Associate General Counsel, Monetization Partnerships - Commerce

Meta; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking an experienced legal professional to support Monetization Partnerships and Business Development. The role focuses on complex technology transactions, strategic partnerships, and scalable deal execution across Commerce and Meta Business Agent products.

The successful candidate will provide strategic legal advice, draft and close technology deals, and collaborate with product, engineering, privacy, and policy teams to address novel issues in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of technology transactions experience at or for technology companies.
• Draft, negotiate and manage complex technology deals (licensing, product development, platform integrations).
• Advising on business development initiatives and strategic commercial deals.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic legal advice and day-to-day support to internal stakeholders.
• Draft, negotiate, manage, and close complex product and commercial transactions.
• Lead and support 0→1 strategic partnerships from inception through launch.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Privacy, Policy, and other Legal teams to resolve issues.
• Build scalable processes, templates, and playbooks for partnerships.

Skills

Tech transactions

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic advisory

Clear written memos

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

US Bar admission

Job description

Meta is seeking a talented, highly motivated team player to join its Monetization Partnerships Legal team. In this role, you will support a wide range of commercial and technology transactions across Meta's Commerce and Meta Business Agent products and services. You will serve as a key legal partner to the Monetization Partnerships and Business Development teams, advising on new business development initiatives, platform integrations, enterprise partnerships, and strategic commercial deals. You will also counsel business teams on legal risk, business strategy, and other issues arising in commercial transactions and day-to-day operations. This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing legal team and work on cutting-edge issues in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. The specific areas of focus and responsibilities will evolve alongside company priorities, emerging legal issues, and the changing regulatory and competitive landscape.

Provide strategic legal advice and day-to-day support to internal stakeholders, including developing comprehensive, long-term approaches to key partner relationships and to the commercial aspects of our products and programs

Draft, negotiate, manage, and close complex product and commercial transactions, including bespoke technology integrations

Lead and support 0→1 strategic partnerships, enabling new products and features from inception through launch

Partner with cross-functional teams — including Product, Engineering, Privacy, Policy, and other Legal teams — to identify and resolve novel legal and regulatory issues

Administer and resolve legal issues and contract interpretation matters arising in existing commercial relationships

Build scalable processes, templates, and playbooks for evaluating and executing sophisticated partnership opportunities

Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent law degree from an accredited institution

Active membership in at least one U.S. state bar

8+ years of relevant technology transactions experience at or for technology companies (in-house and/or at a global law firm)

Experience drafting, negotiating, and managing technology deals (e.g., technology licensing, product development, platform integrations) in support of business development and sales teams

Experience managing numerous projects and deals simultaneously under tight deadlines

Experience working effectively and collaboratively across functions, exercising sound business judgment, and driving toward solutions

Experience communicating complex legal and business concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including through written memos, contract summaries, and executive briefings

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

Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)

Experience setting priorities and building execution plans in ambiguous or undefined problem spaces, balancing competing deadlines and stakeholder needs

In-house experience supporting business development teams, product partnerships, advanced product teams, or 0→1 product launches

Experience with commerce products and AI agents, and familiarity with the associated regulatory landscape

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

Track record of leading complex, first-of-a-kind transactions involving novel deal structures