OpenAI

Senior Counsel, Public Sector

OpenAI$130K — $180K *
Legal & Accounting
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of legal experience
  • In-house legal background at a tech company with government contracts
  • Proven track record in negotiating technology transactions
  • Solid understanding of government procurement regulations, especially FAR
  • Experience with compliance challenges in government contracting
  • Proficient in leveraging AI to enhance legal support processes

Responsibilities

  • Provide legal counsel specifically for OpenAI's government business line
  • Collaborate with legal team experts on AI-related legal matters
  • Utilize AI and automation to improve legal support efficiency
  • Ensure compliance with federal acquisition regulations (FAR)
  • Negotiate and review contracts with government clients
  • Manage bid protests and claims effectively
  • Oversee data privacy and security compliance requirements

Benefits

  • Innovative work environment focused on cutting-edge artificial intelligence
  • Collaborative team culture with access to subject matter experts
  • Opportunity to make an impact in the intersection of technology and government
  • Exposure to diverse legal issues across federal, state, and international markets
  • Chance to be at the forefront of legal practices in a tech-driven landscape
Full Job Description
About the Role

We're seeking a lawyer to support our growing OpenAI for Government business, including compliance and contracting issues related to our government business line. This role will support a wide range of issues relating to the sale of information technology services to governments, including matters related to facilities clearance and security compliance requirements, transactions and contract management, bid protests, contract performance, pre/post strategy, systems building, claims and disputes, compliance management, etc. This person needs to be a do-er who can jump between issues in a broad portfolio.

Role and Responsibilities
  • This counsel will be dedicated to supporting legal issues related to our OpenAI for Government business line, supporting US federal, state and local government, and international sales.
  • Work collaboratively with subject matter experts across the legal team on cutting-edge issue relating to artificial intelligence products.
  • Scale legal support through innovative application of AI tools and other automation mechanisms.
  • Areas of responsibility will include:
    • Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Compliance
    • Contract Review and Negotiation
    • Bid Protests and Claims Management
    • Ethics and Compliance tailored to federal contracting
    • Data Privacy and Security Compliance, including security requirements such as NIST 800-171, CMMC, or FISMA
    • Lobbying and government affairs restrictions
    • False Claims Act (FCA) Risk Management
    • Supply Chain Management and Flow-Down Requirements
    • Audits and Reporting Obligations

Skills & Experience
  • 10+ years experience.
  • In-house experience at a technology company that does significant business with the government.
  • Experience negotiating complex technology transactions with government customers, including federal, state and local, and international customers
  • Broad knowledge of government procurement regimes, including FAR and federal contracting.
  • Experience advising on government contracting compliance issues.
  • Experience scaling legal support through automation, particularly using AI tools.


About OpenAI

OpenAI is an artificial intelligence research laboratory consisting of the for-profit corporation OpenAI LP and its parent company, the non-profit OpenAI Inc. The company was founded in 2015 by a group of technology leaders, including Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, and John Schulman. OpenAI's mission is to develop and promote friendly AI for the betterment of humanity. The company has developed a number of cutting-edge AI technologies, including GPT-3, a language processing system that can generate human-like text. OpenAI has received funding from a number of high-profile investors, including LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and venture capitalist Peter Thiel.
Learn more about OpenAI
Size
100 employees
Industry
Founded
2015

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