, partner commitments, budgets, and approval processes for your projects; surface dependencies and risks early and recommend solutions.
Exercise sound prioritization. Assess incoming opportunities against team goals, recommend where to invest time and resources, and adjust plans as circumstances change.

Partnerships & External Affairs Associate, Global Affairs

Responsibilities

Company

OpenAI

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