About the Team OpenAI’s Global Affairs team engages with governments, policymakers, civil society, community organizations, and other stakeholders around the world. The State and Local Government Affairs team leads OpenAI’s engagement with state and local governments across the United States and works cross-functionally to advance policies and partnerships that support OpenAI’s mission. About the Role As Government and Community Affairs Manager, you will help support OpenAI’s engagement with state and local policymakers, community organizations, civic leaders, educational institutions, workforce partners, and other stakeholders across California. Reporting to the State and Local Government Affairs Lead, Western Region, you will develop and maintain relationships with elected officials, agency leaders, legislative staff, local government representatives, and community partners. You will monitor and analyze policy developments, support advocacy and engagement strategies, and help ensure that California stakeholders understand OpenAI’s technology, mission, and approach to responsible AI development. This role extends beyond traditional government affairs. You will also help develop community partnerships, educational initiatives, events, and other programs that demonstrate how AI can benefit people and communities across California. You will work closely with colleagues across Global Affairs, Legal, Communications, Partnerships, Product, Go to Market, and other teams to connect OpenAI’s policy priorities with meaningful external engagement. Although the role will focus primarily on California, you may also support engagement in other Western states on an ad hoc basis. We are looking for someone who is flexible, collaborative, comfortable operating in a fast-moving environment, and able to approach emerging needs with sound judgment and a bias toward action. In this role, you will: Help develop and execute OpenAI’s state and local government affairs and community engage
Partnerships Manager, Government and Public Sector
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About us Sierra is the leading platform for customer-facing AI agents, working with many of the world's biggest brands — including The GAP, Rocket Mortgage, SoFi, Sutter Health, and SoftBank — to transform how they serve customers and grow their businesses. We are primarily an in-person company based in San Francisco, with growing offices across North America, Europe, and Asia. We are guided by a set of values that are at the core of our actions and define our culture: Trust, Customer Obsession, Craftsmanship, Intensity, and a commitment to balancing Family along the way. These values are the foundation of our work, and we are committed to upholding them in everything we do. Our co-founders are Bret Taylor and Clay Bavor . Bret currently serves as Board Chair of OpenAI. Previously, he was co-CEO of Salesforce (which had acquired the company he founded, Quip) and CTO of Facebook. Bret was
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Build a scalable partner program and enablement engine from the ground up, including training, certification paths, sales plays, field-facing materials, commercial frameworks, and onboarding programs that give partners the tools and confidence to effectively position, sell, and deliver Sierra; What you'll bring 10+ years of experience in strategic partnerships, alliances, or channel strategy, with significant experience across US, Canada, and/or UK Government and SLED markets and a proven track record of building and scaling partner programs that drive engagement and pipeline
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