Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
Administrative Business Partner roles are often overlooked in SaaS career narratives, yet they sit close to the operating system of product and engineering leadership. In this case, the remit supports technical leaders within an AI product organization, where coordination quality directly affects decision velocity, stakeholder alignment, and the cadence of internal and external meetings. The shared hiring pathway also signals an environment where administrative partnering is treated as an organizational capability rather than a one off assignment.
For SaaS professionals, this kind of seat builds durable operating skills that transfer across companies and stages. Calendar strategy, cross functional scheduling, travel and expense governance, and offsite execution are the mechanics behind roadmap reviews, incident response rhythms, and leadership communications. Over time, that exposure can sharpen judgment about priorities, dependencies, and how teams translate objectives into weekly execution, which is useful in operations, program management, and broader business partner tracks.
This role fits someone who prefers structured problem solving, high trust handling of sensitive information, and steady improvement of repeatable processes. It also suits professionals who enjoy being a connective layer across multiple leaders and teams, and who want proximity to technical decision making without needing an engineering background.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
About the Team
Our Executive Operations team includes Executive Business Partners and Administrative Business Partners, who serve as trusted advisors and collaborators to OpenAI's executives and leaders, focused on strong communication and operational excellence across teams. With a focus on elevating the impact and efficiency of leadership, we anticipate needs, streamline processes, and provide comprehensive support to ensure our executives can focus on high-impact initiatives. We are pivotal in driving success and achieving key milestones by cultivating strong relationships and leveraging our deep understanding of business objectives. With a commitment to excellence and a proactive approach, we are dedicated to empowering our executives and contributing to the overall growth and success of the company.
Our leadership team reflects OpenAI’s culture and core values and is a mission-driven, kind, and thoughtful group. We take pride in creating a work environment that fosters collaboration, open communication, and authenticity, making OpenAI an excellent place to work for highly accomplished professionals.
About the Role:
This role is part of a shared hiring pathway for ABPs at OpenAI. Rather than hiring directly for a single team, we evaluate candidates holistically and identify the best fit across the organization as you advance. This ensures alignment between your skills, interests, and where our needs are greatest.
We seek a proactive, friendly, and meticulous Administrative Business Partner to join our Executive Operations team. You will support complex calendar/schedule management for leaders and key team members across departments, handle expenses, organize team offsites or meetings, and manage travel arrangements. This role demands a high level of coordination for both internal and external meetings, working closely under the guidance of our Executive Business Partners.
This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.
In this role, you will:
Efficiently manage and organize calendars for multiple leaders, ensuring an optimal schedule that accommodates internal and external commitments.
Take charge of coordinating internal meetings, including scheduling, forecasting, and resolving scheduling conflicts.
Plan and organize comprehensive travel itineraries, ensuring smooth and efficient travel experiences for leaders.
Process and manage expense reports, ensuring timely submission and adherence to company policies.
Assist in the planning and executing team offsites and other events, contributing to team building and strategic planning initiatives.
Work closely with the broader executive operations team, facilitating effective communication and collaboration within the team and with external partners.
You might thrive in this role if you:
4-7 years of administrative experience in a fast-paced environment.
Proven track record of managing internal meetings, scheduling, and conflict resolution.
Experience in managing travel arrangements, including flight/transportation and lodging.
Proficient in Google Suite for calendaring and communication.
Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
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 we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.
For additional information, please see OpenAI’s Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement.
Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law, and qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment consistent with those laws, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, for US-based candidates. For unincorporated Los Angeles County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: protect computer hardware entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon termination of employment or end of assignment; and maintain the confidentiality of proprietary, confidential, and non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected information technology systems and related data security obligations.
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