Senior Commercial Counsel

Responsibilities

• Expertly draft, review, and negotiate complex technology agreements.
• Collaborate closely with technical, product, sales, finance, and legal team members to establish commercial legal strategies that align with business objectives.
• Design legal structures and operations that make it seamless to sell xAI’s incredible products while appropriately mitigating risks.
• Be a Swiss Army knife: pitch in with precision for anything needed in the legal department, even if it is unfamiliar.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of legal experience–ideally through a combination of experience at innovative technology companies and top-tier law firms.
• In-house experience as commercial counsel preferred.
• Intellectual property and technology transactions experience a strong plus.
• Hungry to learn about the products and use cases xAI customers need.
• Understand the revenue-generation process and tackle legal issues with a practical, commercial-driven approach.
• Strong sense of ownership, genuine curiosity and enthusiasm for technology, a love for being continually challenged, problem solving, and consistent sound judgment when navigating complex and ambiguous situations.
• Strong drive to get things done.
• JD and license or qualification to practice law in California or New York.
• Commitment to being in-office 5 days/week.

Compensation

Annual Salary Range: $240,000 - $285,000 USD

Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at xAI, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.