Youth Policy Manager

OpenAI

Youth Policy Manager developing policy frameworks for youth's safe experiences with AI at OpenAI. Partnering across teams to enhance product offerings and ensure youth wellbeing.

Posted 7/27/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $210,000 - $290,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Developing and maintaining policy frameworks that govern how OpenAI products are designed, launched, and operated for youth (including the broad spectrum of needs within that bucket), including standards for age-appropriate experiences, access, privacy, learning, wellbeing, content, family involvement, and other youth-related considerations.
Partnering cross-functionally with Product, User Ops, Legal, Safety, Integrity, Research, Communications, and Global Affairs to align on youth needs, risk, product launches, incident response, and external commitments.
Translating policy into practice by creating clear implementation standards, product requirements, enforcement protocols, and escalation paths that engineering, operations, integrity, and trust and safety teams can embed directly into OpenAI’s products and systems.
Identifying opportunities to leverage data, research, expert input, and feedback from young people and families to inform and improve our policy work.

Requirements

What you’ll need

We’re looking for candidates with expertise in youth technology, education, or young people’s experiences with digital products—particularly as these areas relate to AI—who can partner closely with product teams to shape responsible platform policy and experiences.
Have 4+ years of experience in youth technology, trust and safety, policy, research, education/ed tech, child development, or a related field, with exposure to how technology platforms design for and manage risks affecting youth.
Have specific and deep experience with product work, partnering with technical teams to shape responsible and age-appropriate product development.
Possess excellent communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to communicate with product managers, engineers, researchers, policy experts, and executives alike.
Are comfortable with ambiguity and enjoy taking work from zero to one.
Are a creative thinker with an eye for opportunities to use data, research, and user insights to inform policy.
Understand how young people, families, educators, civil society, governments, enterprise customers, and other stakeholders think about youth use of and experiences with AI.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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.