# Senior Counsel, Commercial

**Company:** [OpenAI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/openai)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Legal
**Salary:** $248k – $330k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** Commercial Contracts, Contract Negotiation, Business Transactions, Regulatory Compliance, Privacy Law, Technology Law, Partnerships, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Risk Management
**Posted:** 2026-05-20

> Senior commercial attorney providing legal support for OpenAI's business transactions, partnerships, and operations. Requires 7+ years of in-house and tech law firm experience with strong commercial contracting skills.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Serve as the legal partner for OpenAI’s business transactions, partnerships, and operations.
- Provide practical, business-oriented legal advice to teams including Sales, Partnerships, Finance, Procurement, and Operations.
- Identify and address commercial, product, regulatory, privacy, and other legal issues arising from commercial transactions.
- Develop strategies and processes for handling legal issues in creative and scalable ways that support growth.
- Monitor and advise on regulatory and compliance matters affecting AI and technology.
- Collaborate with colleagues across OpenAI’s global legal team to ensure alignment across jurisdictions.

## Requirements
- 7+ years of experience across in-house and technology-focused law firm roles.
- Strong background in drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts.
- Comfortable operating in an entrepreneurial environment; proactive and independent.
- Communicate with clarity and business judgment, tailoring advice to enable responsible growth.
- Build cross-functional relationships and adapt communication styles to diverse audiences.
- Strong sense of ownership, intellectual curiosity, and enthusiasm for technology.
- Sound judgment in ambiguous or fast-changing situations.

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