LATAM Public Policy Associate

Job description

About the Team OpenAI’s mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. Achieving this goal requires deep engagement with policymakers, regulators, institutions, and communities shaping the future of AI. The Global Affairs team builds authentic, collaborative relationships with public officials and the broader AI policymaking community to ensure that external perspectives inform our work and that policy frameworks support the safe and beneficial development of AI. We work closely with research, product, policy, legal, communications, and go-to-market teams to anticipate emerging issues, shape responsible policy outcomes, and advance OpenAI’s mission around the world. About the Role OpenAI is seeking a Latam Public Policy Associate to support its public policy work in Brazil and help coordinate regional initiatives across Latin America. This individual contributor role reports to Nicolas Andrade. Brazil will remain the role’s primary focus, building on ongoing policy research, stakeholder engagement, and program delivery. The role will also provide program management and general support on regional policy issues, working with the Head of LATAM Public Policy and colleagues across OpenAI. Regional assignments will be agreed with Nicolas Andrade. In this role, you will: Monitor legislative, regulatory, and political developments relevant to OpenAI in Brazil, and prepare concise updates on their implications for the team. Draft policy research, briefing notes, talking points, presentations, and correspondence for internal discussions and external engagements. Support Brazil stakeholder engagement with government, regulators, civil society, academia, and industry, including meeting preparation, stakeholder mapping, and follow-up. Coordinate selected public policy programs and initiatives across Latin America, maintaining workplans, owners, milestones, deadlines, and action items. Provide research and general support on regional policy questions, consolidating country-team input and preparing comparative summaries and briefing materials. Support events, roundtables, executive visits, partnerships, and educational initiatives, including logistics, materials, stakeholder coordination, and follow-up. Work with policy, legal, communications, partnerships, and other relevant teams to obtain input, track reviews, and keep agreed activ…