Research Program Manager – Adversarial Model Research is open at OpenAI in San Francisco. The posting gives a salary of $239K - $328K. Posted on Jan 26, 2026, and still on OpenAI’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
As a Research Program Manager, you will lead initiatives that test the safety and robustness of OpenAI’s models through creative experimentation and structured evaluation. You’ll coordinate efforts across research and engineering teams to transform ambiguous risks into concrete research programs and influence future model development and deployment. We’re looking for people who are technically savvy, comfortable…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on OpenAI’s careers page.
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