Events Operations Manager

2 weeks ago

San Francisco, California, United States OpenAI Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Operations Manager - Events to join our dynamic team at OpenAI. In this exciting new role, you will play a key part in shaping our events programs by implementing and fine-tuning strategies that boost efficiency and consistency as we scale our events globally.

Key Responsibilities
  • Enhance and streamline the operational blueprint for OpenAI's events, ensuring seamless cross-functional execution and high standards across the board.
  • Build and maintain a comprehensive database of key vendors, contractors, and contacts, fostering strong relationships and reliable partnerships.
  • Collaborate with Events leadership and Marketing, Sales, and Recruiting to establish and track KPIs, ensure consistent measurement and reporting, and standardize lead tracking processes.
  • Work alongside Executive Business Partners to standardize communication with Executives and their support teams, ensuring clarity in schedule oversight, and consistency across programs.
  • Manage partnerships with Procurement, Legal, and Finance to streamline support and keep projects on track during tight timelines.
  • Establish spending standards for OpenAI events to guide future projects.
  • Develop and maintain standard operating procedures and an Event Styleguide in partnership with Production, Technical Production, and Design teams.
  • Oversee logistics, including shipping, international freight, customs, warehousing, and inventory, and swag production.
Requirements
  • 7+ years of experience in project management, operations, administrative support, or similar roles.
  • Experience working across multiple events and finds excitement and energy in fast-paced environments.
  • Demonstrate strong cross-functional team management experience, with a deep commitment to fostering open communication, bringing your true self to work every day, and embracing a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives.
  • Enjoy finding new ways to use OpenAI tools and products to scale your team's work.
  • Show a deep interest in artificial intelligence that benefits all of humanity.
About OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

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