Senior Product Counsel

Legal \- San Francisco **About the Team** OpenAI's Legal team plays a crucial role in furthering OpenAI's mission by tackling innovative, fundamental legal issues in AI. If you're passionate about doing significant and unique work as a technology lawyer, this team is for you. The team comprises professionals from diverse fields, including technology, AI, privacy, IP, corporate, employment, tax law, regulatory, and litigation. **About the Role** As a member of our Product Counsel team, you will advise on a broad range of issues arising from hardware products and technologies, with a focus on software that power them. You’ll work closely with software engineering, product, design, and business teams from development through launch and ongoing support. This is a unique opportunity to engage directly with the forefront of AI legal issues. This role reports to our DGC of Hardware. This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. **In this role, you will:** * Work closely with product and engineering teams, participate in architecture and product reviews, and advise throughout development, launch, and ongoing support. * Support software and firmware licensing, open\-source, compatibility and ongoing device support. * Provide broad product counseling on consumer experiences, user terms, disclosures, marketing claims, consumer protection and regulatory requirements. * Advise and coordinate on product, commercial, IP, privacy, security, competition, and regulatory legal issues so product decisions and external commitments are consistent. * Build practical guidance and review processes, adapt support to changing priorities, and take ownership of emerging issues across teams. **You might thrive in this role if you:** * Have 8\+ years of relevant legal experience, including substantial product counseling for consumer devices, software embedded in hardware, gained in\-house, at a technology\-focused law firm, or both. * Can work with engineers on embedded software and firmware, hardware dependencies, and translate that understanding into practical advice. * Have experience with software licensing and the legal issues that arise when device software, apps, and connected services work together. * Build trusted cross\-functional relationships and explain complex issues clearly, balancing legal risk with product goals and responsible development. * Take ownership and bring an adaptable, collaborative working style: shift priorities, learn unfamiliar issues, and move between strategic advice and hands\-on problem solving while knowing when to involve specialists. * Have a JD and license or qualification to practice in CA. **About OpenAI** OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general\-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core the full spectrum of humanity. We are an equal opportunity employeration, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable lawation technology systems and related data security obligations. To notify OpenAI that you believe this job posting is non\-compliant. No response will be provided to inquiries unrelated to job posting compliance. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology. **Compensation** $330K – $366K \+ Offers Equity The base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factorsance\-related bonus(es) for eligible employees, and the following benefits. * Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts * Pre\-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit) * 401(k) retirement plan with employer match * Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non\-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks) * Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non\-exempt employees * 13\+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law) * Mental health and wellness support * Employer\-paid basic life and disability coverage * Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth * Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible * Relocation support for eligible employees * Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends, may also be provided. More details about our benefits are available to candidates during the hiring process. This role is at\-will and OpenAI reserves the right to modify base pay and other compensation components at any time based on individual performance, team or company results, or market conditions.