Associate General Counsel, Infrastructure Technology Transactions

Meta; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 290,000; 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 structure, negotiate, and close high-value agreements for AI compute, networks, and storage that underpin global data center infrastructure.

You will work with Infrastructure, sourcing, engineering, procurement, accounting, and finance teams to deliver practical legal solutions while advancing responsible AI practices and staying

Qualifications

• J.D. degree (or foreign equivalent) and membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
• 8+ years of experience 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).
• 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.
• Proven organizational skills, experience managing multiple projects, meeting deadlines.
• Ongoing AI skill development (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 responsible, ethical AI practices (risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews).
• In-house experience providing counsel to technology companies in data center, cloud, semiconductor, hardware, networking, or foundry spaces.
• Proven communication skills, ability to provide clear, concise guidance.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize workflows and drive measurable impact.
• Experience drafting custom agreements from scratch (not from templates).

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic legal partner for complex commercial agreements underpinning Meta's data center infrastructure at scale.
• Structure, negotiate, and close high-value, technically complex transactions enabling AI compute, networks, and storage.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure, sourcing, supply chain, engineering, procurement, accounting and finance teams on risk, deal strategy, and execution.
• Provide counsel aligned with business objectives across global initiatives in data center, cloud, hardware, and semiconductor spaces.

Skills

8+ years experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Deal structuring

High-volume portfolio

AI tools integration

Hardware/semiconductor knowledge

In-house experience

Clear communication

Drafting custom agreements

Education

J.D. degree or foreign equivalent

Bar admission in at least one U.S. state

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.

• 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
• 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)