Associate General Counsel, Commercial

Meta; Atlanta (GA); Sur place; USD 170 000 - 237 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Meta is seeking a Commercial Counsel to join the AI Partnerships Legal group in the United States. You will support a full range of commercial work powering Meta's AI ambitions, focusing on bringing models to market across ecosystems.

The role is within the AI Partnerships Legal team, which handles frontier model partnerships, data licensing, ecosystem distribution, and product integrations. Collaboration with BD, product, and policy is essential.

Qualifications

• J.D. (or equivalent) and active U.S. bar membership
• 5+ years of legal experience in technology transactions, commercial licensing, or partnerships
• Experience structuring and negotiating complex cloud/SaaS/tech deals
• Ability to operate independently and drive deals to close with minimal oversight
• Strong judgment on risk and advising where the law is evolving

Responsabilités

• Serve as the primary legal partner for distributing Meta's AI models through CSPs, open source channels, and other go-to-market pathways.
• Structure, negotiate, and close distribution agreements to enable broad model availability while protecting Meta's interests.
• Lead or support complex AI commercial transactions, partnerships, and enterprise licensing.
• Advise on data licensing for model training and product development.
• Provide commercial legal counsel to teams building AI-powered consumer experiences across Meta apps.
• Collaborate with BD, product, engineering, policy, and other legal teams to enable fast moving commercial activity.

Connaissances

Commercial transactions

Negotiation

Independent work

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic partnerships

Formation

J.D. (or equivalent) with U.S. bar

Description du poste

Summary

About the RoleMeta's Legal team is looking for a Commercial Counsel to join our AI Partnerships Legal group. This role will support the full range of commercial legal work powering Meta's AI ambitions — with a particular focus on bringing our models to market across the broader ecosystem.About the TeamThe AI Partnerships Legal team supports Meta's most commercially significant AI relationships — from frontier model partnerships and data licensing to ecosystem distribution and product integrations. The work is fast-paced, high-visibility, and directly tied to Meta's AI strategy.

Required Skills

Associate General Counsel, Commercial Responsibilities:

1. Model Distribution & Ecosystem Launch: Serve as the primary legal partner for efforts to distribute Meta's AI models through cloud service providers (CSPs), open source channels, and other go-to-market pathways.

2. Structure, negotiate, and close distribution agreements that enable broad model availability while protecting Meta's interests.

3. Large-Scale AI Commercial Transactions: Lead or support complex commercial deals involving AI technology — including strategic partnerships, joint development arrangements, and enterprise licensing.

4. Data Licensing: Advise on data acquisition and licensing transactions that fuel model training and product development, including negotiating inbound and outbound data rights.

5. Consumer Product Support: Provide commercial legal counsel to teams building and shipping AI-powered consumer experiences across Meta's family of apps.

6. Cross-Functional Partnership: Work closely with business development, product, engineering, policy, and other legal teams to enable fast-moving commercial activity in a rapidly evolving space.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

1. J.D. (or equivalent) and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction

2. 5+ years of legal experience, with meaningful time spent on technology transactions, commercial licensing, or strategic partnerships

3. Experience structuring and negotiating complex commercial agreements (cloud, SaaS, platform, or similar technology deals)

4. Ability to operate independently, manage competing priorities, and drive deals to close with minimal oversight

5. Strong judgment on risk and comfortable advising where the law is unsettled or evolving

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Direct experience with AI/ML model licensing, distribution, or commercialization

2. Familiarity with open source licensing frameworks and community dynamics

3. Experience supporting go-to-market strategies for platform or developer ecosystem products

4. Background working with CSPs (AWS, Azure, GCP) on technology distribution or marketplace agreements

5. Prior in-house experience at a technology company operating at scale

6. Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)

7. Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)

8. Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

Public Compensation

$170,000/year to $237,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry

Internet

Equal Opportunity

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

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