Advanced Engineer in Washington

About the Team The mission of the Applied AI Engineering team is to enable the secure and impactful implementation of GenAI solutions. We serve as technical thought partners and trusted advisors to our clients, ideating high-value use cases and providing the hands-on guidance necessary to drive projects into production. In this role within the Government team, you will empower agencies to evolve their operations through automated content synthesis, advanced search capabilities, and bespoke applications leveraging our latest foundational technologies and models. About the Role We are looking for a driven solutions leader with a product mindset to partner with our public sector customers and ensure they achieve tangible value with GenAI. You will pair with government agencies (federal, state, and local), policymakers, and other public institutions to establish a GenAI strategy and identify the highest value applications. You’ll then partner with their technical teams, subject matter experts, systems integrators, and implementation partners to move from prototype through production. You’ll take a holistic view of their needs and design an architecture using the OpenAI API and other services to maximize customer value. You will collaborate closely with Sales, Solutions Engineering, Global Affairs, Applied Research, and Product teams. This role is based in Washington, DC. We offer relocation support to new employees. In this role, you will: Deeply embed with our most sophisticated public sector customers as the technical lead, serving as their technical thought partner to ideate and build novel applications on our API and other OpenAI foundational technologies like Codex. Work with senior customer stakeholders to identify the best applications of GenAI in their industry and to build/qualify a comprehensive backlog to support their AI roadmap. Intervene directly to accelerate customer time to value through building hands-on prototypes and/or by delivering impactful strate

About the Team The OpenAI for Government AI Architect team partners with public sector organizations to turn OpenAI's most capable models into meaningful, real-world impact. We work with government agencies, public institutions, and partner organizations serving the government to identify where AI can advance critical missions, design secure and scalable solutions, and help those solutions move from early exploration into sustained production adoption. The team brings together technical strategy, customer partnership, and practical deployment expertise, working closely with Sales, Product, Engineering, Research, Security, Global Affairs, and specialist delivery teams to help public sector customers adopt advanced AI responsibly and effectively. About the Role As an AI Architect, you will be the senior technical owner for a named portfolio of customers and the primary technical counterpart to their leadership teams. You will shape each customer's AI strategy and guide their journey from pre-sales discovery and solution evaluation through deployment, adoption, and measurable mission impact. You will own the technical account plan across ChatGPT Enterprise, the OpenAI API, Codex, and other agentic AI solutions. In partnership with the Account Director, you will translate mission priorities into a focused use-case portfolio, an actionable adoption roadmap, and a clear path to durable customer value. The Account Director leads the overall account strategy and relationship, while you lead the technical strategy, customer journey, and path to production impact. You will remain accountable for the technical outcome while bringing in the right specialists across deployment, implementation, enablement, security, product, and partners to provide deeper expertise and execute work where needed. This role calls for strong public sector fluency, sound architectural judgment, and the ability to move confidently between executive strategy and hands-on technical conversations. This r

About the Team OpenAI’s AI Success Engineer team partners with the world’s most ambitious government & partner organizations to translate cutting edge AI into real business and mission impact for governments of all levels from Local, State, Federal, and International. We guide customers and users journey from the first time they try ChatGPT Enterprise, automate a workflow, develop and execute a new skill, and create their first agent to scaled enterprise adoption of ChatGPT, Codex, our API and other novel capabilities. Our work spans technical integration and enablement, workflow transformation, inspiring and upskilling AI literacy and confidence across the workforce, sustained program, product and new capability delivery. Most importantly, we help each member of our customer's workforce, their teams, programs and missions meet their total potential. Our government customers have vital missions, and we must meet them with game-changing technology. Every engagement is an opportunity to shape how AI changes work, productivity, and innovation. This role sits at the center of that mission. About the Role Governments work at a scale that is truly exponential on missions that are of critical importance to people, communities and nations. The AI Success Engineer role is the primary post-sales relationship for OpenAI’s most important customers. You are responsible for the end-to-end account management of critical Government and Partner customers. You will be helping Government Leaders/Partners appropriately and effectively use AI for their mission, while simultaneously investing in ensuring their people are AI-enabled and ready to advance positive outcomes that their constituents depend on them for. You will drive: the impact of our tools on their mission, account health and adoption, ensuring technical readiness, creating and executing on the deployment strategy, enabling, educating and training their workforce, identifying new use cases and upsell opportunities, and d

