About this role
OpenAI has a vacancy for the role of Research Program Manager, Data Acquisition in San Francisco. This is a full-time position. The listing was posted on Jun 5, 2026. PakkiNaukri collects this listing from the employer's own posting and re-checks it — the employer's full description and the application itself are on the original listing, linked from this page.
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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 Research Program Manager (RPM), 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 RPMs 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 opportunities - balancing research value, feasibility, quality, and responsible execution.