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Associate General Counsel, Commercial – Infrastructure

OpenAI · San Francisco

CHECKED 38M AGO

Frontier labremotesenior$381k–$423k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Lead legal strategy for data center development and colocation deals.
  • Negotiate colocation, construction and power agreements for AI infrastructure.
  • Support first-party builds spanning land, power, EPC and build-to-suit projects.

Ideal candidate

Senior infrastructure lawyer with deep data center deal experience who thrives autonomously in fast-paced technical environments and translates complex legal risk into practical business guidance.

Requirements

  • 12+ years of legal experience, primarily in commercial legal roles
  • Deep, hands-on experience drafting and negotiating colocation and data center agreements
  • Experience with first-party builds, construction/EPC, power, or build-to-suit projects
  • Track record leading sophisticated, high-value infrastructure transactions
  • Experience at a hyperscaler, cloud provider, data center developer, or leading law firm
  • Mix of in-house and top-tier law firm experience
  • Ability to operate autonomously in a fast-paced technical environment
  • Strong communication skills translating legal issues into business guidance
  • JD and license or qualification to practice in California

Lab profile

About OpenAI

Builds safe frontier AI models and products like ChatGPT for broad benefit.

What they build

  • ChatGPT
  • OpenAI API
  • Frontier AI models

Known for

  • Frontier-scale distributed ML training
  • Massive GPU fleet and data center operations
  • Exabyte-scale data lakes and streaming
  • AI alignment and safety research

Key facts

  • Operates one of the world's largest GPU fleets
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