Counsel, Commercial

The role

You will lead commercial legal support for OpenAI's business by negotiating high-impact agreements. You will provide legal advice to teams including Sales, Partnerships, Finance, Procurement, and Operations.

What you will do

• 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.

Required qualifications

• 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 to diverse audiences.
• Strong sense of ownership, intellectual curiosity, and enthusiasm for technology.
• Can demonstrate sound judgment in ambiguous or fast-changing situations.

About the company

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. The company seeks to safely deploy AI through its products.