Technical Director in Sydney

About the team OpenAI’s Forward Deployed Engineering team partners with customers to turn research breakthroughs into production systems. We operate at the intersection of customer delivery and core platform development. About the role Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) lead complex end-to-end deployments of frontier models in production alongside our most strategic customers. You will own discovery, technical scoping, system design, build, and production rollout, partnering directly with customer engineering and domain teams. You will measure success through production adoption, measurable workflow impact, and eval-driven feedback that changes product and model roadmaps. You’ll work closely with our Product, Research, Partnerships, GRC, Security, and GTM teams. This role is based in Sydney. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week. We offer relocation assistance. Travel up to 50% is required. In this role you will Own technical delivery across multiple deployments from first prototype to stable production. Build full-stack systems that deliver customer value and sharpen how we learn. Embed closely with customer teams, understand their needs, and guide adoption of what you build. Scope work, sequence delivery, and remove blockers early. Make trade-offs between scope, speed, and quality; adjust plans to protect delivery. Contribute directly in the code when progress or clarity depends on it. Codify working patterns into tools, playbooks, or building blocks that others can use. Share field feedback that helps Research and Product understand where the models succeed and where they can improve. Keep teams moving through clarity and follow-through. You might thrive in this role if you Bring 5+ years of engineering or technical deployment experience that includes customer-facing work. Have scoped and delivered complex systems in fast-moving or ambiguous environments. Write and review production-grade code across frontend and backend using Python, JavaScr

At Vanta, our mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust. We believe that security should be monitored and verified continuously, and we empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it. We're currently accepting expression of interest for our Sales team in Sydney, Australia with customer-focused Account Executives who will take ownership of their entire sales cycle and distinguish Vanta as best-in-class to prospects in a burgeoning competitive landscape. Vanta is growing quickly, we're profitable, and we're continually outpacing our growth targets while maintaining very strong NPS scores. Our Sales team is leading the charge in exceeding our revenue goals and growing our market share as the industry leader in compliance and security. If this sounds like you, and you're excited at the potential to join a growing sales team, we'd love to hear from you. What you’ll do as an Account Executive at Vanta: Identify high-potential business verticals to develop and execute outbound strategies to engage them with Vanta. Manage the entire sales cycle, from initial contact to contract negotiation and closing, with a focus on expediting deals within a 30-day timeframe. Turn our inbound demand into closed-new business and happy Vanta customers. Manage our sales pipeline, improving and maturing our sales process and playbook. Define and communicate the specific benefits of Vanta appropriate for each customer, including making sales materials and demos. Collect insights from prospects for our product development process. How to be successful in this role: Have had a closing and quota-carrying role 2+ years, while consistently exceeding monthly and quarterly sales targets Be experienced in B2B SaaS Be highly empathetic to customers, with a proven track record of long-term customer retention. Possess the technical competency to