Associate General Counsel, Commercial

Meta; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 170,000 - 237,000; Full time

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Benefits

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Commercial Counsel to join the AI Partnerships Legal group. This role supports the full range of commercial work enabling Meta's AI ambitions, including bringing models to market through ecosystems and partnerships.

The candidate will partner with cross‑functional teams to structure and close complex AI licensing and distribution deals. The role emphasizes transactional expertise, independent judgment, and experience with technology agreements, data licensing, and go-to-market

Qualifications

• 5+ years of legal experience in technology transactions, licensing, or partnerships.
• Experience structuring and negotiating complex commercial agreements (cloud, SaaS, platform).
• Ability to operate independently, manage priorities, and drive deals to close with minimal oversight.
• Strong judgment on risk and adaptability to evolving legal landscapes.
• Preferred: AI/ML licensing, distribution, or go-to-market experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary legal partner for distribution of Meta's AI models through CSPs, open source channels, and other go-to-market paths.
• Structure, negotiate, and close distribution agreements to enable broad model availability while protecting Meta's interests.
• Lead or support complex AI-related commercial deals including partnerships, joint development, and enterprise licensing.
• Advise on data licensing for model training and product development, including inbound/outbound rights.
• Provide commercial legal counsel to teams shipping AI-powered consumer experiences across Meta's apps.

Skills

Commercial licensing

Technology transactions

Strategic partnerships

Independent judgment

Close deals

Job description

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:

1. 5+ years of legal experience, with meaningful time spent on technology transactions, commercial licensing, or strategic partnerships
2. Experience structuring and negotiating complex commercial agreements (cloud, SaaS, platform, or similar technology deals)
3. Ability to operate independently, manage competing priorities, and drive deals to close with minimal oversight
4. Strong judgment on risk and comfortable advising where the law is unsettled or evolving

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 Affomne 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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