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 from diverse legal fields—technology, AI, infrastructure, privacy, IP, corporate, employment, tax, regulatory, and…
What you'll do
Own legal strategy and risk management for OpenAI’s global energy procurement: and power infrastructure transactions, from initial structuring through execution and ongoing implementation.
Draft, negotiate, and advise on complex power purchase agreements, energy: supply and hedging arrangements, and utility service and special contracts, including related regulatory requirements and approvals.
Structure and negotiate interconnection, transmission, and utility: infrastructure arrangements that align power availability with data center development and operating schedules.
Advise leadership and business leaders on legal and regulatory considerations: as they develop and implement our energy and data center strategy
Support strategic partnerships involving renewable and other carbon-free: generation, energy storage, and on-site or behind-the-meter power solutions for AI infrastructure.
Develop legal and regulatory frameworks for energy procurement, project: development, and collaboration with utilities, independent power producers, and energy developers.
What they're looking for
- Partner with finance and operations teams to align contract terms with: business and compliance requirements, including pricing, delivery and curtailment risk, credit support, and project milestones.
- Collaborate with policy and regulatory colleagues on issues impacting energy: transactions, utility tariffs, grid access, market participation, retail service requirements, and renewable energy attributes.
- Build scalable, efficient contracting processes that support OpenAI’s energy: and infrastructure development at speed while managing legal and regulatory risk.
- Guide outside counsel and coordinate with real estate, construction, tax, and: regulatory counsel on energy transactions and project development.
