Associate General Counsel, AI Partnerships & Licensing

Meta; United States; Remote; USD 200,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Commercial Counsel to join its AI Partnerships Legal group. You will drive complex technology agreements, licensing, and strategic partnerships that power Meta's AI initiatives across the ecosystem.

The role requires negotiating cloud/SaaS deals, independent judgment, and advising on evolving AI/open source frameworks while collaborating with product, partnerships, and engineering teams.

Qualifications

• J.D. and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 5+ years of legal experience in technology transactions, commercial licensing, or strategic partnerships.
• Experience structuring and negotiating complex commercial agreements (cloud, SaaS, platform, or similar tech deals).
• Ability to operate independently, manage competing priorities, and drive deals to close with minimal oversight.
• Strong risk judgment and guidance on unsettled or evolving law.
• Direct experience with AI/ML model licensing, distribution, or commercialization.
• Familiarity with open source licensing frameworks and community dynamics.
• Experience supporting go-to-market strategies for platform or developer ecosystem products.
• Background working with CSPs (AWS, Azure, GCP) on technology distribution or marketplace agreements.
• Prior in-house experience at a technology company operating at scale.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize workflows and drive measurable impact.
• Experience adhering to responsible, ethical AI practices (risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality reviews).
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration).

Skills

Tech transactions

Commercial licensing

Strategic partnerships

Contract negotiation

AI/ML licensing

Open source licensing

Go-to-market strategy

CSP partner experience

In-house experience

Risk assessment

Ethical AI practices

AI tooling familiarity

Education

J.D. and bar membership

Job description

Meta is seeking a Commercial Counsel to join its AI Partnerships Legal group. You will drive complex technology agreements, licensing, and strategic partnerships that power Meta's AI initiatives across the ecosystem.

The role requires negotiating cloud/SaaS deals, independent judgment, and advising on evolving AI/open source frameworks while collaborating with product, partnerships, and engineering teams.