Senior Strategic Risk Advisor, Security Strategy & Influence

OpenAI is looking for a senior strategic risk advisor to help the Security organization anticipate, interpret, and act on high-consequence risks at the intersection of cybersecurity, national security, geopolitics, ecosystem dynamics, regulation, and institutional trust.

This role is for someone who can move fluently between technical security teams, executives, policymakers, external experts, and commercial stakeholders. The right person will bring judgment formed through national security, cyber, diplomacy, intelligence, and senior advisory work, and will turn complex external developments into clear choices for OpenAI leadership.

About the Team

The Security Strategy & Influence team exists to make cybersecurity a strategic advantage for OpenAI. As AI systems become more capable and globally consequential, the most important security questions increasingly sit above the purely operational layer: model deployment, international expansion, state-linked threats, partner access, infrastructure dependencies, geopolitical risk, external trust, and OpenAI’s freedom to operate.

About the Role

As a Senior Strategic Risk Advisor, you will help OpenAI connect technical security realities to geopolitical, policy, and ecosystem developments, turning that context into clear guidance for consequential security and operating choices.

We’re looking for a senior, trusted advisor who brings strong cybersecurity and geopolitical fluency and can translate complex risk into clear strategic direction.

This role is based in Washington, DC. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. Some domestic and international travel may be required for high-leverage meetings, conferences, and government engagements.

In this role, you will:

- Advise security and company leadership on strategic risks, connecting technical security priorities to broader business, policy, geopolitical, regulatory, and operating realities.

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