Senior Counsel, AI Product
AI research and deployment company building and deploying frontier AI products, including ChatGPT, Codex, and its API platform.
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About OpenAI
OpenAI’s mission is to ensure artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. It consists of the nonprofit OpenAI Foundation and OpenAI Group, a public benefit corporation governed by the Foundation.
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Candidate Availability
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About the Role
You will be the go-to counsel for teams building frontier AI models and products such as ChatGPT and Codex. You will identify and address product, regulatory, copyright, commerce and privacy risks, develop creative strategies and scalable processes for handling legal issues, and help advance AI legal policy positions. The role is based in San Francisco with a hybrid schedule of three days in office per week, though remote candidates will also be considered.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in in-house or technology-focused law firm roles
- JD and license or qualification to practice in CA
- Practical, principled approach to legal problems
- Cross-functional relationship building and communication skills
- Strong sense of ownership and sound judgment in ambiguity
Responsibilities
- Serve as go-to counsel for teams focused on frontier AI models and products
- Identify and address product, regulatory, copyright, commerce, privacy and other legal risks
- Develop strategies and build processes for scaling solutions that address risk
- Serve as an expert in AI legal matters and help advance AI legal policy positions
Benefits
- Equity
- Performance-related bonus
- Medical, dental and vision insurance with employer HSA contributions
- Pre-tax Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA and commuter accounts
- 401(k) with employer match
- Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks birth parents, 20 weeks non-birthing parents)
- Paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
- Flexible PTO for exempt employees; up to 15 days for non-exempt
- 13+ paid company holidays and company office closures
- Paid sick or safe time
- Mental health and wellness support
- Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
- Annual learning and development stipend
- Daily meals in offices and meal delivery credits
- Relocation support
- Charitable donation matching and wellness stipends
