Senior Counsel, Commercial (Infrastructure)

OpenAI
San Francisco
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 297,000 - 330,000 annuallyFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: professionalSkills: ["Autonomy","Communication","Sound judgment","Risk management"]

Drive commercial legal strategy and risk management for OpenAI’s fast-growing infrastructure portfolio. Partner with procurement, supply chain, partnerships, finance, and product teams to structure, negotiate, and manage infrastructure transactions with suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and technology partners. Build scalable contracting frameworks for procurement, licensing, and collaboration while supporting policy and regulatory issues impacting global supply chains, export controls, and manufacturing.

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Senior Counsel, Commercial (Infrastructure)

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Job Summary

Drive commercial legal strategy and risk management for OpenAI’s fast-growing infrastructure portfolio. Partner with procurement, supply chain, partnerships, finance, and product teams to structure, negotiate, and manage infrastructure transactions with suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and technology partners. Build scalable contracting frameworks for procurement, licensing, and collaboration while supporting policy and regulatory issues impacting global supply chains, export controls, and manufacturing.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •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.
  • •Collaborate with finance, operations, and policy/regulatory teams on contract terms, global supply chain issues, export controls, and manufacturing.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 297,000 - 330,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Relocation

Key Requirements

  • •8+ years of legal experience with substantial focus on technology transactions and commercial contracting.
  • •JD and a license or qualification to practice in California.
  • •Experience negotiating complex agreements in the infrastructure domain.
  • •A mix of in-house and top-tier law firm experience.
  • •Ability to operate with autonomy and sound judgment in highly technical, fast-moving environments.
Experience:8+ yearsTechnology transactionsCommercial contractingInfrastructureSupply chainsHardware industries
Education:Professional (JD, MD, etc.)
Skills:AutonomyCommunicationSound judgmentRisk management
Licenses:California license to practice

Company Brief

OpenAI
Develops and deploys advanced generative AI models (including ChatGPT and DALL·E) and AI infrastructure, providing APIs and consumer products to accelerate safe AGI for broad benefit.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2015
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