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Technical Program Manager, Applied API & Product

OpenAI· Technical Program Management
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Hybrid (San Francisco)$207k - $445k + equityFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Technical Program Manager responsible for driving large-scale product and platform initiatives across ChatGPT, API, and related surfaces, translating product vision into actionable plans, shaping interfaces, and ensuring successful delivery across web, mobile, and platform layers.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with product, engineering, and design to shape roadmaps, technical strategies, and long-term platform direction.
  • Translate product vision into clear, scalable technical execution plans, balancing short-term delivery with long-term platform evolution.
  • Lead end-to-end execution of cross-functional product and platform programs—from planning through launch and iteration.
  • Own timelines, milestones, dependency management, risk mitigation, and accountability across teams.
  • Partner with engineering teams to influence architectural decisions and interface definitions for public and internal APIs.
  • Understand full-stack systems across client (web, mobile) and server (API, back-end) surfaces to ensure holistic and performant solutions.
  • Serve as a central coordination point across product, design, engineering, legal, policy, and go-to-market stakeholders.
  • Ensure alignment on priorities and unblock teams through structured execution and consistent communication.
  • Deliver crisp and clear updates to technical and executive stakeholders on program health, risks, and tradeoffs.
  • Influence product and leadership decisions by representing developer and customer perspectives grounded in deep context.
  • Identify systemic inefficiencies and propose new tools or processes to improve product delivery and cross-team velocity.
  • Leverage data and AI-powered internal tooling to track progress, surface gaps, and optimize product and developer experiences.

Qualifications

  • Have 10–15+ years of experience driving high-impact technical programs in product and platform domains.
  • Have strong technical acumen across front-end/client technologies, API development, and scalable systems architecture.
  • Have successfully delivered developer-facing tools or platforms and can advocate for the end-user and developer experience.
  • Bring excellent program management discipline—comfortable managing multiple concurrent efforts, leading complex execution, and bringing clarity to ambiguity.
  • Demonstrate product intuition and can connect user needs to technical tradeoffs and platform decisions.
  • Are a highly structured and empathetic communicator who fosters alignment and moves cross-functional teams forward.
  • Are curious, hands-on, and thrive in a fast-moving environment with high trust and high standards.

Skills

Required:Technical program managementFront-end / client technologiesAPI development and interface designSystems architecture

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, may also be provided.
Last updated Sep 24, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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