Program Manager, M&A Recruiting | People

The role

You will lead the people-side workstream for M&A deals from diligence through employee onboarding. This involves managing timelines, building playbooks, and partnering with senior leaders to ensure smooth deal execution and integration.

What you will do

• Co-design, lead, and scale the M&A People XFN workstream program
• Build and uplevel playbooks, processes, and communications
• Deliver candidate and acquired team experience through events like Town Halls
• Partner with senior leaders, founders, and acquired teams
• Lead post-mortem retrospectives for People XFN
• Liaise with Recruiting Operations to build and scale M&A recruiting processes and tools
• Own and improve an AI-enabled workflow
• Flex into other high-priority areas of Strategic Initiatives as needed

Required qualifications

• 6+ years of relevant experience
• At least 4 years leading complex cross-functional programs
• Strong project management skills
• Strong analytical mindset
• High ownership mindset
• Proven success operating with discretion and high judgment on sensitive or high-profile hires
• Ability to zoom out strategically and operate at high altitude while maintaining precision in execution
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Nice to have

• Prior M&A experience
• Exceptional program management experience in technical environments and practical AI fluency
• Familiarity with technical hiring, especially in research or AI domains
• Background in recruiting, education program design, or talent development
• Experience supporting or building community-based programs
• Project Management certification (e.g., PMP or equivalent)

About the company

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity.