Global Transportation Programs, Senior Manager

# Global Transportation Programs, Senior Manager

OpenAISan Francisco (Hybrid)
Full-time $203,000 – $225,000 / year Upload your resume once and Scout applies for you Apply with Scout Share this job:

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This role owns the strategy and day-to-day performance of employee transportation programs across OpenAI’s global offices. You’ll plan launches in new markets, manage vendors and budgets, and improve services such as shuttles, parking, transit benefits, and micromobility.
* Permanent* Hybrid### Skills and expertise

Global program management

Transportation operations

Vendor management

Budgeting and forecasting

Transportation demand management

Service-level management

Utilization and cost analysis

Employee benefits administration### Key responsibilities
* Own the global transportation expansion roadmap, including market planning, budgets, and service launches.
* Manage transportation vendors and the portfolio of shuttles, parking, transit, micromobility, and commuter benefits.
* Measure reliability, utilization, employee satisfaction, accessibility, and cost to guide program improvements.## How this job compares

Compared with 474 open manager operations jobs on October 10, 2026.Pay:
This job pays $203K to $225K a year. The 199 open manager operations jobs that publish US pay start at $141K on average, so this job starts about 44% higher.

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AI in this role:
Low. The company works with AI, but AI is a small part of this role's daily work. This is a workplace operations role focused on employee transportation, vendors, and service delivery. The posting does not describe regular work with AI models, tools, or products.## Full description

About the Team The Real Estate & Workplace (REW) team creates and operates the workplaces and services that help OpenAI employees do their best work. Within Workplace Experience, Transportation connects our global office network through programs designed around employee needs, local conditions, and operational excellence.

About the Role As Global Transportation Program Sr. Manager, you will own the strategy, expansion, and day-to-day performance of OpenAI’s employee transportation programs. You will make it easier for employees to get to and between our workplaces through reliable, accessible, and cost-effective commuting options.

We’re looking for a builder who has launched and scaled employee transportation programs across countries in a fast-growing organization. You will translate our global workplace expansion plans into a transportation roadmap, establishing the systems, vendor partnerships, and operating practices needed to support new markets and growing offices. You’ll balance global consistency with local needs, creating repeatable approaches that enable local teams to deliver reliable service as the company scales.

Location and work model:
San Francisco, CA based, with required travel up to 10% to our global offices. This role will be in office Monday - Wednesday, with the option to work from home Thursdays and  this role, you will:
• Own a global transportation expansion roadmap aligned with office openings, headcount growth, and changing commute demand. Prioritize investments, forecast capacity and costs, and lead launches from market assessment through operational readiness and ongoing service delivery.
• Manage the global employee transportation portfolio across shuttles, parking, micromobility, transit and commuter benefits, and EV charging. Determine the right service mix for each market based on employee needs, local infrastructure, accessibility, and cost.
• Build a scalable…