Associate General Counsel, Commercial

Meta; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta's AI Partnerships Legal team seeks a Commercial Counsel to support the full range of commercial legal work powering Meta's AI ambitions, with a focus on bringing our models to market across the ecosystem. Lead or support distribution and licensing deals (cloud, SaaS, platform); advise on data licensing; and collaborate with product, BD, policy, and engineering to close high‑impact agreements.

JD and active bar in at least one US jurisdiction, 5+ years of technology transactions experience,

Qualifications

• JD and bar admission in at least one US jurisdiction.
• 5+ years of legal experience in technology transactions, licensing, or partnerships.
• Experience structuring and negotiating complex commercial agreements (cloud, SaaS, platform, or similar).
• Ability to operate independently and drive deals to close with minimal oversight.
• Strong judgment on risk and evolving regulatory landscapes.
• Experience with AI licensing, distribution, or commercialization.

Responsibilities

• Structure, negotiate, and close distribution agreements enabling broad model availability.
• Lead or support complex commercial deals including strategic partnerships and enterprise licensing.
• Advise on data acquisition and licensing for model training and product development.
• Provide commercial counsel to teams building AI-powered consumer experiences across Meta apps.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with BD, product, engineering, policy and legal teams.

Skills

Commercial contract negotiation

Technology transactions

AI licensing

SaaS/cloud licensing

In-house experience

Education

J.D. or equivalent

Tools

Contract management systems

Cloud providers ecosystem familiarity

Job description

About the Role

Meta'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 Team

The 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)

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

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