APAC Strategic Initiatives Lead, Global Affairs
Core
Drive execution of priority regional initiatives, partnerships, and campaigns to advance OpenAI's APAC strategy and support responsible AI adoption.
Role type
Senior individual contributor strategic initiatives lead
Builds
Regional strategy execution, partnerships, and campaign outcomes for OpenAI in Asia Pacific
Domain
Artificial Intelligence policy, public affairs, and regional strategy in APAC
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Strategic planning, cross-functional coordination, executive engagement, program management, stakeholder alignment, policy analysis, campaign execution, writing executive briefings, risk management, geopolitical analysis
Preferred skills
Technology policy knowledge, AI/digital regulation familiarity, APAC regional experience, fluency in Chinese/Japanese/Korean
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end execution of select APAC strategic initiatives; Partner with country leads to identify and execute priority regional initiatives; Translate regional priorities into actionable workplans with milestones and decision points; Design and execute APAC-wide initiatives to advance responsible AI adoption; Support flagship partnerships, convenings, and executive visits; Coordinate across policy, legal, product, and operations teams; Identify emerging policy and geopolitical priorities and translate them into engagement plans; Prepare high-quality briefings and strategic updates for senior stakeholders; Build lightweight systems to track initiative progress and outcomes; Improve planning and measurement processes for APAC Global Affairs
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC