Counsel, EmploymentNew$252K–$280K

OpenAI
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The opportunity

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 with expertise spanning technology, AI, privacy, IP, corporate, employment, tax, regulatory, and litigation.

What you'll do

  • Help shape OpenAI’s employment legal approach as the company scales,: developing practical policies, playbooks, and processes that address recurring issues and support sound, timely decisions.

  • Collaborate with senior employment counsel and cross-functional partners on a: broad range of US employment matters, including recruiting and hiring, performance management, employee conduct, leaves of absence, accommodations, and separations.

  • Own designated stakeholder relationships and counseling matters, providing: clear, practical advice and working independently while drawing on the team’s experience and judgment as appropriate.

  • Advise on international employment matters and support the employment aspects: of mergers and acquisitions, including diligence and workforce integration, collaborating with local and specialist counsel as appropriate.

  • Partner on strategic projects and emerging legal questions, including the use: of AI in employment and workplace practices.

  • Translate legal developments and lessons from your work into useful guidance,: training, brown bags, and office hours for stakeholders across the company.

What they're looking for

  • Manage employment disputes, administrative charges, and related matters in: collaboration with colleagues and outside counsel, as appropriate.
  • Draft and negotiate employment documents and agreements, and identify: practical ways to strengthen how the company handles employment matters as it grows.
  • Have 7+ years of relevant employment law experience at a law firm, an: in-house legal team, or a combination of both, with a record of excellent work and increasing responsibility.
  • Have strong knowledge of US employment law, including California law, and: sound judgment in advising on a broad range of workplace matters.