Responsibilities

• Build and execute startup field marketing programs from planning through onsite delivery and post-event follow-up
• Support flagship OpenAI startup experiences including Founder Days, Builder Lounges, hackathons, workshops, and ecosystem activations
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to align programming, audience strategy, messaging, and follow-through
• Help scale repeatable event playbooks and operational processes across markets and program types
• Track program performance, attendee engagement, and operational learnings to continuously improve execution quality
• Ensure OpenAI’s startup presence consistently reflects a high-quality, founder-centric, and technically credible brand experience

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience executing field marketing, startup ecosystem, community, or experiential programs
• experience running repeatable event series or scaled founder/developer programs across multiple markets
• highly organized and operationally strong, with the ability to manage multiple timelines, stakeholders, vendors, and logistics simultaneously
• independently own projects within a defined scope, proactively identify risks, and drive solutions through ambiguity
• comfortable partnering cross-functionally across GTM, partnerships, PMM, events, and operations teams while communicating clearly with stakeholders
• energized by startups, AI, and developer ecosystems, with strong judgment around founder audience experience and a collaborative, ownership-driven mindset

Benefits

• 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.