Demo Studio Lead

About the Team The Demo Studio translates OpenAI's most advanced capabilities into tangible, high-impact customer experiences. We design and deliver the demos, applications, and environments that help executives and practitioners understand what is possible with AI. Our work sits at the intersection of product, engineering, design, and go-to-market. We operate as a hybrid product studio and live production team, building experiences that are technically credible, narratively compelling, and reliable in high-stakes settings. About the Role We’re looking for a Demo Studio Lead to own the end-to-end demo experience for OpenAI’s major events, launches, and strategic programs. This is a highly cross-functional role focused on translating cutting-edge AI capabilities into clear, compelling, and production-ready experiences. You will own the full demo portfolio for an event or initiative, spanning main-stage moments, breakout experiences, booths, and supporting content. You’ll define the narrative, architect workflows, build high-fidelity demo environments, direct presenters, and ensure flawless execution in live environments. This is not a traditional sales engineering, presentation, or narrowly scoped design role — it requires a combination of product thinking, technical fluency, storytelling, systems design, and operational excellence. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in ambiguity, operates with strong ownership, and is excited about shaping how the world experiences AI firsthand. In this role, you will: Owning the demo portfolio for major events and ensuring a cohesive, high-quality experience across all demo surfaces Designing narrative-driven demos that translate advanced AI capabilities into believable customer workflows Building high-fidelity demo environments, applications, and agent-driven workflows across tools, data, and multimodal interfaces Leading live demo execution, including operational readiness, troubleshooting, and backup systems Directing presenters through rehearsal and iteration to improve clarity, pacing, and delivery Extending demo experiences into booths, experiential activations, and attendee-facing applications Partnering closely with Product, Engineering, Design, Research, Marketing, and GTM teams to align on narrative and execution Contributing to shared demo infrastructure, systems, and best practices that scale across events You might thrive in this role if you: 8+ years in technical product marketing and/or technical success roles Have strong systems thinking and can design end-to-end workflows and experiences Are technically fluent and comfortable working with APIs, AI systems, data, and modern development tools Have experience building demos, prototypes, or customer-facing applications Have strong storytelling instincts and can simplify complex technical concepts into compelling narratives Thrive in high-stakes environments such as launches, conferences, or live executive demos Are highly detail-oriented and care deeply about craft, usability, and quality Operate with a high degree of ownership and autonomy in ambiguous environments Stay calm under pressure and can troubleshoot effectively in real time Workplace & Location This role is based in NYC or San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. Occasional travel will be required. Compensation Range: $284K - $315K USD 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. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. For additional information, please see OpenAI’s Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement . Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law, and qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment consistent with those laws, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, for US-based candidates. For unincorporated Los Angeles County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: protect co