Commercial Counsel, Hardware

Anthropic
San Francisco
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 335,000 - 385,000 annuallyFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Clear communication","Risk assessment","Problem-solving","Low-ego","Collaboration"]

Negotiate and close high-volume hardware and technology agreements, including embedded firmware and companion software licensing. Serve as a practical legal and risk partner for product, engineering, procurement, and finance teams—structuring complex technology, data, and partnership deals while monitoring hardware-related regulations. Assess trade/export control, sanctions, tariffs, and supply-chain risks, build scalable legal guidance and AI-assisted review tools, and manage outside counsel when needed.

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Anthropic
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Commercial Counsel, Hardware

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Job Summary

Negotiate and close high-volume hardware and technology agreements, including embedded firmware and companion software licensing. Serve as a practical legal and risk partner for product, engineering, procurement, and finance teams—structuring complex technology, data, and partnership deals while monitoring hardware-related regulations. Assess trade/export control, sanctions, tariffs, and supply-chain risks, build scalable legal guidance and AI-assisted review tools, and manage outside counsel when needed.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Negotiate and close a high volume of agreements for hardware and components, including review of embedded firmware and companion software licenses.
  • •Structure and negotiate complex technology, data, and partnership agreements.
  • •Track hardware-related legal and regulatory changes (e.g., product safety rules and restrictions on foreign-made components) and translate impacts for plans.
  • •Identify trade, export control, sanctions, and supply chain concerns in cross-border sourcing and work with national security/compliance teams to resolve them.
  • •Build and maintain self-serve guidance, templates, and AI-assisted review tools to support routine purchases, and manage outside counsel as needed.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 335,000 - 385,000 annually
Perks:Paid LeaveParental Leave

Key Requirements

  • •JD and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar (California preferred).
  • •Hands-on experience buying hardware, firmware, components, and software in high-volume, fast-paced environments.
  • •Deep experience leading complex deals such as technology or data licensing, joint development, or supply partnerships.
  • •Working knowledge of international supply chains and how sourcing risks appear in contracts (lead times, single-source risk, warranties, country of origin).
  • •Working knowledge of trade and regulatory compliance for hardware, including export controls, sanctions, tariffs, and customs.
Experience:In-houseHardwareTechnologyTrade compliance
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Clear communicationRisk assessmentProblem-solvingLow-egoCollaboration
Languages:English

Company Brief

Anthropic
Develops large-scale AI systems and safety research to create reliable, steerable, and interpretable AI assistants and models for commercial and research applications.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series C
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2021
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