About this role
OpenAI has a vacancy for the role of Counsel, Commercial in San Francisco. This is a full-time position. The listing was posted on Sep 17, 2026. PakkiNaukri collects this listing from the employer's own posting and re-checks it — the employer's full description and the application itself are on the original listing, linked from this page.
From the employer's listing (short excerpt)
ABOUT THE TEAM
OpenAI’s Legal team plays a crucial role in advancing our mission by tackling innovative and fundamental legal issues in AI. The team includes professionals from diverse legal fields – technology, AI, infrastructure, privacy, IP, corporate, employment, tax, regulatory, and litigation – who collaborate closely with colleagues across the company.
If you are passionate about being a technology lawyer working on cutting-edge challenges, you’ll thrive here.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are seeking an experienced commercial attorney to join our commercial legal team. Based in the US, you will help lead commercial legal support for OpenAI’s rapidly growing business, working with teams such as GTM, Partnerships, Procurement, Finance, Product, Infrastructure, and Engineering.
This is a great opportunity to join OpenAI’s commercial legal team, negotiating high-impact agreements and helping to build scalable frameworks for responsible growth.
This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week.
IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL:
- Serve as the legal partner for OpenAI’s business transactions, partnerships, and operations.