OpenAI

Senior Counsel, Commercial (Infrastructure)

Hybrid

Part remote, part office, you need to live within commuting distance of a named location.

Hybrid · San Francisco

Employer listed it 2 months ago · Added 2 weeks ago

Listed for 69 days before it closed.

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Salary

$330k to $366k per year

Location

Hybrid · San Francisco

Timezone

Not stated

Contract

Full-time

Experience

Senior

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Remote flexibility

Hybrid

This role is only partly remote, the employer expects time in the office around San Francisco, Hybrid, so you need to live within commuting distance.

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“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.”

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About the role

About the Team

OpenAI’s Legal team plays a crucial role in advancing our mission by tackling innovative and fundamental legal issues in AI. The team includes professionals from diverse legal fields—technology, AI, infrastructure, privacy, IP, corporate, employment, tax, regulatory, and litigation—who collaborate closely with colleagues across the company.

If you are passionate about being a technology lawyer working on cutting-edge challenges, you’ll thrive here.

About the Role

We’re seeking a senior lawyer to participate in commercial legal strategy and execution across OpenAI’s fast-growing infrastructure portfolio. This is a cross-functional role that will partner closely with procurement, supply chain, partnerships, finance, and product teams to structure, negotiate, and manage the transactions that will support OpenAI’s long-term infrastructure ambitions.

We’re looking for an experienced infrastructure transactions lawyer who thrives in ambiguity and wants to help define the commercial playbook for infrastructure efforts in the AI era. This role reports to the Associate General Counsel for infrastructure.

This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3-days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.

In this role, you will:

Own commercial legal strategy and risk management for OpenAI infrastructure transactions.

Draft, negotiate, and advise on complex agreements with infrastructure suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and technology partners.

Support strategic partnerships involving AI infrastructure and hardware supply chains.

Develop frameworks for procurement, licensing, and collaboration across the infrastructure ecosystem.

Partner with finance and operations teams to align contract terms with business and compliance requirements.

Collaborate with policy and regulatory colleagues on issues impacting global supply chains, export controls, and manufacturing.

Build scalable, efficient contracting processes that support OpenAI’s infrastructure development at speed while managing risk.

You might thrive in this role if you:

Have 8+ years of legal experience, with substantial focus on technology transactions and commercial contracting.

Have a JD and license or qualification to practice in CA.

A mix of in-house and top-tier law firm experience.

Expertise negotiating agreements in the infrastructure domain.

Familiarity with global supply chains, infrastructure projects for both buying and building, and manufacturing transactions.

Demonstrated ability to operate with autonomy and sound judgment in highly technical and fast-moving environments.

Exceptional communication skills, with an ability to distill complexity into actionable, business-aligned guidance.

Experience advising on cross-border deals and global regulatory frameworks.

Requirements

·A mix of in-house and top-tier law firm experience.
·Expertise negotiating agreements in the infrastructure domain.
·Familiarity with global supply chains, infrastructure projects for both buying and building, and manufacturing transactions.
·Demonstrated ability to operate with autonomy and sound judgment in highly technical and fast-moving environments.
·Exceptional communication skills, with an ability to distill complexity into actionable, business-aligned guidance.