OpenAI· OpenAI for Gov· London, UK, Zurich, Switzerland, and Munich, Germany
Strategic Delivery Lead, International Public Sector
Classified Tasks (26)
Automate 0%Augment 38%Human-Only 62%
Augment (10)
AI assists, human decides
Ensure clear problem framing for delivery workstreams.
analytical
Define and manage milestones for customer engagements and delivery programs.
operational
Perform risk management for delivery workstreams, including identification and mitigation planning.
analytical
Translate public-sector objectives into technical solution requirements and vice versa.
technical
Conduct technical scoping and discovery activities for proposed projects.
technical
Plan delivery schedules, resource allocation, and acceptance criteria for engagements.
operational
Implement and manage governance structures for pilots and scaled deployments.
administrative
Communicate progress, risks, requirements, and dependencies between technical teams and business, policy, security, and operational stakeholders.
communication
Establish best practices for milestone tracking, internal coordination, customer governance, and delivery operations at scale.
operational
Identify delivery, policy, security, procurement, data, and stakeholder risks early and work cross-functionally to mitigate blockers.
analytical
Human-Only (16)
Requires human judgment
Lead complex, high-impact deployments with international public sector customers.
leadership
Work with senior government, multilateral, and partner stakeholders to turn institutional and mission problems into practical deployments on the OpenAI Platform API and ChatGPT Enterprise.
communication
Partner with Research, Engineering, Go-to-Market, Global Affairs, Legal, Security, and external stakeholders to align scope, unblock delivery, and communicate progress at technical and executive levels.
communication
Own and drive delivery workstreams led by specialist internal technical and engineering teams.
operational
Resolve delivery issues and remove blockers across technical and organizational boundaries.
operational
Drive adoption of deployed AI solutions within public sector organizations.
leadership
Manage relationships with government, partner, and internal stakeholders throughout delivery.
communication
Own contractual milestones and acceptance criteria and ensure contractual accountability.
administrative
Forge partnerships with public sector leaders and AI users globally to prioritize and deliver impactful AI/AGI use cases.
leadership
Serve as the accountable lead for international public sector engagements tied to outcomes, customer milestones, adoption metrics, and commercial commitments.
leadership
Work with government departments, strategic partners, multilateral institutions, and operational delivery partners to translate responsible AI use cases into actionable delivery plans.
operational
Partner with technical teams to scope projects, guide technical direction, anticipate blockers, and align cross-functional teams.
technical
Operate across opportunity development, pilot shaping, delivery governance, adoption, and risk management as the program scales.
operational
Exercise judgement and initiate actions under ambiguity while staying aligned with leadership priorities without day-to-day direction.
leadership
Lead regular progress reviews with international public sector stakeholders to report status and maintain transparency.
communication
Turn broad leadership guidance into practical action and escalate issues when necessary.
operational
Job description
Strategic Delivery Lead, International Public Sector | OpenAI Careers ## Strategic Delivery Lead, International Public Sector OpenAI for Gov - London, UK, Zurich, Switzerland, and Munich, Germany Apply now(opens in a new window) **About the team** The OpenAI for Government team is a dynamic, mission-driven group leveraging frontier AI to transform how public institutions achieve their missions. Our team works to empower public servants with secure, compliant AI tools and mission-aligned deployments that meet government technical, policy, security, and sovereignty requirements with strong reliability and safety. As part of the OpenAI for Government team, you will work with public sector institutions globally outside the United States to accelerate responsible adoption of frontier AI. If you are passionate about helping governments serve their communities more effectively, we want you on our team. **About the Role** The Strategic Delivery Lead (SDL) for International Public Sector will lead some of OpenAI’s most complex and high-impact deployments with public sector customers outside the United States. You will work with senior government, multilateral, and partner stakeholders to turn hard institutional and mission problems into practical deployments on the OpenAI Platform API and ChatGPT Enterprise. The role is highly cross-functional and customer-facing: you will partner with Research, Engineering, Go-to-Market, Global Affairs, Legal, Security, and external stakeholders to align scope, unblock delivery, and communicate progress at every level, from technical teams to C-suite. You will own and drive delivery workstreams led by specialist internal technical and engineering teams, ensuring clear problem-framing, milestones, risk management, issue resolution, and translation between public-sector objectives and technical solutions. As a trusted generalist with strong technical fluency, you will move between strategy, technical scoping and discovery, delivery planning, adoption, governance, relationship management, and issue resolution without supervision. This is a high-trust, high-autonomy role. Accountability for contractual milestones and acceptance criteria sits with you. Success requires excellent judgement, adaptable programme leadership and management, executive presence, and the ability to turn broad leadership guidance into practical action while escalating when needed. **In this role, you will:** * Forge partnerships with public sector leaders and AI users globally, in line with strategic priorities, to deliver the most impactful AI and AGI use cases. * Serve as the accountable lead for international public sector engagements tied to clear outcomes, customer milestones, adoption metrics, and commercial commitments. * Translate between technical teams and business, policy, security, and operational stakeholders, clearly communicating progress, risks, requirements, and dependencies. * Work with government departments, strategic partners, multilateral institutions, operational delivery partners, and policy/security stakeholders to translate responsible AI use cases into actionable delivery plans. * Partner with technical teams to scope projects, guide technical direction, anticipate blockers, and align teams. * Operate as a generalist across opportunity development, pilot shaping, delivery governance, adoption, and risk management as the team scales. * Exercise judgement and initiative under ambiguity, staying aligned with leadership priorities without day-to-day direction. * Establish best practices around milestone tracking, internal coordination, customer governance, and delivery operations at scale. * Lead regular progress reviews with international public sector stakeholders, ensuring transparency and confidence in delivery. * Identify delivery, policy, security, procurement, data, and stakeholder risks early and work cross-functionally to mitigate blockers and maintain