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OpenAI
is hiring
Intelligence Systems Analyst
About Our Company
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core. OpenAI is dedicated to putting that alignment of interests first — ahead of profit.
To achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity. Our investment in diversity, equity, and inclusion is ongoing, executed through a wide range of initiatives, and championed and supported by leadership.
At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.
Job Description & Responsibilities
About the Role
We are looking for an Intelligence Systems Analyst who wants to work alongside investigators to understand difficult cases, contribute to analysis, and build tools and workflows that help the team do more. As investigators pursue leads, assess risks, and determine what happened, you’ll see where better tools could help and build them.
The role combines hands-on software and data work with meaningful participation in investigations. Depending on the problem, you might trace activity across internal systems, write a query or small application, prototype an AI-assisted workflow, improve how evidence is assembled, or turn an investigator’s recurring need into a durable product capability.
You will work closely with engineers, analysts, investigators, and other subject matter experts. Success requires enough operational understanding to contribute meaningfully to an investigation and enough technical ownership to build solutions that remain useful after the immediate case is resolved.
In this role, you will:
Work directly alongside investigators on complex cases, helping develop leads, analyze evidence, and identify useful technical approaches.
Build and maintain software, data workflows, and internal tools that accelerate investigations of potential high-severity misuse or harm.
Use Python, SQL, and internal data systems to gather, connect, and analyze information relevant to investigative work.
Apply OpenAI’s models to research, search, triage, synthesis, and evidence review in workflows that keep expert investigators informed and in control.
Turn recurring investigative bottlenecks into reliable tools, automation, and product capabilities that support multiple users and cases.
Prototype quickly when a new investigative question arises, then improve reliability, usability, and maintainability as requirements become clearer.
Respect the privacy, permissions, evidence-handling requirements, and operational safeguards that accompany sensitive investigative work.
Collaborate with teams across Applied, Safety Systems, Research, User Operations, and Strategy when their expertise or systems are needed.
Requirements
You might thrive in this role if you have:
Experience building and shipping software, internal tools, data workflows, or operational products.
Comfort working directly with investigators, analysts, or other subject matter experts in ambiguous or consequential situations.
Practical experience with Python, SQL, and structured or unstructured data.
The ability to investigate an unclear problem, follow evidence across systems, and turn what you learn into a practical next step.
Sound judgment about privacy, data access, evidence quality, and the consequences of getting an investigation wrong.
Interest in using AI systems to extend human investigative capability while keeping expert judgment central.
The flexibility to move between coding, analysis, investigative support, and close collaboration with technical and operational partners.
Experience in trust and safety, security, intelligence, investigations, or related domains is helpful but not required.
What we offer
The base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. If the role is non-exempt, overtime pay will be provided consistent with applicable laws. In addition to the salary range listed above, total compensation also includes generous equity, performance-related bonus(es) for eligible employees, and the following benefits.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
401(k) retirement plan with employer match
Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)
Mental health and wellness support
Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
Relocation support for eligible employees
Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends, may also be provided.
More details about our benefits are available to candidates during the hiring process.
This role is at-will and OpenAI reserves the right to modify base pay and other compensation components at any time based on individual performance, team or company results, or market conditions.
