Executive Business Partner, APAC

About the Team

OpenAI is expanding its presence across the Asia Pacific region under the leadership of our APAC Managing Director, the senior in-region business leader with end-to-end responsibility for OpenAI’s presence in APAC. The MD will build and scale the regional organization, balancing commercial execution, ecosystem development, government and regulatory engagement, and brand leadership across diverse markets. In this role, you’ll support the MD and help the team they are building operate effectively by creating structure, driving coordination, and strengthening operating cadence across countries, stakeholders, and time zones.

Our Executive Business Partners serve as trusted advisors and collaborators to OpenAI's executives and leaders, focused on strong communication and operational excellence across teams. With a focus on elevating the impact and efficiency of leadership, we anticipate needs, streamline processes, and provide comprehensive support to ensure our executives can focus on high-impact initiatives. We play a pivotal role in driving success and achieving key milestones by cultivating strong relationships and leveraging our deep understanding of business objectives. With a commitment to excellence and a proactive approach, we are dedicated to empowering our executives and contributing to the overall growth and success of the company.

Our leadership team reflects OpenAI’s culture and core values and is a mission-driven, kind, and thoughtful group. We take pride in creating a work environment that fosters collaboration, open communication, and authenticity, making OpenAI an excellent place to work for highly accomplished professionals.

About the Role

The Executive Business Partner will be a proactive and adaptable partner to executives, managing complex scheduling, coordinating projects, and optimizing workflows. This role requires independence, task-level ownership, and a deep understanding of OpenAI’s mission to foster AGI that benefits humanity. The ideal candidate is comfortable with ambiguity, rapidly-evolving business priorities, and can drive best practices to help scale exec and team operations.

This role is based in Singapore. We follow a hybrid work model of three days in the office each week.

In this role, you will

• Build strong connections within the immediate team and across other departments, becoming a trusted partner to leaders. This includes an understanding of team dynamics, priorities, and stakeholders, facilitating seamless coordination on high-stakes projects.

• Excel in sharing information clearly and efficiently, adapting communication styles for a broad range of audiences.

• Balance the calendars and priorities of multiple leaders, demonstrating prioritization skills and agility in adapting to shifts in priorities, while maintaining accuracy and meeting deadlines.

• Operate with discretion and independence, proactively optimizing processes and flagging risks, while ensuring sensitive information is handled with care.

You might thrive in this role if you

• 5+ years experience in a cross-functional executive assistant role or similar support function.

• Successfully supported multiple leaders in the past.

• Worked in a hard tech startup or similar environment.

• Experience working across APAC markets and collaborating with U.S.-based HQ teams.

• High cross-cultural EQ and ability to tailor communication styles for diverse stakeholders.

• Strong operational rigor — able to run cadences, track priorities, and maintain alignment across time zones.

• Comfortable supporting complex, rapid travel across international regions.

• Strong communication - being able to tailor a message appropriate to a specific audience (writing an email to a Senator vs. a Customer vs. an Exec)

• Discretion - this role will have exposure to sensitive knowledge so must be rock solid on confidentiality

• Humility/diplomacy - this role has the potential to accrue power in a uniqu