# Associate General Counsel, Commercial

**Company:** [Scale AI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/scale-ai)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA, New York, NY
**Role:** Legal
**Salary:** $265k – $331k/yr
**Experience:** 9+ years
**Skills:** commercial agreements, data licensing, intellectual property, master services agreements, statements of work, partnership agreements, reseller agreements, vendor agreements, dpas, legal risk assessment, AI, autonomous vehicles, Robotics
**Posted:** 2026-07-24

> Associate General Counsel supporting Scale's Physical AI team by negotiating complex commercial agreements with autonomous driving and robotics companies, shaping business and legal strategy, assessing risk, and partnering with sales and leadership to drive revenue growth in AI and robotics. Requires JD, CA Bar, 9+ years experience in commercial agreements, data licensing, and IP.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Draft, review, and negotiate master services agreements, statements of work and order forms with autonomous driving and robotics companies, working closely with our Sales organization to close revenue deals.
- Work directly with leadership to shape the business and legal strategy for this business unit.
- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of other agreements, including partnership, reseller and vendor agreements as well as DPAs.
- Assess legal risk and give the business clear, practical guidance to help the business make informed decisions.
- Provide hands-on legal support to sales, product, and other cross-functional teams.
- Design, implement, and iterate on policies and processes to manage legal and business risk on a global scale.

## Requirements
- JD and a member of the California Bar in good standing.
- At least 9+ years of combined law firm and in-house experience with training in commercial agreements, data licensing, and intellectual property.
- Passion for partnering with Sales and closing revenue deals.
- Experience with drafting and negotiating complex data licensing, services or technology agreements.
- An ability to communicate clearly with business and technical audiences and effectively translate legal concepts for non-lawyers.
- Roll-up-your-sleeves attitude to tackle projects large and small and a collaborative, low-ego approach to working across the organization.
- Deep interest in artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, robotics, and the broader AI landscape.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Experience with legal issues in autonomous vehicles or robotics.
- Product or privacy counseling experience.

## Compensation and Benefits
Compensation packages at Scale for eligible roles include base salary, equity, and benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position and may be inclusive of several career levels at Scale; it will be determined during the interview process based on work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, interview performance, and relevant education or training. Scale employees in eligible roles are also granted equity based compensation, subject to Board of Director approval.

The base salary range for this full-time position in the locations of San Francisco, New York, Seattle is: $264,800—$331,000 USD.

You'll also receive benefits including, but not limited to: comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, a learning and development stipend, and generous PTO. Additionally, this role may be eligible for additional benefits such as a commuter stipend.

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