Workforce Development & Education Manager, Infrastructure Sites
Remote · Full-time · Remote · Posted Oct 15, 2026
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time
- Workplace
- Remote
- Location
- Remote
About OpenAI
- OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.
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About the role
- OpenAI is seeking a Workforce Development & Education Manager to build local talent pipelines for data center construction, commissioning, and operations.
- This role involves partnering with community colleges, technical schools, and labor unions to develop training programs that connect local residents with career opportunities in infrastructure projects.
Responsibilities
- Build and manage relationships with community colleges, technical schools, universities, and local workforce boards.
- Collaborate with building trades unions and apprenticeship committees to expand training opportunities.
- Partner with infrastructure teams and contractors to identify job requirements, skills gaps, and hiring timelines.
- Develop or adapt curricula and hands-on training programs that reflect employer requirements.
- Support apprenticeships, internships, and other work-based learning opportunities.
- Manage program implementation, including timelines, partner responsibilities, and progress tracking.
- Track participation, credential attainment, job placement, and retention metrics.
- Identify and pursue workforce grants and funding opportunities with partners.
- Represent OpenAI on local workforce advisory councils and in meetings with community stakeholders.
- Manage program operations and administrative tasks for workforce development initiatives.
Requirements
- Seven or more years of experience in workforce development, technical education, apprenticeship programs, or education–industry partnerships.
- Bachelor’s degree in education, instructional design, workforce development, engineering technology, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- Experience developing and delivering technical training programs with employers and education providers.
- Experience working with trade unions, apprenticeship programs, and labor leaders.
- Ability to work with technical experts to translate job requirements into clear learning objectives.
- Experience managing programs with multiple partners, competing priorities, and defined deadlines.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience evaluating program outcomes and using findings to improve delivery.
- Experience operating with ambiguity and building programs from the ground up.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience in data centers, telecommunications, semiconductor manufacturing, or energy industries.
- Familiarity with training and credentials such as OSHA 30-hour, NFPA 70E, Schneider Electric DCCA, BICSI, CompTIA, and EPA Section 608.
- Experience with workforce funding sources like WIOA, apprenticeship grants, and state or community college grants.
- Experience helping local residents enter skilled trades and technical careers through community-based partnerships.
Workplace
- US - Remote
Skills
- Workforce Development
- Technical Education
- Instructional Design
- OSHA 30-hour
- NFPA 70E
- BICSI
- CompTIA
- EPA Section 608
