Intelligence Systems Analyst

About the Team: The Intelligence and Investigations (I2) team provides intelligence to decision makers across OpenAI and investigates severe misuse of our products. I2’s work saves lives: we disrupt real-world violence, protect children, and prevent catastrophic harms from AI misuse. We also draw on our investigations and in-depth analysis of a wide range of data sources to provide actionable quantitative and qualitative intelligence to OpenAI’s leadership. I2 Engineering works hand in hand with I2’s analysts and investigators risk, and investigate severe misuse with greater speed, depth, and consistency.

About the Role: We are looking for an Intelligence Systems Analyst who wants to work alongside investigators to understand difficult cases, contribute to analysis, and build tools and workflows that help the team do more. As investigators pursue leads, assess risks, and determine what happened, you’ll see where better tools could help and build them. The role combines hands-on software and data work with meaningful participation in investigations. Depending on the problem, you might trace activity across internal systems, write a query or small application, prototype an AI-assisted workflow, improve how evidence is assembled, or turn an investigator’s recurring need into a durable product capability. You will work closely with engineers, analysts, investigators, and other subject matter experts. Success requires enough operational understanding to contribute meaningfully to an investigation and enough technical ownership to build solutions that remain useful after the immediate case is resolved.

In this role, you will: Work directly alongside investigators on complex cases, helping develop leads, analyze evidence, and identify useful technical approaches. Build and maintain software, data workflows, and internal tools that accelerate investigations of potential high-severity misuse or harm. Use Pythonation relevant to investigative work. Apply OpenAI’s models to researched and in control. Turn recurring investigative bottlenecks into reliable tools, automation, and product capabilities that support multiple users and cases. Prototype quickly when a new investigative question arises, then improve reliability, usability, and maintainability as requirements become clearer. Respect the privacy, permissions, evidence-handling requirements, and operational safeguards that accompany sensitive investigative work. Collaborate with teams across Applied, Safety Systems, Research, User Operations, and Strategy when their expertise or systems are needed. You might thrive in this role if you have: Experience building and shipping software, internal tools, data workflows, or operational products. Comfort working directly with investigators, analysts, or other subject matter experts in ambiguous or consequential situations. Practical experience with Python, SQL, and structured or unstructured data. The ability to investigate an unclear problem, follow evidence across systems, and turn what you learn into a practical next step. Sound judgment about privacy, data access, evidence quality, and the consequences of getting an investigation wrong. Interest in using AI systems to extend human investigative capability while keeping expert judgment central. The flexibility to move between coding, analysis, investigative support, and close collaboration with technical and operational partners. Experience in trust and safety, security, intelligence, investigations, or related domains is helpful but not required. 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 the full spectrum of humanity. We are an equal opportunity employeration, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable lawation technology systems and related data security obligations. To notify OpenAI that you believe this job posting is non-compliant. No response will be provided to inquiries unrelated to job posting compliance. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology. Compensation $199K – $288K + Offers Equity The base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factorsance-related bonus(es) for eligible employees, and the following benefits. Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit) 401(k) retirement plan with employer match Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)

Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law) Mental health and wellness support Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible Relocation support for eligible employees Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends, may also be provided. More details about our benefits are available to candidates during the hiring process. This role is at-will and OpenAI reserves the right to modify base pay and other compensation components at any time based on individual performance, team or company results, or market conditions.