Responsibilities

• Define and lead communications strategy for OpenAI’s cybersecurity work, from global narrative development through launches, research, threat reporting, and sustained storytelling.
• Build a clear, differentiated story about how OpenAI can strengthen cyber defense while developing and deploying advanced capabilities responsibly.
• Lead communications for major cybersecurity products, model capabilities, research, partnerships, policy initiatives, and company milestones.
• Partner closely with the Product and Research Communications team, along with Security, Product, Research, Preparedness, Safety, Global Affairs, Go-to-Market, Legal, and Marketing, to deliver coordinated communications across earned, owned, executive, and social channels.
• Own media engagement and build trusted relationships with leading cybersecurity, technology, national-security, policy, and business press.
• Advise senior leadership on positioning, messaging, launch strategy, reputation, and communications for high-visibility or fast-moving security issues.
• Translate complex technical, security, product, and policy decisions into clear and credible communications, while establishing messaging systems and operating rhythms that keep teams aligned.

Preferred

• 12+ years of communications experience, with deep experience in cybersecurity, security technology, threat intelligence, national security, infrastructure, or another highly technical field.
• Strong press instincts and relationships, with a track record of shaping narratives and landing meaningful coverage with cybersecurity, technology, policy, or business media.
• Enough technical fluency to work credibly with security researchers, engineers, threat analysts, product leaders, and technical journalists.
• Experience communicating consequential products, research, threat findings, vulnerabilities, incidents, or policy issues in high-scrutiny environments.
• Exceptional judgment about accuracy, transparency, confidentiality, and the risks created by imprecise language.
• Skill advising senior executives and technical leaders through high-visibility moments with calm and clarity.
• The ability to move fluidly between setting the strategy and executing the details, while aligning diverse stakeholders behind a coherent story.

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 (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)
• 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