Senior Counsel, AI Product (Enterprise/API)

Location: San Francisco, CA, United States; hybrid work model with three days in the office per week

Salary: $330K–$366K plus equity

Company

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company developing general-purpose AI systems and products with a focus on safe, human-centered deployment.

What you will do

• Act as a strategic legal partner to teams developing ChatGPT Business, ChatGPT Enterprise, enterprise features, and API offerings.
• Advise on product design and launches involving enterprise administration, data governance, identity and access, connectors, integrations, agentic capabilities, and voice and multimodal experiences in the B2B space.
• Counsel teams on responsible deployment of frontier AI capabilities while balancing customer commitments, safety, security, and privacy.
• Support strategic partnerships and distribution arrangements involving cloud platforms, resellers, and other third-party channels.
• Partner with Commercial Legal, Privacy, Security, Safety, Product, Product Policy, and Go-to-Market teams on customer commitments, product terms, launch readiness, and legal and regulatory requirements.
• Identify emerging legal and policy issues across B2B products and help develop cross-functional strategies.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience combining in-house and/or technology-focused law firm roles.
• JD and license or qualification to practice in California.
• Strong understanding of legal requirements with a practical and principled approach to problem-solving.
• Ability to build cross-functional relationships and communicate effectively with technology and business teams.
• Sound judgment in ambiguous situations, strong ownership, curiosity, enthusiasm for technology, and ability to work through continual challenge.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement with three office days per week in San Francisco.
• Relocation assistance is available to new employees.
• Work alongside Legal, Product, Engineering, Safety, Security, Privacy, Strategy, and Go-to-Market teams.
• Equity is included in the compensation package.
• OpenAI is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities.