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As the Global Candidate Experience Manager, you will define, scale, and continuously elevate how candidates experience OpenAI. You will lead a large, geographically distributed team of Recruiting Coordinators and team leads, with responsibility for the systems, workflows, and service standards that enable smooth and exceptional hiring across the entire company. This role blends global people leadership, operational rigor, and strategic design. You’ll build an AI-first candidate experience model, support some of the most complex and confidential searches at OpenAI, and drive the infrastructure needed to support high-volume and research-level technical hiring. You will partner deeply with all Recruiting functions as well as Executive Operations, People Analytics, Internal Tools, and People Innovation Lab.
Job Responsibility:
Leading, mentoring, and scaling a global team of Recruiting Coordinators, leads and contingent workers across multiple regions and time zones
A track record of driving outcomes—not just managing teams—with clear ownership over performance, quality, and operational results
Owning the end-to-end candidate experience across Executive, Research, Technical, GTM, and G&A hiring
Building global service standards, SLAs, operating rhythms, and training programs that ensure consistent quality across a decentralized team
Partnering closely with every Recruiting function at OpenAI to support high-impact, highly confidential, and fast-moving searches
Building global workflows and systems for complex, multi-loop, or emerging talent profiles where no existing playbook exists
Improving and operationalizing scheduling, load balancing, shadowing, interviewer readiness, and onsite experience programs
Collaborating with Internal Tools and People Innovation Lab to embed AI-first practices into every aspect of coordination and experience
Driving continuous process improvements that reduce friction, increase fairness, and scale effectively with company growth
Establishing and reporting on key metrics such as SLA performance, throughput, scheduling efficiency, load distribution, and candidate CSAT
Partnering cross-functionally with Executive Operations, People Analytics, Workplace, IT, HR Ops, and Recruiting Leadership to ensure fast, smooth execution across all hiring workflows
Requirements:
12+ years of experience in recruiting coordination, candidate experience, or recruiting operations
5+ years managing and developing large, globally distributed coordination or operations teams
Experience supporting and partnering with Executive, Research, and Technical Recruiting teams
Proven ability to design and operate both bespoke, high-touch candidate journeys and scalable global processes
Strong proficiency with modern recruiting tools — experience with Ashby and Guide is a strong plus
A systems-thinking mindset with the ability to build clarity and structure in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across functions and levels
Comfort experimenting with AI-driven tooling and workflows to increase efficiency and quality
Deep empathy and a commitment to fairness, consistency, and exceptional candidate care
What we offer:
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
Relocation support for eligible employees
Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends, may also be provided
Offers Equity
Performance-related bonus(es) for eligible employees