About the team OpenAI’s mission is to build safe artificial general intelligence (AGI) that benefits all of humanity. This long-term undertaking brings the world’s best scientists, engineers, and business professionals together in one organization to accomplish this. In pursuit of this mission, our OpenAI for Government team helps customers understand how to leverage and deploy our highly capable AI products across their organizations. The team comprises Sales, Solutions, Support, Marketing, and Partnerships professionals who collaborate to create valuable solutions and bring AI to as many users as possible. About the role Our OpenAI for Government team has a unique mission to help government customers understand the transformative impact that highly capable AI models can have on their agencies and missions. This role combines technical understanding, strategic vision, partnership management, and a value-driven approach tailored to state and local government customers. This Account Director will own a portfolio of strategic state and local government accounts. The ideal candidate brings deep knowledge of the state and local government landscape, established relationships with government leaders, and a track record of driving technology adoption within complex public sector organizations. You’ll lead key opportunities through the entire sales cycle, from pipeline development through close. You’ll collaborate closely with researchers, engineers, and solution strategists to help government customers advance their missions through AI. This role requires regular travel to engage customers, partners, and industry stakeholders. This role is based in Washington, DC, or San Francisco. 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'll: Manage a focused set of key accounts, developing and executing comprehensive account plans Lead state and local government customers through their AI adoption jour

About the team The OpenAI for Government team is a dynamic, mission-driven group leveraging frontier AI to transform how governments achieve their missions. Our team works to empower public servants with secure, compliant AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Gov) and mission-aligned deployments that meet government technical requirements with strong reliability and safety. About the role Our Federal Sales team has a unique mission to help government customers understand the transformative impact that highly capable AI models can bring to their agencies and missions. This role combines technical understanding, strategic vision, partnership management, and value-driven strategy tailored specifically to federal customers. You’ll drive key opportunities through the entire federal sales cycle, from pipeline generation to closure. You’ll collaborate closely with researchers, engineers, and solution strategists to help government customers advance their missions through AI. This role is based in Washington DC. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week. We offer relocation assistance. In this role, you'll: Manage a focused set of key federal accounts, developing and executing comprehensive federal account plans. Lead federal customers through their AI adoption journey, from consideration to successful deployment. Partner with solutions and research engineering to build and execute complex government customer programs and projects. Own and manage a federal consumption revenue target. Oversee consumption revenue forecasting and reporting. Analyze key federal account metrics and provide insights to internal and external stakeholders. Closely monitor the federal landscape (agencies, policies, competitors, partners, etc.) to inform product roadmaps and corporate strategies. Collaborate cross-functionally with solutions, marketing, communications, business operations, people operations, finance, product management, and engineering. Support the recruitment

About the Team OpenAI’s mission is to build safe artificial general intelligence (AGI) which benefits all of humanity. This long-term undertaking brings the world’s best scientists, engineers, and business professionals into one lab together to accomplish this. In pursuit of this mission, our Go To Market (GTM) team is responsible for helping customers learn how to leverage and deploy our highly capable AI products across their organization. The team comprises Sales, Solutions, Support, Marketing, and Partnership professionals who collaborate to create valuable solutions that will help bring AI to as many users as possible. About the Role Our Government Sales team has a unique mission to help the U.S. Intelligence Community understand the transformative impact that highly capable AI models can bring to its most critical missions. This role combines technical understanding, strategic vision, relationship management, and value-driven sales strategy tailored specifically to Intelligence Community customers. You’ll drive key opportunities throughout the full sales cycle, from pipeline generation through deployment and expansion. You’ll collaborate closely with researchers, engineers, solution strategists, and cross-functional partners to help Intelligence Community customers advance their missions through AI. This role is based in Washington, D.C. We use a hybrid work model of three days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. In addition, this role requires frequent on-site engagement at customer and partner facilities across the Washington, D.C./Northern Virginia corridor, including classified environments. In this role, you will: Manage a focused set of key U.S. Intelligence Community accounts, developing and executing comprehensive account strategies. Lead Intelligence Community customers through their AI adoption journey, from initial consideration through successful deployment and expansion. Build trusted relationships with senior

