Director, Certifications
OpenAI · Remote (United States) · Go To Market
About this role
OpenAI is hiring a director-level Director, Certifications as a remote position. The posting calls out experience with OpenAI. Compensation is listed at $239,400–$335,000 per year.
- Level
- director
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Remote (United States)
- Work mode
- Remote
- Department
- Go To Market
- Posted
- May 20, 2026
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Job description
from OpenAI careersAbout the Role
OpenAI’s certification initiative is a major strategic program that spans multiple parts of the company. The Director of Certifications will own this initiative as a company-level program across Product, Customer Education, GTM, and Partnerships.
This role is responsible for defining the architecture, operating model, and long-term trajectory of OpenAI’s certification program. You will set vision for how OpenAI certifications are structured, how they integrate with product capabilities, and how the system scales to reach millions of learners while maintaining credibility and rigor. The role requires operating across all of OpenAI to build a coherent certification system that reflects real product capability.
The role reports to the Head of Customer Readiness and works closely with leaders across Product, GTM, and Partnerships.
In this role, you will:
Own the certification initiative as a strategic program
Lead the development of OpenAI’s certification system as a company-wide initiative.
Define the program’s structure, roadmap, and operating model.
Ensure that certifications evolve alongside OpenAI’s rapidly developing products.
Define how AI capability is measured
Develop frameworks for evaluating practical AI capability using OpenAI products.
Ensure certifications measure real workflows and product usage rather than theoretical knowledge.
Translate product capabilities into meaningful certification pathways.