IT Support Specialist
OpenAI · Seattle
About this role
About the Team The IT Services and Support team is responsible for providing seamless, efficient, and reliable IT solutions across the organization. We handle frontline IT support, manage vendor relationships and equipment inventory, and continuously improve our processes and documentation to enhance the overall employee experience. About the Role As an IT Support Specialist, you will be the first point of contact for troubleshooting hardware, software, and network issues. Your responsibilities include resolving incoming support requests, coordinating with vendors for equipment procurement, repairs, and maintenance, and actively participating in process and systems improvement initiatives. We’re looking for people who are customer-focused, technically proficient, and proactive in enhancing IT processes. You should excel at clear communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, have robust expertise in IT systems (with a strong background in macOS, and ideally Windows), and thrive in collaborative, fast-paced environments. This role is based out of our Bellevue, San Francisco, or Mountain View office and requires 5 days in office per week. We offer relocation assistance to new employees. In this role, you will: - Improve Support Systems and Processes: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for improvement, support the creation and maintenance of repeatable workflows (such as onboarding and device imaging), and contribute innovative ideas during IT team meetings. - Collaborate across OpenAI: Work closely with cross-functional teams (Security, Facilities, People Ops, etc.) to ensure seamless employee experiences. Clearly articulate issues, potential solutions, and timelines to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. - Act as Frontline IT Support: Serve as the primary point of contact for troubleshooting hardware, software, and network issues, ensuring prompt and reliable resolution of employee requests. - Manage Vendor
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OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core. OpenAI is dedicated to putting that alignment of interests first - ahead of profit. To achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity. Our investment in diversity, equity, and inclusion is ongoing, executed through a wide range of initiatives, and championed and supported by leadership. At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.
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