About the team OpenAI’s mission is to build safe artificial general intelligence (AGI) which benefits all of humanity. This long-term undertaking brings the world’s best scientists, engineers, and business professionals into one lab together to accomplish this. In pursuit of this mission, our Go To Market (GTM) team is responsible for helping customers learn how to leverage and deploy our highly capable AI products across their organization. The team comprises Sales, Solutions, Support, Marketing, and Partnership professionals who collaborate to create valuable solutions that will help bring AI to as many users as possible. About the role Our Federal Sales team has a unique mission to help government customers understand the transformative impact that highly capable AI models can bring to their agencies and missions. This role combines technical understanding, strategic vision, partnership management, and value-driven strategy tailored specifically to federal customers. You’ll drive key opportunities through the entire federal sales cycle, from pipeline generation to closure. You’ll collaborate closely with researchers, engineers, and solution strategists to help government customers advance their missions through AI. This role is based in Washington DC. 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'll: Manage a focused set of key federal accounts, developing and executing comprehensive federal account plans Lead federal customers through their AI adoption journey, from consideration to successful deployment Partner with solutions and research engineering to build and execute complex government customer programs and projects Own and manage a federal consumption revenue target Oversee consumption revenue forecasting and reporting Analyze key federal account metrics and provide insights to internal and external stakeholders Closely monitor the federal landscape (agencies, policies, compe

About the team OpenAI’s mission is to build safe artificial general intelligence (AGI) which benefits all of humanity. This long-term undertaking brings the world’s best scientists, engineers, and business professionals into one lab together to accomplish this. In pursuit of this mission, our Go To Market (GTM) team is responsible for helping customers learn how to leverage and deploy our highly capable AI products across their organization. The team comprises Sales, Solutions, Support, Marketing, and Partnership professionals who collaborate to create valuable solutions that will help bring AI to as many users as possible. About the role Our Government Sales team has a unique mission to help national security customers understand the transformative impact that highly capable AI models can bring to their critical missions. This role combines technical understanding, strategic vision, partnership management, and value-driven strategy specifically tailored to Defense and Intelligence Community customers. You’ll drive key opportunities through the entire defense sales cycle, from pipeline generation to closure. You’ll collaborate closely with researchers, engineers, and solution strategists to help customers within the Defense and Intelligence Communities advance their national security missions through AI. This role is based in Washington DC. 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'll: Manage a focused set of key U.S. Defense and Intelligence Community accounts, developing and executing comprehensive account plans Lead Defense and Intelligence customers through their AI adoption journey, from consideration to successful deployment Partner with solutions and research engineering to build and execute complex defense customer programs and projects Own and manage a National Security Community consumption revenue target Oversee revenue forecasting and reporting Analyze key Defense and I

About the team OpenAI’s mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. OpenAI for Government helps public-sector institutions use advanced AI responsibly to improve services and advance critical missions. The Partnerships team builds the external ecosystem and internal operating mechanisms required to deliver that work at scale. Role Summary We are seeking a Partnerships Operations Lead to build and run the operating foundation for OpenAI for Government’s Partnerships team. This person will serve as the operational connective tissue across the partner team, working closely with Account Directors, Solutions Architects, Revenue Operations, Deal Desk, and other cross-functional stakeholders to move opportunities from initial engagement through agreement and execution. They will help ensure a smooth handoff to Technical Success across accounts by establishing clear readiness criteria, capturing the right commercial and customer context, and aligning teams on partner roles, commitments, dependencies, and success outcomes. The ideal candidate is a true utility player who combines the relationship instincts of a growth oriented builder with the rigor of an exceptional business operator. They thrive in ambiguity, create processes that do not yet exist, and move fluidly between deal execution, workflow design, analysis, and cross-functional coordination. Key Responsibilities Own the end-to-end operating cadence for partner-sourced and partner-influenced opportunities, from intake and qualification through approvals, contracting, launch, and expansion. Build and continuously improve operating processes, standard procedures, stage gates, decision rights, and service expectations that make partner execution faster and more predictable. Operationalize new and existing government partner motions—including cloud providers, resellers, and sell-through models—by translating requirements that differ from standard commercial motions into clear work

