Engineering Manager, Cooperative Systems
OpenAI is hiring an Engineering Manager, Cooperative Systems to lead a team building AI-powered automation systems that learn from humans and handle real workloads across various operational functions. This hands-on role involves designing, implementing, and deploying full-stack AI solutions, working closely with internal customers in a fast-paced, iterative environment to transform how work is done at scale.
The Cooperative AI team at OpenAI is focused on scaling the organization by building a model-powered, scaled automated workforce and knowledge system. This system is designed to evolve and learn alongside a human workforce, leveraging OpenAI’s state-of-the-art models to develop autonomous systems for a wide variety of operational work.
The team utilizes real workloads from critical systems across finance, sales, customer support, integrity, product insights, and internal operations to drive insights into product and industry. They partner closely with internal teams and external customers globally, operating in a hyper-fast feedback loop to iterate quickly, validate impact, and accelerate industry-impacting learnings. This highly multidisciplinary, self-contained team is dedicated to transforming the workplace through smart systems, knowledge, and scalable AI capabilities, with a mission to learn fast and revolutionize human-AI collaboration at scale.
OpenAI is seeking a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead a small, fast-moving team dedicated to building AI-powered automation systems. These systems are designed to redefine how work is accomplished across OpenAI.
This pivotal role intersects applied AI, research, and product engineering. You will guide a team responsible for creating systems that learn from human interaction and manage real workloads across various departments including sales, support, finance, and IT, all while remaining deeply involved in the technical implementation.
Operating in a highly iterative environment, you will deploy systems directly to internal users, gather rapid feedback, and evolve solutions in real time. This is a high-ownership opportunity for someone passionate about building 0→1 systems, engaging closely with customers, and shaping the future of AI in operational work at scale.
Posted June 11, 2026