Strategy and Operations Lead, Creative Partnerships
About the Team
The Creative Partnerships function builds trusted relationships with influential people, brands and institutions across entertainment, sports, fashion, music, media, publishing, and the creator economy. Working closely with Product, Marketing, Communications, Legal, Policy, Safety, Finance, Procurement, and other teams across OpenAI, the function creates responsible, culturally resonant programs that help people understand and use AI.
About the Role
Creative Partnerships moves quickly across a wide range of priorities, and this role will sit close to both the leadership and the work. We’re looking for a highly strategic, analytical, and collaborative Strategy and Operations Lead to partner with the Creative Partnerships leadership team.
You will translate complex priorities into clear decisions, plans, and operating rhythms. You’ll help leadership determine where the team should focus, connect its ambitions to the resources and investments required to deliver them, and ensure decisions turn into coordinated action. You will maintain a clear view of the team’s priorities, portfolio, budget, headcount, partnerships, and organizational needs. You’ll work closely with Creative, Production, Brand Marketing, Resource Management, Strategic Finance, Procurement, Recruiting, People, Legal, and external partners to surface tradeoffs, resolve constraints, and keep important work moving. This role is for someone who enjoys operating close to the work.
This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model with in-office collaboration Monday through Wednesday and offer relocation assistance to new employees.
In this role, you will:
- Serve as a strategic and operational partner to the Creative Partnerships leadership team, helping translate priorities into clear plans, decisions, and follow-through.
- Design and run the team’s core operating rhythms, including planning cycles, business reviews, leadership meetings, decision forums, offsit...