Associate General Counsel, Commercial – Infrastructure
OpenAI · San Francisco
CHECKED 38M AGO
Frontier labremotesenior$381k–$423k
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