About the Team The Corporate Development team sits at the intersection of OpenAI’s strategy and the global AI ecosystem. Partnering closely with research, engineering, product, GTM and business leaders, we analyze markets, technologies, and companies to identify opportunities that accelerate OpenAI’s mission and long-term strategy. Bringing together expertise in strategy, M&A, and integration, the team leads the end-to-end process of sourcing, evaluating, negotiating, and integrating acquisitions and other strategic transactions. About the Role This is a high-visibility, strategically critical, cross-functional role at the intersection of M&A execution, enterprise go-to-market, and operational excellence. You will lead the critical phase from diligence through integration planning and post-close follow-through, define repeatable integration playbooks, and partner directly with senior stakeholders to ensure each transaction delivers intended value. The ideal candidate brings structured, hands-on integration experience, with particular expertise in enterprise / B2B transactions and a passion for AI, including building an AI-native corp dev platform. This role is based in our San Francisco HQ. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. In this role, you will: Lead integration planning and strategic execution for acquisitions from diligence through post-close follow-through, with clear owners, milestones, risks, and decision points. Translate deal rationale into practical integration goals and plans across product, engineering, sales, partnerships, customer success, people, finance, legal, security, systems, and communications. Partner with deal leads during evaluation and diligence to assess integration considerations, including tech stack, talent assessment, GTM alignment, transaction structure, operational readiness, and execution risk. Advise sponsors on how best to bring onboard acquisitions
B2B Ecosystem Lead, Business Development
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About the Team: We are a small and fast-moving B2B partnerships team that shapes and executes OpenAI’s most important collaborations. We develop strategic and product partnerships across the B2B ecosystem, bringing together OpenAI’s capabilities and partners’ technology, expertise, data, workflows, and customer relationships. Working closely with Product, Engineering, and Sales, we turn these opportunities into useful offerings and new ways for businesses to adopt and benefit from OpenAI. About the Role: As a B2B Ecosystem Lead, you will identify, develop, and execute strategic and product partnerships across B2B segments. This is a hands-on individual contributor role spanning opportunity assessment, partnership design, commercial negotiation, and execution. You will own the partner work behind product initiatives, from defining partner needs through launch and sustained adoption at sca
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8+ years of experience in business development, strategic or product partnerships, or related roles developing commercial opportunities in technology or other B2B businesses. Experience developing B2B partnerships and taking a product, integration, or partner initiative from concept or pilot through launch and sustained adoption, working closely with product and technical teams. A broad business perspective and the ability to learn unfamiliar industries, evaluate partner capabilities and strategic fit, and turn an ambiguous opportunity into a clear business case and partnership plan. Understanding of how businesses use software, data, and services, and how product integrations, distribution, and complementary capabilities create value. Experience across B2B sectors and business models is a plus. Strong commercial and analytical judgment, including the ability to assess economics, prioritize competing opportunities, and use performance data to guide decisions. Ability to build relationships with partner practitioners and leaders, work effectively across technical and business teams, and move projects forward without formal authority. Clear writing and communication, curiosity about
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OpenAI
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