OpenAI
Quiet monthAmong 2,500 cached profiles observed, OpenAI recorded two departures and zero new hires over the past 90 days — a Member of Technical Staff and a Head of Transformation both exited, while two internal promotions elevated leaders in technical programs and education. The organization remains operations- and engineering-heavy (292 and 280 respectively in the observed set), with no visible surge in any one function. The pattern suggests deliberate restraint or a shift in hiring tempo, rather than aggressive scaling.
- flat
- Net headcount · 90d
- +0
- New hires · 90d
- 0
- none
- Departures · 90d
- 0
- quiet
- Leadership moves · 90d
- 0
Figures cover the 2,500 OpenAI employees Inkling watches — a slice of a company of roughly 9,434, not company-wide totals.
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Hiring pace
New hires per month among the 2,500 employees we watch, last 12 months. 446 total hires.
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Notable moves
Hires, exits and promotions over the last 90 days — by role and function.
No major moves detected in the last 90 days — sometimes the signal is that there's no signal.
Where they're growing
Net change by function, last 90 days.
No notable function shifts in this window.
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