About the Team
The APAC team is responsible for bringing OpenAI’s mission, products, and partnerships to life across one of the company’s most strategically important regions. As we scale our presence across Asia-Pacific, we are building a regional operating model that enables robust local execution, consistent global alignment, and long-term impact across businesses, products, markets, and functions.
About the Role
We are looking for a Strategy & Operations Lead to lead and scale operational excellence across India. Reporting to the General Manager, India, this leader will work hand in hand with the GM to translate global strategy into regional execution, ensure operating discipline across markets and functions, and help the business scale with consistency, speed, and rigor.
This person will act as a key bridge between global leadership and regional teams, bringing clarity to priorities, building scalable operating systems, and ensuring the region is set up to deliver against ambitious business goals while keeping the long-term opportunity in mind.
This role is based in Bangalore,



India and we use a hybrid model of 3 days in office.
In this role, you will:
Define and implement the India operating strategy in alignment with APAC & global objectives and regional priorities.
Drive execution across key markets, ensuring consistency while adapting to local needs, regulations, and market dynamics.
Partner with global leadership to prioritize initiatives, allocate resources, and ensure strong execution in-region.
Establish KPIs, reporting frameworks, and operating cadences to track performance and inform decision-making.
Build and optimize scalable processes across business lines, including consumer, product, partnerships, and other key functions.
Identify operational gaps and inefficiencies, and implementing continuous improvement initiatives.
Support market entry strategies and operational readiness for India
Enable strategic partnerships through strong operational fram

📌 Strategy & Operations Lead - India
🏢 OpenAI
📍 India