OpenAI has hired Brian McCarthy from SpaceX as its vice president of worldwide sales, a newly created position and the first major appointment by chief revenue officer Dali Rajic, who joined on Aug. 24. McCarthy joined SpaceX in August through its acquisition of Cursor and previously led enterprise sales teams at Rubrik, ThoughtSpot, AppDyanamics and Qlik. He and Rajic previously worked together at AppDynamics from 2017-2018, when they helped prepare the company for a public listing before Cisco acquired it. McCarthy will help build OpenAI’s sales organization and expand enterprise adoption internationally. The appointment comes as OpenAI’s valuation stands at $852 billion and follows a confidential IPO filing earlier this year targeting a valuation above $1 trillion. Corporate adoption of frontier AI models remains a key competitive and revenue battleground, with market participants watching for new partnerships, funding and leadership comments on valuation and enterprise strategy.