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OpenAIOpenAISan Francisco, CA

Senior Counsel, Corporate (M&A)

Leads M&A, joint ventures, investments, and strategic transactions full lifecycle, including structuring, negotiation, due diligence, and execution. Provides strategic advice to business teams; requires 8+ years transactional experience and CA bar qualification.

297k – 330k/yr
Hybrid8+ YOELegal

About the role

In this role, you will:

  • Lead and support mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, investments, partnerships and other strategic transactions through the full lifecycle, including opportunity assessment, deal structuring, negotiation, due diligence, and execution
  • Draft, review, and negotiate transaction documents, including definitive agreements, letters of intent, and ancillary documents.
  • Provide strategic advice to the corporate development team, senior management and other internal stakeholders regarding transactions and M&A strategy and deal execution.
  • Work collaboratively with multiple cross-functional teams across the company, including on post-transaction and integration matters.
  • Support the corporate legal team on a broad range of corporate matters, including financings, liquidity events, corporate governance and international expansion.

You might thrive in this role if you:

  • Have 8+ years of combined, transactional-focused legal experience with fast-paced technology companies and law firms
  • Have a strong sense of ownership, are inquisitive and enthusiastic about technology, enjoy being continually challenged, and can demonstrate sound judgment in ambiguous situations.
  • Have a JD and license or qualification to practice in CA

Skills

M&AMergers And AcquisitionsJoint VenturesDue DiligenceTransaction DocumentsCorporate GovernanceFinancingsContract NegotiationLegal DraftingStrategic Transactions

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