Platform Operations Program Manager

About the Role - Platform Operations Program Manager

As OpenAI's developer ecosystem expands, we're building the operational foundation to support the next generation of plugins, MCP apps, agent skills, and integrations. As a Platform Operations Program Manager, you'll partner across Product, Engineering, Policy, Legal, Security, and Developer Experience to design the systems and operating models that enable ecosystem growth while maintaining quality, trust, and an exceptional developer experience.

This role requires strong operational judgment, a deep understanding of developer platforms and APIs, empathy for the developer experience, and the ability to translate evolving product, platform, and policy requirements into scalable operational systems.

Location: San Francisco, CA (Hybrid - 3 days in office)

What You'll Do

• Own the operational processes that help developers bring apps, plugins, and integrations to market, from submission and review through launch, appeals, and ongoing monitoring.
• Manage external review partners and policy operations workflows, helping teams apply standards consistently while identifying areas where guidance, process, or quality expectations need to improve.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Policy, Legal, Security, Developer Experience, and Go-to-Market teams to turn platform goals and requirements into clear, effective operating processes.
• Lead high-priority partner reviews and escalations, balancing speed to launch with user trust, and consistent standards.
• Create feedback loops across product, policy, tooling, and developer experience teams to reduce friction for developers and improve the quality of integrations over time.
• Lead automation and AI-driven initiatives, such as agentic workflows, to improve the speed, consistency, and scale review and support processes.
• Serve as a senior cross-functional partner, using operational expertise and platform insights to help shape product strategy and improve how the ecosystem works.

You Might Thrive If You

• Have 8+ years of experience in program management, developer operations, product operations, or related fields.
• Are comfortable engaging with technical concepts such as MCP, APIs, OAuth, authentication, permissions, and data flows, even if you're not writing production code.
• Exercise strong operational judgment and can balance speed, safety, and business priorities when making decisions.
• Bring structure to ambiguous, cross-functional problems and drive alignment across Product, Engineering, Policy, Legal, Security, and Operations.
• Think in systems rather than individual cases, identifying recurring patterns and building durable processes instead of one-off solutions.
• Have experience using AI and automation to reduce manual work, improve quality, and scale operational processes.
• Communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical audiences, translating complex requirements into practical guidance.
• Care deeply about developer and partner experience while maintaining consistent standards that protect the platform and its users.