Technical Program Manager, Data Acquisition

OpenAI

📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Full time Computer Occupations Posted June 10, 2026

Job Description

About the Team
OpenAI's Research Data Team exists to accelerate the evaluation, safety and capabilities of our models and products. Made up of technical operators and software engineers, we design the methods in which we acquire and create data.

About the Role
As a Technical Program Manager (TPM), Data Acquisition, you will partner with research, engineering, and operations to design and implement pragmatic solutions for acquiring data. You will be a key interface between our research roadmap and external data offerings.

This role is based in our San Francisco HQ and will be part of a team of TPMs pushing the frontier of data acquisition.

In this role, you will:

  • Partner deeply with research: Work with researchers to scope data needs, define success criteria, and translate priorities into clear execution plans.

  • Shape the data acquisition pipeline: Identify, evaluate, and advance high impact data opp...