Agent Standards Specialist, Global Affairs
Core
Lead execution of external technical standards strategy for AI agent identity, discovery, delegated authority, and interoperability to ensure safe and accountable agent operations.
Role type
Senior IC technical standards manager (AI agents)
Builds
Credible specifications, protocol profiles, assurance criteria, and implementation guidance for agent standards workstreams.
Domain
AI safety, internet protocols, identity and access management, cryptography
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
technical standards development, internet protocols, identity and access management, security architecture, applied cryptography, normative specification authoring, open-source governance, OAuth/OIDC, FIDO/WebAuth, credential lifecycle management, provenance tracking, auditability
Preferred skills
coalition building, external representation in standards bodies, strategic judgment in ambiguous environments, cross-functional negotiation, playbook creation
Technologies
IETF, OAuth, OIDC, FIDO, WebAuth, W3C, NIST, ISO
Responsibilities
Own workstream planning for agent identity and delegated authorization; develop technical standards positions and normative contributions; embed with security and platform teams to translate architecture into specifications; lead review and approval paths across product, legal, and engineering; represent OpenAI in external standards venues like IETF and W3C; bring external standards intelligence into product roadmaps; create reusable processes to reduce key-person risk.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with external representation