The opportunity
OpenAI’s Legal team plays a crucial role in advancing our mission by tackling novel and consequential legal issues in AI. The commercial infrastructure legal team supports the systems and facilities that make advanced AI possible, including compute, first-party silicon,…
What you'll do
Lead commercial legal strategy and risk management for data center development and colocation transactions.
Draft, negotiate, and advise on colocation agreements, construction: agreements, power-related arrangements, and other contracts supporting data center development.
Support first-party projects involving raw land, site and power rights,: design and construction, EPC models, third-party build-to-suit structures, and leasebacks.
Partner cross-functionally with infrastructure, finance, procurement,: operations, and other stakeholders on fast-moving, complex projects.
Manage and collaborate effectively with outside counsel across a high volume of infrastructure matters.
Develop scalable legal playbooks and contracting approaches for a growing portfolio of data center sites.
What they're looking for
- + years of legal experience, primarily in commercial legal roles.
- Deep, hands-on experience drafting, negotiating, and advising on colocation and data center agreements.
- Experience with one or more of the following: first-party data center builds, construction and EPC agreements, power arrangements, raw-land development, build-to-suit projects, or leasebacks.
- A track record leading sophisticated, high-value commercial infrastructure transactions.
