Associate General Counsel, Infrastructure Technology Transactions

Meta; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 202,000 - 274,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta seeks an experienced technology transactions attorney to join its Technology Transactions and Global Procurement Legal team supporting Meta Compute. You will lead end-to-end negotiations of complex infrastructure agreements for AI compute, networks, and storage, partnering with cross-functional teams to align terms with data center programs.

The role emphasizes strategic advisory, scalable contract playbooks, and leveraging AI workflows to accelerate drafting and risk management while

Qualifications

• 8+ years negotiating and drafting sophisticated technology procurement, services, and related agreements (e.g., semiconductor development, IP licensing, hardware and software development agreements, MSAs, MSAs, SOWs).
• Experience advising cross-functional business teams on legal risk, contract strategy, and deal structuring for large-scale infra/tech transactions.
• Experience independently managing a high-volume portfolio of complex transactions with minimal supervision.
• Ability to deliver practical legal solutions aligned with business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end negotiation and drafting of infrastructure technology agreements, including development, manufacturing, and procurement of hardware components and services from key vendors.
• Serve as a trusted business partner to Meta’s Infrastructure organization, providing strategic and practical legal advice and solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align transaction structures with company-wide requirements.
• Develop and maintain scalable contract frameworks, playbooks, and standard form agreements for recurring infra transaction types.
• Manage and coordinate outside counsel on specialized infra matters, ensuring quality, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.
• Leverage AI-integrated workflows to improve contract review, drafting cycles, and surface risk patterns.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Technology procurement

Strategic advisory

Cross-functional collaboration

AI workflow enablement

Policy risk management

Vendor management

Drafting agreements

Education

J.D. degree

US state bar admission

Job description

Meta seeks an experienced and motivated technology transactions attorney to join its Technology Transactions and Global Procurement Legal team supporting Meta Compute. In this role, you will serve as a strategic legal partner for complex commercial agreements that underpin the development and deployment of Meta's global data center infrastructure at scale, including AI compute, networks, and storage. You will work closely with Infrastructure, sourcing, supply chain, engineering, procurement, accounting and finance teams to structure, negotiate, and close high-value, technically complex transactions that enable Meta's platforms to serve billions of people worldwide. This role offers the exciting opportunity to join a growing legal team and work on emerging issues in AI infrastructure.

Associate General Counsel, Infrastructure Technology Transactions Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end negotiation and drafting of complex infrastructure technology agreements, including the development, manufacturing, and procurement of custom silicon, CPU, memory, and other critical hardware components and services from key ASIC and OEM vendors, resellers, and technology licensing partners
• Serve as a trusted business partner to Meta’s Infrastructure organization, providing strategic and practical legal advice and solutions to internal stakeholder organizations to support transaction strategy, risk allocation, and critical commercial terms
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders across legal, finance, tax, privacy, security, and regulatory teams to align transaction structures with company-wide requirements
• Develop and maintain scalable contract frameworks, playbooks, and standard form agreements for recurring infrastructure transaction types
• Manage and coordinate outside counsel on specialized infrastructure transaction matters, ensuring quality, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness
• Leverage AI-integrated legal workflows to improve contract review efficiency, accelerate drafting cycles, and surface risk patterns across the infrastructure transaction portfolio

Minimum Qualifications:

• J.D. degree (or foreign equivalent) and membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar
• 8+ years of experience as a practicing attorney negotiating and drafting sophisticated technology procurement, services, and related agreements (e.g., semiconductor development, IP licensing, hardware and software development agreements, master purchase agreements, master service agreements, statements of work) either in-house and/or at a global law firm
• Experience advising cross-functional business teams on legal risk, contract strategy, and deal structuring for large-scale infrastructure or technology transactions
• Experience independently managing a high-volume portfolio of complex transactions with minimal supervision, delivering practical legal solutions aligned with business objectives

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven organizational skills, experience in managing multiple projects at once, following through, and meeting deadlines
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Knowledge of technical hardware development and manufacturing, including semiconductor design
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• In-house experience providing counsel to technology companies in the data center, cloud, semiconductor, hardware, networking, or foundry spaces
• Proven communication skills, experience providing clear, concise, and practical guidance
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Experience drafting custom agreements from scratch (i.e., not from existing templates)

About Meta:

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

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Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at [e-mail].

$202,000/year to $274,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.