About the RoleAs a member of our AI Product Counsel team, you will advise the teams building and deploying OpenAI's business products, including ChatGPT Business, ChatGPT Enterprise, and our API platform. You will partner closely with Product, Engineering, Safety, Security, Privacy, Strategy, Go-to-Market, and other Legal teams on issues spanning enterprise product development, model launches, customer data protections, administrative controls, strategic partnerships, and the responsible deployment of increasingly capable AI models. This is a unique opportunity to help shape how frontier AI products are built and delivered to businesses.
This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of three days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.
In this role, you will:- 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.
You might thrive in this role if you:- 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.
- Have a strong sense of ownership, are inquisitive and enthusiastic about technology, enjoy being continually challenged, and can demonstrate sound judgment in ambiguous situations.
