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About the Team The Employee Technology & Experience (ETX) team is responsible for delivering a world-class internal technology experience that enables employees to do their best work. We support and operate the employee-facing systems that keep the company moving quickly and efficiently. ETX spans support, logistics, AV, identity, endpoints, SaaS administration, automation, enterprise tooling, and internal infrastructure operations. We partner closely with Security, Engineering, Workplace, Finance, People, and other teams to keep OpenAI’s internal technology reliable, scalable, and moving at the pace of the company. About the Role We are hiring a Program Manager to help scale how IT operates across OpenAI. This role will lead complex cross-functional programs that improve operational maturity, streamline how teams work together, and turn high-impact initiatives into durable operational capabilities. You will work across IT, Security, Engineering, Workplace, and other functions to drive alignment, remove friction, and help build the operational foundation needed to support OpenAI’s rapid growth. You’ll be responsible for: Lead cross-functional operational programs that improve scalability, consistency, and operational maturity. Drive operational excellence initiatives across IT Support, employee lifecycle operations, meeting room and calendaring services, onsite support, vending, and research support environments. Build operating models, readiness plans, escalation paths, governance cadences, and success metrics for complex operational programs. Partner with technical teams to ensure new deployments, infrastructure investments, and internal platforms are operationally ready and sustainably supported at scale. Drive high-priority operational programs supporting company growth, including infrastructure expansion, operational integrations, and other emerging initiatives. Improve operational visibility, stakeholder alignment, and coordination across long-running cros

About the Team OpenAI’s Industrial Compute organization is building the infrastructure required to develop and operate increasingly capable AI systems at global scale. The Manufacturing Operations team works across Hardware Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Quality, Rack Integration, System Enablement, Supply Chain, Logistics, Deployment, and Hardware Operations to convert complex hardware designs into reliable production systems. We partner closely with ODMs, JDMs, contract manufacturers, and component suppliers to ensure that servers, racks, networking equipment, and supporting infrastructure are manufactured, validated, and delivered at the quality and scale required by OpenAI. About the Role We are seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead manufacturing operations programs across OpenAI’s hardware supply base in Singapore and the broader APAC region. You will own cross-functional execution from new product introduction through production ramp and sustaining operations. You will coordinate manufacturing partners and internal engineering teams around factory readiness, capacity, material availability, build plans, validation, quality gates, issue resolution, and delivery commitments. This role requires strong technical fluency, disciplined program management, and the ability to operate directly with manufacturing partners in fast-moving, high-stakes environments. You should be comfortable working at both the factory floor and executive-review levels, translating complex manufacturing conditions into clear risks, decisions, and recovery plans. This role is based in Singapore and requires regular travel to manufacturing partners across the APAC region. Key Responsibilities Lead manufacturing operations programs for AI servers, racks, networking systems, and related infrastructure across regional manufacturing partners. Own integrated program plans spanning NPI, factory readiness, material availability, tooling, test development, qualification,

About the Team This team is responsible for accelerating sustainable expansion across the Marketplace - unlocking new value for customers, merchants, and the platform. We operate at the intersection of strategy, execution, and experimentation. Our remit spans city-level performance, merchant-led growth opportunities, and scalable product initiatives that drive demand, frequency, and long-term marketplace strength. About the Role We are hiring a Partnership Operations Manager to lead the end to end delivery of external partnerships across both in app and real world activations. You will translate ambitious partnership and growth goals into clear, executable plans that deliver exceptional customer experiences and maximise commercial value. This role sits at the centre of Integrated Marketing, Operations and Business Operations. You will align teams, remove operational bottlenecks and build repeatable processes that improve the speed, quality and scalability of partnership activations. This will be a hybrid role with 3 days a week in Office (Melbourne / Sydney) and 2 days remote. You’re excited about this opportunity because you will… Own the operational activation of major external partnerships, ensuring both out-of-app (real-world) and in-app activations launch on time, on brand, and at scale in collaboration with our marketing & product teams Act as the operational glue across Integrated Marketing, Operations, and Biz Ops teams - keeping goals, timelines, and dependencies aligned end to end Translate partnership and growth goals into clear activation plans, playbooks, and success metrics Design and deliver exceptional customer experiences that maximise the value of each partnership across every touchpoint Identify and remove operational bottlenecks, building repeatable processes that scale across consumer activations We’re excited about you because you have… 6+ years of experience in operations, program/project management, or general management roles, or a simil

Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence. This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk. The Global Pricing Operations Team The Pricing Operations team works in a cross-functional, fast-paced, and dynamic environment with many moving pieces and evolving business needs. The team partners with Pricing Strategy Managers, Product Managers, Technology, Data & Intelligence, and various GTM teams to ensure Okta is operationally ready to bring new product pricing, buying programs, and strategic monetization initiatives to market. The Pricing Operations Principal Opportunity Okta is seeking a Pricing Operations Principal to lead initiatives that transform Okta's pricing strategy into successful go-to-market execution. A successful person in this role will be a strong collaborator, intensely curious, and supremely organized. They are known for connecting the dots, simplifying complexities, communicating clearly and proactively, and driving highly collaborative efforts to completion, even when the path forward isn't perfectly defined. In this role, you will serve as an operational leader for new pricing launches and a strategic buying-program implementation, establishing the integrated roadmap, operating cadence, decision-making framework, readiness criteria, and stakeholder communications required to bring these initiatives from concept through launch and sustained adoption. You will partner closely with senior cross-functional leaders to make complex tradeoffs, resolve dependencies, and ensure the business is ready to sell, quote,

Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence. This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk. The Global Pricing Operations Team The Pricing Operations team works in a cross-functional, fast-paced, and dynamic environment with many moving pieces and evolving business needs. The team partners with Pricing Strategy Managers, Product Managers, Technology, Data & Intelligence, and various GTM teams to ensure Okta is operationally ready to bring new product pricing, buying programs, and strategic monetization initiatives to market. The Pricing Operations Principal Opportunity Okta is seeking a Pricing Operations Principal to lead initiatives that transform Okta's pricing strategy into successful go-to-market execution. A successful person in this role will be a strong collaborator, intensely curious, and supremely organized. They are known for connecting the dots, simplifying complexities, communicating clearly and proactively, and driving highly collaborative efforts to completion, even when the path forward isn't perfectly defined. In this role, you will serve as an operational leader for new pricing launches and a strategic buying-program implementation, establishing the integrated roadmap, operating cadence, decision-making framework, readiness criteria, and stakeholder communications required to bring these initiatives from concept through launch and sustained adoption. You will partner closely with senior cross-functional leaders to make complex tradeoffs, resolve dependencies, and ensure the business is ready to sell, quote,

The GTM Enablement & Business Value Operations team is the center of excellence responsible for how go-to-market execution is designed, enabled, measured, and continuously improved across Sales Enablement, Technical Solutions Enablement, and Business Value. As Director, GTM Enablement Operations, you will lead the center of excellence and build the operational foundation that enables this organization to scale. You will lead the Operations and Systems & Analytics teams, establishing the operating model, technology capabilities, analytics, governance, and business processes that support every enablement program across the organization. You will also serve as the Operations Leader for GTM Enablement's largest cross-functional initiatives—including Sales Kickoff (SKO), Technical Sales Kickoff (TSKO), and other enterprise programs—ensuring they are planned, governed, and executed with operational excellence. Success in this role is measured by the organization's ability to scale. The outcome is an operating model that enables GTM Enablement & Business Value to continuously improve execution, adopt new technologies, leverage AI effectively, and demonstrate business impact. At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them. What You'll Do: Build the GTM Enablement & Business Value Operating Model Design and evolve the operational foundation for GTM Enablement & Business Value. Establish the governance, planning processes, operational cadence, portfolio management, and delivery standards that enable the organization to execute consistently at scale. Build Technology Capabilities That Scale Lead the Systems & Analytics organization responsible for enablement technology, learning systems, content management, reporting, analytics, automation, and AI-enabled w

Who we are About Stripe Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world's largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career. About the team The Risk Program Management Office is a unique role that sits at the intersection of Operations, Go To Market (GTM), and Risk Compliance teams. Our mission is to enable users to seamlessly meet evolving compliance standards in a complex regulatory environment by bringing the right set of cross-functional stakeholders to enable their success. As an enablement function, we work with many teams including Operations, Product, Eng, GTM, and others. We are expanding our scope into one of Stripe's most consequential strategic priorities and launching in new markets. This work is new, fast-moving, and high-ambiguity — and we're looking for someone who thrives in exactly that environment. If you enjoy working on high-impact projects on a global scale, building programs from the ground up, and operating at the intersection of compliance, strategy, and execution — you'll love this role. What you’ll do People Leadership Recruit, train, and lead a global team of Program Managers; inspire, motivate, and enable individual development to promote career growth of direct reports. Develop both the long-term vision and strategy for the team and drive progress toward key metrics. Coach, mentor, and guide the team in program management and operations excellence. Build a strong team culture across a distributed, multi-timezone environment. New Markets Program Management Own end-to-end program management for a large and growing portfolio of programs, with a focus o

About the Team The Industrial Security team enables OpenAI’s classified and national security work by building secure, compliant programs that support government customers and protect sensitive information. We partner across Security, Legal, People, Facilities, Engineering, IT, and program leadership to translate complex government requirements into practical operating models that allow important work to move forward responsibly. Our work spans personnel security, classified facilities, special programs, government customer engagement, and the safeguards required to operate in highly regulated environments. About the Role As a Senior Special Programs Security Manager, you will lead security operations for OpenAI’s Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and Special Access Programs (SAP), serving in customer-designated roles such as Contractor Special Security Officer (CSSO) or Contractor Program Security Officer (CPSO). You will help shape how OpenAI operates across the Intelligence Community and other national security environments, building the relationships, processes, and security foundations required to support classified work at scale. We’re looking for someone who brings deep special programs expertise, sound operational judgment, and the credibility to work directly with government customers and senior internal stakeholders. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone comfortable navigating ambiguity, helping build the function, mentoring future team members, and finding compliant paths forward when mission needs and security requirements intersect. This role is based in San Francisco, CA, or Washington, DC. We use a hybrid work model of three days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. Additional onsite presence and occasional travel may be required based on classified program, facility, and government customer needs. This position requires active Top Secret eligibility, current SCI access, and a current counterintelli

Become a part of our caring community The Program Delivery Lead, Medicare Advantage Bid Operations is responsible for coordinating and managing the annual Medicare Advantage bid planning, development, governance, and submission process. Serving as a central point of coordination across Product, Finance, Actuarial, Growth Strategy, Markets, Quality, and executive leadership teams, this role ensures key decisions, deliverables, and milestones are completed on time and with appropriate stakeholder engagement. This individual acts as the convener and coordinator of the bid operating model, managing the overall program calendar, overseeing program governance forums and processes, supporting coordination of new plan expansions with core strategic partners, and coordinating across executive stakeholders to ensure successful execution of a highly complex enterprise initiative. The Program Delivery Lead will operate in a highly matrixed environment and must be skilled at influencing without authority, managing strict deadlines, and serving as a key point of contact for questions about bid planning processes. In partnership with the broader Growth Strategy team, the Program Delivery Lead helps to drive continuous evolution of the Medicare Advantage bid operating model, governance structure, decision forums, and planning processes to improve organizational effectiveness and execution quality. Key Responsibilities Bid Program Management Develop and manage the integrated annual Medicare Advantage bid plan calendar, including milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and CMS deadlines Serve as the point person for bid planning and execution process governance questions and feedback Identify risks, issues, and dependencies that may impact bid execution and facilitate mitigation strategies Monitor overall program health and esc

