APAC Strategic Initiatives Lead, Global Affairs
ABOUT THE TEAM
OpenAI’s mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. Achieving this goal requires deep engagement with policymakers, regulators, institutions, and communities shaping the future of AI.
The Global Affairs team builds authentic, collaborative relationships with public officials and the broader AI policymaking community to ensure that external perspectives inform our work and that policy frameworks support the safe and beneficial development of AI. We work closely with research, product, policy, legal, communications, and go-to-market teams to anticipate emerging issues, shape responsible policy outcomes, and advance OpenAI’s mission around the world.
ABOUT THE ROLE
OpenAI is seeking a senior, highly strategic, and execution-oriented APAC Strategic Initiatives Lead to join the Global Affairs team. This is a senior individual contributor role based in Singapore, reporting to the Head of Asia-Pacific, Global Affairs.
This role will help advance OpenAI’s APAC regional strategy by driving execution of priority regional initiatives, partnerships, and campaigns. You will work closely with country leads, functional partners, and company leadership to turn strategy into clear plans, coordinated execution, and measurable outcomes.
The role sits at the intersection of policy, partnerships, campaigns, executive engagement, and cross-functional execution. You will bring structure to ambiguous opportunities, drive accountability across complex workstreams, and help ensure that APAC initiatives are delivered with clarity, speed, and discipline.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Own end-to-end execution of select APAC strategic initiatives, ensuring clear strategy, sequencing, stakeholder alignment, delivery, and measurement.
- Partner with the Head of APAC Global Affairs and country leads to identify, shape, and execute priority regional initiatives across Asia Pacific.
- Translate regional priorities into actionable work...