About the Team OpenAI’s mission is to ensure that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We believe that achieving our goal requires effective engagement with public policy stakeholders and the broader community impacted by AI. Accordingly, our Global Affairs team builds authentic, collaborative relationships with public officials and the broader AI policymaking community to inform and support our shared work in these domains. We ensure that insights from policymakers inform our work and - in collaboration with our colleagues and external stakeholders - seek to further regulation, industry standards, and safe and beneficial development of AI tools. About the Role As a US Congressional Lead on the Global Affairs team, you will help develop strategies and advance OpenAI’s engagement with the U.S. Congress, including developing and managing relationships with House and Senate lawmakers and staff. You will support OpenAI’s U.S. Global Affairs team in meetings, briefings, hearings and other engagements with Congress. You will also facilitate collaboration with civil society and industry partners relevant to Congressional engagement and in alignment with OpenAI’s mission. OpenAI releases industry-leading research and tools. You will face new challenges as the impact of cutting edge generative AI technologies continues to be explored and as the needs of the organization evolve. Day-to-day work may encompass anything from helping to shape strategic initiatives and policy documents to preparing our leaders for engagements with government officials or representing OpenAI in private and public forums. We are looking for a self-directed and creative individual with Capitol Hill experience, experience managing private sector and civil society relationships, plus an understanding of AI-related legislative and regulatory issues and processes. This role is based in Washington, DC and may require frequent travel to participate in meetings and events with k

About the Team The OpenAI for Government team is a dynamic, mission-driven group leveraging frontier AI to transform how governments achieve their missions. Our team works to empower public servants with secure, commercial and specialized national-security models that address government's mission needs, meet their technical requirements, and provide the highest degree of reliability and safety. As part of the OpenAI for Government team you will work with U.S. intelligence community and international public sector customers, helping to accelerate adoption through hands‑on support, tailored training, and early insights—so civil servants can spend less time on red tape and more on meaningful work. If you're passionate about responsibly deploying frontier AI to uplift public institutions and transform how government works, we want you on our team. About the Role Our OpenAI for Government team has a unique mission to help government customers understand the transformative impact that highly capable AI models can bring to their critical missions. This role combines technical understanding, strategic vision, partnership management, and value-driven strategy specifically tailored to government customers. As a Capture Manager, you’ll identify and drive key opportunities through the government sales cycle, from pipeline generation to closure. You’ll collaborate closely with industry partners, potential customers, policy makers, and internal experts to help government customers advance their missions through AI. This role is based in Washington, DC. In this role, you will: Pipeline Development : Partner with O4G GTM teams to identify, build, and maintain a multi-year pipeline of strategic opportunities. Capture Management : Lead the full capture lifecycle — from opportunity identification and qualification through win strategy, teaming, proposal, and award. Content Development : Write and edit proposal sections, weaving together inputs from subject matter experts into cohesive

About the Team OpenAI's mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. The U.S. Policy and Partnerships team sits within Global Affairs and helps translate that mission into trusted, practical engagement with civil society, community leaders, researchers, and other external stakeholders across the United States. Our current operating model is built around disciplined, cross-functional campaigns: moving from abstract persuasion to local proof, pairing policy expertise with real-world use cases, and working with trusted validators who can help communities understand, shape, and benefit from AI. The team works closely with colleagues across Global Affairs, Legal, Safety, Communications, Product, Research, and other functions to build relationships that are substantive, durable, and grounded in two-way learning. About the Role As U.S. External Affairs Associate, you will work with the team leads to help advance OpenAI's engagement with civil rights organizations, civil society groups, researchers, community-based organizations, and other external stakeholders shaping the AI policy debate in the United States. This role is central to the team's partnership and outreach operating model. You will help identify priority stakeholders, design engagement strategies, and build the external relationships and feedback loops. The work is not about one-way education; it is about co-design, listening, product and policy learning, and creating concrete proof points that can strengthen public trust. Reporting to the External Affairs Lead, you will work across the U.S. Policy and Partnerships team and in close coordination with State and Local Policy, Federal Affairs, Communications, Safety, Legal, Product, and Research. OpenAI is evolving quickly as we release new research, products, and tools. Day-to-day work may include representing OpenAI at convenings, designing a stakeholder strategy around a fast-moving policy issue, organizing partner briefi