Security Operations Manager, Paris

About the Team Corporate Security helps protect OpenAI's people, offices, events, and operations through practical and risk-informed security programs. The team partners closely with Workplace, Legal, People/HR, Resilience & Safety, Executive Operations, GSOC, regional leaders, vendors, and building management. About the Role OpenAI is seeking a Paris-based Security Operations Manager to lead corporate and physical security operations for Paris, provide primary support for Brussels, and coordinate regional support for Munich, Zurich, and other European cities as needed. This person will be a trusted security partner for local teams, regional stakeholders, vendors, building management, and global Corporate Security peers. In this role, you will: - Lead day-to-day physical security operations for the Paris office and supporting Brussels operations. - Coordinate regional security support for Munich, Zurich, and other European cities where business activity, events, travel, or executive visits require coverage. - Manage practical security controls, including access management, visitor workflows, vendor coordination, incident response, emergency readiness, and site security documentation. - Partner with Workplace, building management, Legal, People/HR, EHS/Resilience, GSOC, Executive Operations, and local leadership to keep security effective, locally appropriate, and employee-friendly. - Support event and executive visit planning with clear escalation paths, stakeholder alignment, and proportionate risk mitigation. - Improve vendor performance, operational standards, reporting, and remediation tracking. You might thrive in this role if you have: - 8+ years of experience in corporate security, physical security operations, protective services, emergency management, public service, military, law enforcement, or a closely related operational field. - Experience leading physical security operations in a modern office environment, ideally in technology, professional services

Department: Corporate Security; Team: Corporate Security