# Senior Counsel, Public Sector

**Company:** [OpenAI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/openai)
**Location:** Washington, DC
**Role:** Legal
**Salary:** $297k – $330k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Far, Government Contracting, Contract Negotiation, Bid Protests, Fca, Nist 800-171, Cmmc, Fisma, AI Tools, Automation
**Posted:** 2026-05-11

> Provides legal counsel for OpenAI's government business, handling FAR compliance, contract negotiations, bid protests, ethics, data security, and AI-related compliance issues for federal, state, local, and international sales. Requires 10+ years experience in government tech contracting.

## Job Description

## Role and Responsibilities

This counsel will be dedicated to supporting legal issues related to our OpenAI for Government business line, supporting US federal, state and local government, and international sales.

Work collaboratively with subject matter experts across the legal team on cutting-edge issues relating to artificial intelligence products.

Scale legal support through innovative application of AI tools and other automation mechanisms.

Areas of responsibility will include:

- Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Compliance
- Contract Review and Negotiation
- Bid Protests and Claims Management
- Ethics and Compliance tailored to federal contracting
- Data Privacy and Security Compliance, including security requirements such as NIST 800-171, CMMC, or FISMA
- Lobbying and government affairs restrictions
- False Claims Act (FCA) Risk Management
- Supply Chain Management and Flow-Down Requirements
- Audits and Reporting Obligations

## Skills & Experience

- 10+ years experience
- In-house experience at a technology company that does significant business with the government
- Experience negotiating complex technology transactions with government customers, including federal, state and local, and international customers
- Broad knowledge of government procurement regimes, including FAR and federal contracting
- Experience advising on government contracting compliance issues
- Experience scaling legal support through automation, particularly using AI tools

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