Regulatory Operations Analyst, User Safety & Risk Operations

About the Team At OpenAI, our User Operations team safeguards our products and users from legal risk, regulatory non-compliance, fraud, and abuse. The team operates at the intersection of operations, compliance, and user trust, embedded within the broader User Operations organization and collaborating cross-functionally with Legal, Governance Risk & Compliance, Policy and Engineering. We support a global and diverse user base across OpenAI’s suite of product offerings, and developer tools by managing sensitive inbound tickets, regulatory obligations, and escalations. Every user-facing action is grounded in our commitment to legal integrity, ethical practice, and regulatory excellence. About the Role We are seeking an independent, adaptive, and operations-minded Regulatory Operations Analyst to help scale and evolve OpenAI’s global regulatory and compliance operations from San Francisco. This role focuses on complex regulatory operations, including work under the EU Digital Services Act (DSA) and EU AI Act, as well as regulatory inquiries and complaints across the Americas, and Asia-Pacific. You’ll manage sensitive cases independently, exercise sound judgment on escalations, and work closely with Legal Counsel, Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC), and other cross-functional partners. You’ll also bring a working understanding of privacy and intellectual property matters so you can recognize and escalate related issues when needed. Beyond frontline casework, you’ll help shape