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HR Business Partner

OpenAI· People
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Hybrid (San Francisco), Hybrid (New York City)$200k - $260k + equityFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Senior HR Business Partner role focused on diagnosing ambiguous situations, translating business strategy into organizational and talent decisions, coaching leaders, and building scalable people programs within OpenAI.

Responsibilities

  • Shape high-performing, resilient teams: Partner with leaders to design structures, talent plans, and ways of working that enable strong performance and sustainable growth.
  • Collaborate for a seamless experience: Partner with fellow HRBPs, COEs, and cross-functional leaders to build an employee experience rooted in humanity, humility, and impact.
  • Evolve People programs: Strengthen performance, engagement, and retention processes—building solutions that are lightweight, scalable, and aligned with how OpenAI operates.
  • Guide and develop managers: Offer candid, actionable feedback and help managers build leadership muscle across their teams.
  • Anticipate and act fast: Stay close to the business to identify challenges early, diagnose root causes, and deliver lasting solutions that adapt as priorities shift.
  • Lead change that matters: Drive organizational changes with empathy, clarity, and rigor—finding creative paths forward when playbooks don’t exist.

Qualifications

  • 7–10+ years of HR experience, including at least 5 years as an HR Business Partner in high-growth or complex environments.
  • Strategic partnering: Able to see the big picture, guide leaders through tough trade-offs, and adapt quickly when priorities shift.
  • Multipliers who create impact: Skilled at giving candid feedback with care and building leadership capabilities across organizations.
  • Scrappy problem solving: Uses sound judgment to diagnose challenges, test creative solutions, and chart a path forward without a playbook.
  • Change leadership with calm & clarity: Brings steadiness, empathy, and influence in moments of ambiguity or transition.
  • High integrity: Known for discretion, fairness, and trustworthiness when the stakes are high.

Skills

Required:HRBP expertiseStrategic partneringFeedback and leadership developmentChange management

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
  • Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
  • Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
  • 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time
  • Mental health and wellness support
  • Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
  • Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
  • Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
  • Relocation support for eligible employees
  • Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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