OpenAI
Counsel, Commercial
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Workplace type
- Hybrid
- Location
- San Francisco
- Published
- Sep 17, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 26, 2026
About this role
ABOUT THE TEAM
OpenAI’s Legal team plays a crucial role in advancing our mission by tackling innovative and fundamental legal issues in AI. The team includes professionals from diverse legal fields – technology, AI, infrastructure, privacy, IP, corporate, employment, tax, regulatory, and litigation – who collaborate closely with colleagues across the company.
If you are passionate about being a technology lawyer working on cutting-edge challenges, you’ll thrive here.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are seeking an experienced commercial attorney to join our commercial legal team. Based in the US, you will help lead commercial legal support for OpenAI’s rapidly growing business, working with teams such as GTM, Partnerships, Procurement, Finance, Product, Infrastructure, and Engineering.
This is a great opportunity to join OpenAI’s commercial legal team, negotiating high-impact agreements and helping to build scalable frameworks for responsible growth.
This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week.
IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL:
- 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.