About the Team OpenAI’s Central Procurement – Hardware Operations team is building scalable, AI-enabled operating foundations for a rapidly growing hardware footprint. We help the business move quickly while maintaining the data quality and controls needed to manage financial and operational risk responsibly. As OpenAI scales across R&D, new-product introduction, manufacturing, and third-party custody models, we are building the foundations to absorb complexity without adding unnecessary friction. That means establishing practical standards, strengthening discipline where it matters, using AI thoughtfully, and continuously improving how teams manage hardware operations. About the Role We are hiring an Asset Compliance Program Lead to establish the cross-business framework that gives OpenAI reliable lifecycle visibility over hardware-related financial assets and capital equipment. You will define the controls, systems roadmap, and evidence practices needed to manage those assets within OpenAI’s financial-control scope. This is a senior individual-contributor role in Central Procurement – Hardware Operations within Finance. Distinct from sourcing and transaction execution, you will partner with hardware business units, Accounting, Financial Risk Management, Procurement, contract manufacturers, and other third-party custodians to deploy practical operating mechanisms. These mechanisms will connect how assets are purchased, built, received, moved, held, verified, and retired with the ownership, data, reporting, and evidence needed for financial governance. The role covers those assets regardless of location or custody, including manufacturing equipment and tooling, supplier- and contract-manufacturer-held assets, leased assets, and other third-party-held equipment. You will stay close to the operational details—how assets move, where records diverge, which controls are not working, and where evidence is incomplete—and use that view to strengthen processes, accountab

The Undersea Systems Division at Leidos currently has an opening for a Technical Program Lead to support a customer site in San Diego, California. This is an exciting opportunity to apply systems engineering, naval operations, test and evaluation, and technical project-management experience in support of large-scale fleet activities and critical maritime missions. The selected candidate will serve as the onsite Technical Program Led and senior technical representative, working closely with the Leidos Project Manager, customer leadership, engineers, fleet personnel, operational stakeholders, and government representatives. The position will support day-to-day onsite execution of program activities while also contributing directly to systems engineering, integration, test, and evaluation efforts. Primary Responsibilities: Serve as the onsite senior technical representative for Leidos at the customer site in San Diego. Work side by side with customer leadership and technical personnel to support day-to-day program execution and mission priorities. Support the Leidos Project Manager with program planning, execution, customer coordination, schedule management, risk management, and delivery of program commitments. Lead and coordinate engineering activities across multiple technical disciplines and stakeholder organizations. Translate customer operational needs into technically sound engineering approaches, priorities, requirements, and recommendations. Coordinate with engineers, subcontractors, fleet personnel, operators, government stakeholders, and program leadership to resolve technical and operational issues. Track technical scope, milestones, schedules, deliverables, action items, risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions. Maintain project-management artifacts, including project plans, schedules, milestone trackers, risk and issue registers, action-item logs, and

About the Team We are a small and fast-moving partnerships team that shapes and executes OpenAI’s most important collaborations. Your mission is to design and operate the partner program for technology partners, ISVs, and marketplace participants. You will turn partner strategy into a simple, scalable experience from recruitment and onboarding through enablement, benefits, performance management, and growth. About the Role You are an operational builder with strong judgment, high ownership, and a track record of turning ambiguous goals into clear programs and measurable outcomes. You are comfortable working across product, engineering, GTM, marketing, operations, legal, finance, security, and support. You balance rigorous systems and governance with a thoughtful partner experience, and you can move quickly as the ecosystem evolves. In this role, you will: Design and run the end-to-end ISV and marketplace partner program. Define partner eligibility, segmentation, tiers, benefits, requirements, and lifecycle stages. Build repeatable onboarding, technical enablement, validation, listing, launch, and growth journeys. Establish program policies, documentation, service levels, governance, and escalation paths. Create partner communications, education, office hours, playbooks, and self-service resources. Develop program metrics and dashboards covering recruitment, activation, solution quality, adoption, revenue impact, and partner health. Coordinate launches and program changes across product, engineering, GTM, marketing, legal, security, finance, support, and operations. Capture partner feedback and translate it into program, product, and operating improvements. You might thrive in this role if you have: 8+ years of experience in partner programs, marketplaces, ecosystem operations, business operations, or program management. Proven experience building or scaling a technology partner, ISV, or marketplace program. Exceptional ability to convert ambiguous goals into clear p

