OpenAI · 7 hours ago
Senior Counsel, Litigation & Regulatory
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$330K/yr - $330K/yr
10+ years expOpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. They are seeking an experienced counsel to support regulatory matters and investigations, litigation, and dispute resolution related to their business, working cross-functionally with various teams within the organization.
Agentic AIArtificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSaaS
Responsibilities
Provide legal advice and counsel on a wide range of regulatory matters, including informal inquiries, investigations and enforcement actions in the US and globally
Assist with related regulatory litigation and enforcement matters
Assist with civil litigation (copyright, trademark, IP, open source, privacy, class actions, competition, and other civil issues), especially where issues dovetail with regulatory scrutiny
Assist with discovery and requests for information from regulators and courts
Prepare employees to provide deposition and trial testimony and/or appearances before regulators
Manage dispute resolution for inbound demands, complaints, or regulatory actions
Oversee and choose outside counsel
Assist with proactive/affirmative engagement across litigation and regulatory issues
Assist with strategy on proactive engagement with regulators
Stay current on relevant laws, regulations, and industry trends, and provide updates and legal guidance to company leadership and stakeholders
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather relevant information, assess risk, and develop legal strategies to resolve disputes
Qualification
Required
Have at least 10+ years of combined regulatory investigations and/or litigation experience at innovative technology companies and law firms
Have a strong sense of ownership, are inquisitive and enthusiastic about technology, enjoy being continually challenged, and can demonstrate sound judgment in ambiguous situations
Have a JD and license or qualification to practice in CA
Benefits
Relocation assistance
Company
OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops advanced AI models, including ChatGPT. It is a sub-organization of OpenAI Foundation.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$79BKey Investors
The Walt Disney CompanySoftBankThrive Capital
2025-12-11Corporate Round· $1B
2025-10-02Secondary Market· $6.6B
2025-03-31Series Unknown· $40B
Leadership Team
Fidji Simo
CEO, Applications
Sam Altman
CEO & Co-Founder
Recent News
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