Executive Sourcer, Business · OpenAI

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:19:11 GMT
Engineering

OpenAI · San Francisco; Remote - US · $192K – $295K · remote

We are looking for a highly skilled Executive Sourcer who combines exceptional research capability, strategic insight, and relationship-building skills. As an Executive Sourcer, you will play a critical role in driving top-of-funnel strategy, proactive outreach, market mapping, and talent intelligence for our highest-impact non-technical leadership hires.

Key responsibilities include:

Lead research, market mapping, and top-of-funnel strategy across a portfolio of non-technical executive searches

Build and deliver diverse, high-caliber talent pipelines, proactively identifying exceptional leaders through deep market research, outbound outreach, and ongoing relationship development

Partner with Executive Recruiters and hiring leaders to refine role requirements, ideal candidate profiles, and search strategies

Conduct thoughtful first-touch candidate engagement, building trust, assessing interest, and positioning OpenAI's mission and opportunities with clarity

Requirements include:

5–10+ years of sourcing or research experience, ideally in executive search or high-growth tech

Proven ability to run research-heavy, zero→one searches and produce strong, targeted pipelines for senior-level roles

Deep expertise in search strategy, including talent mapping, competitive research, and proactive outreach

Exceptional written communication,able to craft compelling outreach, talent insights, and search briefs

Nice to have:

Experience supporting non-technical (GTM, Operations, Marketing, Finance, etc.) leadership roles

Background at an executive search firm or internal exec recruiting team

Experience engaging candidates at VP, SVP, C-suite, or founder level

Global research experience or exposure to international markets