Counsel, Commercial
OpenAI
Summary
We are seeking an experienced commercial attorney to join our commercial legal team. Based in the US, you will help lead commercial legal support for OpenAI's rapidly growing business, working with teams such as GTM, Partnerships, Procurement, Finance, Product, Infrastructure, and Engineering.
Job description
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced commercial attorney to join our commercial legal team. Based in the US, you will help lead commercial legal support for OpenAI's rapidly growing business, working with teams such as GTM, Partnerships, Procurement, Finance, Product, Infrastructure, and Engineering.
This is a great opportunity to join OpenAI's commercial legal team, negotiating high-impact agreements and helping to build scalable frameworks for responsible growth.
This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week.
In this role, you will:
- Serve as the legal partner for OpenAI's business transactions, partnerships, and operations.
- Provide practical, business-oriented legal advice to teams including Sales, Partnerships, Finance, Procurement, and Operations.
- Identify and address commercial, product, regulatory, privacy, and other legal issues arising from commercial transactions.
- Develop strategies and processes for handling legal issues in creative and scalable ways that support growth.
- Monitor and advise on regulatory and compliance matters affecting AI and technology.
- Collaborate with colleagues across OpenAI's global legal team to ensure alignment across jurisdictions.
You might thrive in this role if you:
- Have 7+ years of experience across in-house and technology-focused law firm roles.
- Bring a strong background in drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts.
- Are comfortable operating in an entrepreneurial environment, and are proactive and independent.
- Communicate with clarity and business judgment, tailoring advice to enable responsible growth.
- Build cross-functional relationships and adapt communication styles to diverse audiences.
- Have a strong sense of ownership, intellectual curiosity, and enthusiasm for technology.
- Can demonstrate sound judgment in ambiguous or fast-changing situations.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience across in-house and technology-focused law firm roles
- Strong background in drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts
- Comfortable operating in an entrepreneurial environment, proactive and independent
- Communicate with clarity and business judgment
- Build cross-functional relationships and adapt communication styles
- Strong sense of ownership, intellectual curiosity, and enthusiasm for technology
- Sound judgment in ambiguous or fast-changing situations
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Health Savings Accounts
- Pre-tax Health FSA
- Dependent Care FSA
- Commuter Expenses
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Paid Parental Leave
- Paid Medical Leave
- Paid Caregiver Leave
- Flexible PTO
- Paid Company Holidays
- Paid Sick Time
- Mental Health Support
- Life Insurance
- Disability Coverage
- Learning & Development Stipend
- Daily Meals
- Meal Delivery Credits
- Relocation Support
- Charitable Donation Matching
- Wellness Stipends
- Equity
Company overview
OpenAI is an artificial intelligence research laboratory and company based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 2015 by Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, Wojciech Zaremba, and John Schulman, OpenAI initially operated as a non-profit research organization before transitioning to a capped-profit model. The company's mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence (AGI) benefits all of humanity. OpenAI has developed groundbreaking AI technologies including GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) models, DALL-E for image generation, and Codex for programming assistance. Their most notable product, ChatGPT, has revolutionized human-AI interaction and brought large language models to mainstream audiences. OpenAI conducts cutting-edge research in machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, and reinforcement learning, while also developing practical AI applications that are transforming industries worldwide.