Associate General Counsel, Commercial

Meta; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; 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.

You will structure and negotiate complex agreements (cloud, SaaS, platform), advise on risk, and partner with product, partnerships, and go-to-market teams to enable deals at scale.

JD required with bar admission; 5+ years in tech transactions; in-house experience a plus.

Qualifications

• J.D. (or equivalent) and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 5+ years of legal experience with 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.
• Experience with AI/ML model licensing, distribution, or commercialization.

Responsibilities

• Support the full range of commercial legal work powering Meta's AI ambitions across the ecosystem.
• Structure and negotiate complex commercial agreements (cloud, SaaS, platform) to enable AI partnerships.
• Advise on risk and compliance, including evolving AI frameworks, and collaborate with product and partnerships teams to close deals.

Skills

Legal negotiation

Technology transactions

Commercial licensing

Strategic partnerships

Independent work

Risk assessment

AI licensing

Open source licensing

Go-to-market strategy

Education

J.D. or equivalent

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.

• 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