Commercial Counsel/Senior Counsel
Perplexity AI · San Francisco · New York City
Applied AIremoteSenior$200k–$290k
At a glance
Highlights
- Own the full commercial legal lifecycle from drafting to close.
- Negotiate partnerships, infrastructure and compute procurement deals.
- Advise on AI-specific issues like use, training and output liability.
What they offer
- Equity
Ideal candidate
Commercially minded attorney with 5+ years negotiating tech deals who partners closely with the business, makes principled risk calls independently, and thrives in fast-paced AI environments.
Requirements
- JD with active U.S. state bar membership in good standing
- 5+ years of law firm and/or in-house experience negotiating complex commercial technology agreements
- Deep familiarity with data privacy and security frameworks and experience negotiating DPAs
- Experience with infrastructure agreements including compute procurement strongly preferred
- Strong business acumen and ability to partner with sales, product, engineering and executive teams
- Clear communicator who translates legal concepts for business and technical audiences
- Hands-on, low-ego, collaborative style comfortable with ambiguity and fast pace
Lab profile
About Perplexity AI
Builds AI search answers and agentic Computer to turn knowledge into action.
What they build
- Perplexity AI answer engine
- Perplexity Computer agentic assistant
- Comet AI browser and desktop apps
Known for
- Agentic AI and agent capabilities
- Applied AI product engineering
- Cross-platform apps across web, mobile and desktop
- Multimodal AI and integrations
Key facts
- Founded in 2022
- Headquartered in San Francisco, California
- Serves millions of users daily
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