Program Manager, Outreach & Audiences, APAC

About the Role We’re looking for a highly organized, creative, and mission-driven Program Manager to expand two of OpenAI’s flagship public-facing initiatives across the Asia Pacific region: OpenAI Academy, our AI literacy and up-skilling platform, and OpenAI Forum, our convening space for expert dialogue on the future of AI. You’ll support the design, localization, and execution of programming that resonates across diverse APAC communities. You’ll help identify, build, and maintain partnerships with regional organizations; grow and engage audiences across countries; and produce thoughtful, accessible content that connects OpenAI’s mission to key APAC and international stakeholders. From brainstorming session topics, to coordinating events with local partners, to supporting multilingual audience engagement, you'll play a hands-on role in making these programs dynamic, culturally relevant, and impactful. Key Responsibilities Program Execution & Logistics - Support the Director of Outreach and Audience Engagement in day-to-day execution of Academy and Forum programming aligned with OpenAI’s global and regional policy goals. - Coordinate virtual and in-person events, workshops, and discussions across APAC, ensuring programming is culturally relevant and locally informed. - Manage timelines, guest communications, vendors, travel, and follow-ups for regional activations. - Track KPIs, participant feedback, and performance metrics, and provide regular reporting across initiatives. Content Development & Video Editing - Help brainstorm session topics, regional speakers, and narrative formats tailored to APAC audiences for Academy courses and Forum discussions. - Support development of clear, accessible written materials such as discussion guides, course outlines, and event summaries—potentially adapting them for multilingual contexts. Community Engagement & Amplification - Support outreach to educators, nonprofits, industry groups, and public-sector stakeholders across APAC. - Work with design and communications teams to amplify Academy and Forum content via blog posts, social media, and public events. - Help gather and synthesize feedback from participants and partners to shape future programming. Qualifications - 6+ years of experience leading or coordinating high-impact programs with multiple stakeholders, ideally across different countries or regions. - Background in program or project management, ideally in content, education, policy, or public engagement. - Strong creative instincts and comfort generating ideas for sessions, speakers, and content formats that resonate across cultures. - Basic video editing skills (e.g., clipping conversations into short segments) and ability to collaborate with production and regional creative partners. - Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage cross-border logistics. - Strong writing and editing skills; able to communicate clearly and concisely, including with international audiences. - Passion for OpenAI’s mission and interest in AI literacy, digital skills, education, or the societal impacts of emerging technologies. - Familiarity with instructional design, public affairs, or community-building. - Experience organizing events or workshops. - Comfort with tools like Notion, Descript, Final Cut, or Figma. 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 poss