Counsel, Corporate

OpenAI's Legal team plays a crucial role in furthering OpenAI's mission by tackling innovative, fundamental legal issues in AI. The team comprises professionals from diverse fields, including technology, AI, privacy, IP, corporate, employment, tax, regulatory, and litigation.

About the role

As a Corporate Counsel, you will support and lead on a broad range of corporate matters, including governance initiatives, capital markets transactions, securities compliance, and other general corporate matters. This role will report to the Associate General Counsel, Corporate and is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week.

Responsibilities

• Advise on a broad range of corporate governance matters, including the company’s governance framework and structure, board and committee meeting preparation, minutes, resolutions, governance charters, organizational documents, and corporate policies.
• Support and drive capital markets and financing activities, including equity and debt transactions, liquidity events, and other strategic transactions.
• Structure, negotiate, and draft transaction documents, and provide strategic counsel throughout all phases of a transaction — from initial structuring and term sheet negotiation through due diligence, execution, and closing.
• Partner closely with cross-functional teams across the company, including Finance, Investor Relations, Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Equity, People, and other Legal teams, to support corporate and strategic initiatives.
• Support securities compliance and disclosure matters in connection with financings, governance initiatives, investor engagement, and other corporate activities, including development and maintenance of related processes and controls.
• Develop and scale legal processes and frameworks for general corporate matters, including subsidiary governance and entity management, international expansion, equity matters, and corporate compliance, in close collaboration with other teams and leveraging AI.

Qualifications

• At least 4+ years of combined legal experience at fast-paced technology companies and technology-focused law firms.
• Experience advising on corporate governance, capital markets transactions, and securities-related matters for late-stage private companies and/or public companies.
• A strong sense of ownership, inquisitiveness, and enthusiasm about technology, with the ability to demonstrate sound judgment in ambiguous situations.
• Humble, thoughtful, and operates at the highest level of integrity.
• Exceptional analytical, communication, organizational, and project management skills, with comfort managing multiple workstreams simultaneously.
• Demonstrated interest in designing and improving legal workflows and processes through the use of AI.
• A JD and license or qualification to practice in CA.

Pay

Compensation Range: $248K - $275K