Reflection AI · 1 month ago
Senior Counsel, Technology Transactions & Partnerships
NYC
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expReflectionAI is on a mission to build open superintelligence and make it accessible to all. As the first dedicated technology transactions and strategic partnerships attorney, you will lead and scale the commercial legal function, designing legal frameworks for the company's go-to-market and partnerships strategy.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
Lead commercial and technology transactions for the company, including strategic partnerships, compute/GPU infrastructure agreements, enterprise and sovereign customer deals, joint development arrangements, revenue-sharing structures, data-licensing arrangements, and other mission-critical vendor relationships
Structure, draft, and negotiate complex, high-impact technology agreements that support model training, deployment, distribution, and commercialization across open-weights and enterprise ecosystems
Partner closely with research, engineering, infrastructure, product, GTM, and leadership teams to design legally sound and scalable deal structures that balance risk, safety, regulatory, and operational considerations
Advise on IP ownership, licensing, and commercialization strategies, including open-weights distribution, derivative works, co-development, and liability-allocation frameworks
Support and advise data, product, and partnerships teams on contract matters involving data rights, provenance, open-source/open-weights licensing, privacy, export-control considerations, and cross-border deployments
Serve as a cross-functional thought partner on enterprise readiness—including SLAs, security requirements, responsible-AI commitments, and safety-aligned contractual provisions
Build scalable internal contracting processes—such as templates, negotiation playbooks, approval workflows, and risk escalation paths—enabling the company to increase velocity and consistency across commercial workstreams while maintaining appropriate controls
Identify and mitigate regulatory, data-handling, export-control, and IP risks across contractual relationships, maintaining strategic awareness of emerging AI-safety frameworks (NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, OECD AI Principles), global AI model governance laws, U.S. export-control rules (EAR/OFAC), and domestic and international privacy regimes
Qualification
Required
J.D. and active bar membership
8–14+ years of experience within the technology transactions practice of a top-tier law firm and/or in-house at a leading technology, cloud, or AI company
Deep experience negotiating complex, bespoke and first-of-their-kind technology transactions, strategic partnerships, and IP-intensive agreements
Demonstrated ability to partner directly with engineering, research, infrastructure, and product teams on fast-moving technical and commercial initiatives
Strong working knowledge of IP licensing, data-licensing concepts, open-source and open-weights frameworks, privacy, and export-control considerations relevant to AI systems
Proven judgment in navigating risk tradeoffs in emerging or ambiguous legal areas
Exceptional drafting, negotiating, and deal-structuring skills, with strong calibration of commercial objectives and risk considerations
Ability to translate complex technical concepts into actionable, business-aligned legal guidance
Strong commercial judgment balancing risk, reputational considerations, regulatory exposure, and business goals
Excellent prioritization instincts and comfort operating in a high-velocity, early-stage environment
Collaborative working style and ability to influence stakeholders across technical and non-technical teams
Preferred
Experience with AI/ML technologies, large-scale compute agreements, and/or open-weights model licensing
Background in sovereign or public-sector technology partnerships and attendant regulatory parameters
Familiarity with responsible-AI, model-governance, safety and security frameworks
Benefits
Top-tier compensation: Salary and equity structured to recognize and retain the best talent globally.
Health & wellness: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
Life & family: Fully paid parental leave for all new parents, including adoptive and surrogate journeys. Financial support for family planning.
Benefits & balance: paid time off when you need it, relocation support, and more perks that optimize your time.
Opportunities to connect with teammates: lunch and dinner are provided daily. We have regular off-sites and team celebrations.
Company
Reflection AI
Frontier open intelligence accessible to all. Our team previously built frontier LLMs at labs like DeepMind, OpenAI, and Anthropic.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase