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’ll be the first point of contact in our helpdesk for hardware, software, and network issues. You’ll resolve incoming support requests, collaborate across teams to improve repeatable workflows such as onboarding and device imaging, and share ideas that make everyday work smoother for everyone.
This role is based in our Seattle office and requires five days per week on site. Relocation assistance is available.
In this role, you will:
Provide frontline helpdesk support: Serve as the primary contact for troubleshooting hardware, software, and network issues, ensuring prompt and reliable resolution of employee requests.
Improve support systems and processes: Work with cross-functional partners to identify opportunities for improvement, help create and maintain repeatable workflows, and contribute ideas during IT team meetings.
Participate in on-call rotation: Join a scheduled helpdesk on-call rotation for priority incidents.
You might thrive in this role if you:
Bring strong technical expertise in macOS (with working knowledge of Windows as a plus), identity and device management (Azure AD, Jamf, Intune), and enterprise collaboration tools such as Google Workspace, Office 365, Slack, and Atlassian products.
Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills, ensuring clarity and professionalism in every interaction.
Are highly driven and motivated, with a proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement.
Show precision and attention to detail in your work, consistently delivering high-quality results.
Possess a customer-first mindset and the ability to clearly explain technical details to diverse audiences.
About OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.
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