The opportunity
OpenAI's Legal team plays a crucial role in furthering OpenAI's mission by tackling innovative, fundamental legal issues in AI. If you're passionate about doing significant and unique work as a technology lawyer, this team is for you.
What you'll do
Serve as a strategic legal partner to teams developing ChatGPT’s business: products, enterprise features, and API offerings.
Advise on product design and launches involving enterprise administration,: data governance, identity and access, connectors and integrations, agentic capabilities, and voice and multimodal experiences in the B2B space.
Counsel teams on deploying frontier AI capabilities responsibly while: balancing customer commitments, safety, security, and privacy.
Support strategic partnerships and distribution arrangements, including cloud: platforms, resellers, and other third-party channels through which customers access OpenAI models.
Partner with Commercial Legal, Privacy, Security, Safety, Product and Product: Policy, and Go-to-Market teams on customer-facing commitments, product terms, launch readiness, and legal and regulatory requirements.
Identify emerging legal and policy issues across OpenAI’s B2B products and: help shape cross-functional strategies for addressing them.
What they're looking for
- Have 8+ years of experience with a mix of in-house or technology-focused law firm roles.
- Have a JD and license or qualification to practice in CA.
- Understand the letter of the law and can approach problems in a practical, principled approach.
- Build cross-functional relationships and communication styles that resonate: with teams to balance risk-taking with responsible development.