Corporate Security Manager, Global Design & Construction

About the Team

The Corporate Security team is responsible for the security and protection of all OpenAI employees and executives. We are committed to creating and maintaining a secure environment that allows our team members to focus on their work without fear of harm or disruption.

About the Role

We are hiring an LX Corporate Security Manager within CorpSec, Global Operations to lead the end‑to‑end delivery of physical and technical security for OpenAI offices and projects worldwide. This role is the single‑threaded owner for planning, design, build, and handover of security systems across new construction, renovations, and portfolio upgrades. You will drive tight coordination among Design & Construction (D&C), Real Estate Workplace (REW), Global IT (Infrastructure / Networking / Security), and relevant CorpSec verticals, plus external partners (general contractors, subs, architects, and trades).

This is a hands‑on program and project management role that blends technical depth with cross‑functional leadership. Regular on‑site presence at project locations and periodic domestic/international travel are expected.

In this role, you will:

• Lead security planning and design for new builds and remodels; develop the basis of design, device schedules, and design‑review gates (30/60/90/IFC), ensuring alignment to CorpSec standards and regulatory requirements.

• Own cross‑functional coordination among CorpSec, D&C, REW, Global IT, and external partners to ensure security technology is fully integrated with architectural, MEP, and network designs; resolve conflicts early via structured design reviews and RFIs.

• Deliver technical security systems: access control (e.g., proximity, mobile credentials, biometrics), CCTV, intrusion detection, visitor management, intercoms, and command‑center integrations (GSOC) from design through commissioning and handover.

• Oversee vendors and integrators: write/shape RFPs/SOWs, run competitive bids, evaluate proposals, manage contracts, track performance, execute FAT/SAT/UAT, and close punch lists; enforce warranty and support transitions.

• Drive schedule, budget, and quality: maintain the integrated project plan, risk register, and change control; escalate blockers; report status and metrics to leadership; ensure accurate as‑builts, O&M, and training.

• Coordinate network and server prerequisites with Global IT and ensure secure enterprise integrations.

• Standardize and continuously improve: codify best‑in‑class physical security standards and templates (design details, test scripts, acceptance criteria); contribute to multi‑site playbooks and lessons learned.

• Safeguard people, facilities, and assets by ensuring physical and technical controls are appropriate to the threat environment; align with privacy, legal, and compliance guidance.
  

You might thrive in this role if you have:

• 8–12+ years leading multi‑site physical security programs or capital projects across corporate real estate or mission‑critical environments; strong program/project management (you can run the room and the schedule).

• Proven success partnering with D&C/REW/IT and security integrators; adept at working with GCs, subs, architects, and all trades to execute design plans at pace and quality.

• Deep hands‑on experience with enterprise access control, VMS/CCTV, intrusion, visitor management, and command‑center workflows; understanding of device placement, line‑of‑sight, lighting, and analytics.

• Ability to read, mark up, and direct from drawings (CAD/Bluebeam; Revit a plus); comfort reviewing submittals, shop drawings, and one‑lines; familiarity with as‑built documentation practices.

• Working knowledge of relevant codes and standards (e.g., NFPA 72, UL 294, ANSI/BICSI 005/ESS), and how they interact with building systems and life safety.

• Strong vendor management and commercial acumen (RFP/SOW development for high-security environments, TCO, change orders, acceptance/warranty).

• Excellent cross‑functional communication and stakeholder management across technical and non‑technical audiences.

• Commitment to data privacy and safety; experience coordinating with Legal, Compliance, and Privacy is a plus.

• Relevant certifications (PMP, PSP, CPP) are a plus.

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity. 

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.

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