Corporate Counsel

Emerald AI; Boston, San Francisco, Washington (MA, CA, District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay + equity

Comprehensive benefits

Flexible location

Supported by leading investors

Job summary

Emerald AI is seeking a Corporate Counsel to support a broad range of legal matters across the company. You will partner with business, product, engineering, and leadership to provide practical guidance that enables day-to-day operations while moving the company quickly and responsibly.

You will advise on commercial agreements, product and regulatory decisions, and help build scalable legal processes, templates, and systems to support growth across the organization.

Qualifications

• JD and active bar membership in at least one jurisdiction.
• 3+ years of legal experience (law firm or in-house).
• Strong foundation in commercial contracts and general corporate matters.
• Experience working cross-functionally with business and technical teams.
• Ability to balance legal risk with practical business outcomes.
• Preferred: experience with technology/AI companies; GDPR/CCPA familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate customer, vendor, and partnership agreements.
• Develop templates and playbooks to streamline contracting and transactional activities.
• Advise on product, data usage, privacy, and IP-related matters.
• Partner with engineering, commercial, and product teams to identify and manage legal risks.
• Stay up to date on regulatory frameworks (data privacy, AI governance).
• Assist with corporate governance, entity management, and internal policies.
• Help build internal legal processes that improve speed and consistency.
• Report to Head of Legal and Policy.

Skills

Commercial contracts

Corporate matters

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk management

Regulatory awareness

Education

JD

Bar admission

Job description

About Emerald AI

We’re at a pivotal moment for AI and energy. Demand for compute is skyrocketing, but power constraints are becoming a critical bottleneck. Emerald AI sits at the intersection of these two worlds, enabling AI data centers to scale without overwhelming the grid.

Our Emerald Conductor software platform makes data centers flexible and responsive, allowing them to adjust power usage dynamically. This unlocks massive AI growth without major new infrastructure, while also strengthening the grid and supporting the expansion of renewable energy.

We’re a team of experts across AI, cloud, software, and energy—on a mission to scale AI sustainably. We’re backed by leading investors and partners including Radical Ventures and NVIDIA.

Learn more about our vision, team, and backers at https://www.emeraldai.co/.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Corporate Counsel to support a broad range of legal matters across the company, partnering closely with teams across business, product, engineering, and leadership. You’ll play a key role in enabling day‑to‑day operational activities—providing timely, practical legal guidance while helping the company move quickly and responsibly.

This is a highly cross-functional role where you’ll be embedded in the business, not operating as a back‑office function. You’ll advise on commercial agreements, support product and regulatory decisions, and contribute to corporate and strategic initiatives. At the same time, you’ll help build the foundational processes, templates, and systems that allow legal to scale alongside the company.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate customer, vendor, and partnership agreements
• Develop templates and playbooks to streamline contracting and transactional activities
• Advise on product, data usage, privacy, and IP‑related matters
• Partner with engineering, commercial, and product teams to identify and manage legal risks
• Stay up to date on relevant regulatory frameworks (e.g., data privacy, AI governance, industry‑specific rules)
• Assist with corporate governance, entity management, and internal policies
• Help build internal legal processes that improve speed and consistency
• Report to Head of Legal and Policy

Minimum requirements

• JD and active bar membership in at least one jurisdiction
• 3+ years of legal experience (law firm or in‑house)
• Strong foundation in commercial contracts and general corporate matters
• Experience working cross‑functionally with business and technical teams
• Ability to balance legal risk with practical business outcomes

Preferred requirements

• Experience with technology, AI/ML, or infrastructure‑related companies
• Familiarity with data privacy (e.g., GDPR, CCPA)
• Exposure to regulated industries (e.g., energy)

What We Offer

• Make an impact. Solve the AI power bottleneck and shape how data centers scale sustainably.
• Join a world‑class team of AI, cloud, software, and energy experts in a collaborative, low‑ego environment.
• Build from 0→1. Influence strategy, GTM, org design, and customer/investor engagement from day one.
• Competitive pay + equity. Stock options let you share in the value you help create.
• Comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) matching.
• Flexible location. Work from D.C., Boston, or the Bay Area, with 2 WFH day/week.
• Backed by top investors, including Radical Ventures and NVIDIA.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, and any other protected ground of discrimination under applicable human rights legislation.

Emerald AI strives to respect the dignity and independence of people with disabilities and is committed to giving them the same opportunity to succeed as all other employees.

Inclusiveness is core to our culture at Emerald AI, and we strive to ensure you get the most from your interview experience. Emerald AI makes reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to the Talent team.