About the Team Critical Harm Operations sits within User Safety & Risk Operations and builds enforcement systems for Frontier Risk and Material Harm that are accurate, fast, defensible, and built to scale. We turn policy intent into operational readiness, review standards, quality systems, escalation paths, automation guardrails, and durable cross-functional operating models. About the Role We are looking for an exceptional Program Manager to help build durable operating systems and run some of OpenAI’s most complex safety operations. The core need is a high-agency operator who can take an ambiguous problem, create the right structure, align cross-functional partners, and drive the work through execution. This role will move across Critical Harm priorities as needs evolve. You may step into operationalizing national security or violent-activities workflows, support wellbeing and Frontier Risk initiatives, or help scale programs such as Trusted Access. Deep domain expertise is helpful but not required; the strongest candidates will learn quickly, exercise excellent judgment, and make complex programs move. In this role, you will: Lead strategic operational builds across priority workflows from problem statement to implemented operating model, including scope, owners, milestones, risks, success measures, and execution cadence. Translate policy, safety, technical, legal, and operational constraints into workflows, requirements, playbooks, escalation paths, and decision-making structures that teams can execute. Coordinate with User Ops leadership, Product Policy, Integrity, Safety Systems, i2, Legal, Product, Engineering, Support, vendors, and other partners to resolve dependencies and keep critical work moving. Move in and out of workflows as priorities shift—standing up new programs, stabilizing operations, improving handoffs, and transitioning durable ownership to the right team. Use operational data and frontline signals to identify bottlenecks, quality gaps, ca

About Pinterest: Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, we’re on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product. Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other’s unique experiences and embrace the flexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It’s Possible. At Pinterest, AI isn't just a feature, it's a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact, and we’re looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of that. To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we’ll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI. Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think. You can read more about our AI interview philosophy and how we use AI in our recruiting process here . This is a high-impact role that sits within the Program Management team in the SMB & Channel sales team. As a Lead Global Program Manager for Sales Enablement, you will shape the programs, systems, and operating rhythms that help our global SMB sales teams build the knowledge, confidence, and tools to succeed. You will own the end-to-end enablement experience across onboarding, continuous learning, certifications, and global sales-motion readiness. You will partner closely with Sales leadership, Product Marketing, Sales Strategy & Operations, Quality Assurance, regional program managers, and external delivery partners to translate business priorities into scalable, measurable enablement programs. The ideal candidate combines sales or go-to-market fluency with exceptional program management, strong cross-functional influence, and a practi

At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive. Lyft is looking for a strategic partner to the business to support our Global Contingent Workforce Program. The Program Lead will balance strategic priorities while helping to manage day-to-day administrative tasks, working cross functionally with teams like Legal, IT, Procurement and our hiring managers. You’ll report to the contingent workforce program manager and help the team prepare to grow their global footprint while automating and creating education around the CW programs ability to support. Responsibilities: Work cross-functionally to support day-to-day operations of the contingent workforce program Help manage the MSP and VMS teams including process, supplier management and automation Identify areas of risk proactively and partner with cross-functional teams to drive solutions to mitigate such risks Identify operational opportunities and help improve existing or develop new processes Consult with business leaders to better understand their workforce needs and advise on the appropriate strategy Establish and develop relationships with all key stakeholders: suppliers, internal customers, internal People team, Procurement, Legal, IT, and other business stakeholders to drive and understand global operational needs Ensure compliance among contingent workforce and suppliers Experience: 3+ years work experience in project management, managing complex and business critical projects Comprehensive understanding of contingent workforce guidelines and best practices, as well as contingent workforce risk and compliance strategies Experience documenting processes and creating step-by-step guides or SOPs, with the ability to translate complex workflows into clear, repeatable documentation Experience working in any Vendor Management System (VMS) Self-directed, detailed oriente