Communications Lead, Cyber

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.

Requirements

• 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.