Senior Commercial Counsel, APAC

OpenAI
Singapore
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 10+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Business judgment","Cross-functional collaboration","Proactive problem-solving","Sound judgment"]

Serve as a commercial legal partner for OpenAI’s APAC business, advising teams across GTM, Partnerships, Procurement, Finance, Product, Government Affairs, Infrastructure, Security, and Engineering. Draft and negotiate high-impact commercial agreements, proactively identify and manage commercial, product, regulatory, and privacy issues, and develop scalable legal strategies. Collaborate with global legal teams to align positions across jurisdictions while supporting responsible growth in a fast-changing environment.

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Senior Commercial Counsel, APAC

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Job Summary

Serve as a commercial legal partner for OpenAI’s APAC business, advising teams across GTM, Partnerships, Procurement, Finance, Product, Government Affairs, Infrastructure, Security, and Engineering. Draft and negotiate high-impact commercial agreements, proactively identify and manage commercial, product, regulatory, and privacy issues, and develop scalable legal strategies. Collaborate with global legal teams to align positions across jurisdictions while supporting responsible growth in a fast-changing environment.
Location: Singapore
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Serve as the legal partner for OpenAI’s business transactions, partnerships, and operations in APAC.
  • •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 scalable processes for handling legal issues that support growth.
  • •Monitor and advise on regulatory and compliance matters affecting AI and technology.

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years of experience across in-house and technology-focused law firm roles.
  • •Strong background drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts.
  • •Ability to operate proactively and independently in an entrepreneurial environment.
  • •Clear communication and business judgment, tailoring advice to enable responsible growth.
  • •Strong ownership, intellectual curiosity, and ability to exercise sound judgment in ambiguous situations.
Experience:10+ yearsTechnology
Skills:CommunicationBusiness judgmentCross-functional collaborationProactive problem-solvingSound judgment

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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