Lead Counsel, AI Partnerships

Meta; United States; Remote; USD 210,000 - 310,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta seeks a Commercial Counsel to join its AI Partnerships Legal group. You will lead complex tech licensing and strategic partnerships across the AI ecosystem, aligning legal risk with business goals.

The role requires a US-licensed attorney with 5+ years in technology transactions, cloud or SaaS deals, and in-house experience at scale. You will shape go-to-market strategies for platform products and ensure responsible AI practices.

Qualifications

• J.D. and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 5+ years of legal experience in technology transactions, commercial licensing, or strategic partnerships.
• Experience structuring and negotiating complex commercial agreements (cloud, SaaS, platform or similar tech deals).
• Ability to operate independently, manage competing priorities, and drive deals to close with minimal oversight.
• Experience assessing legal risk and advising business stakeholders on risk mitigation in evolving regulatory environments.
• Demonstrated AI-related skills and familiarity with AI model licensing, distribution, or commercialization.
• Background working with CSPs (AWS, Azure, GCP) on tech distribution or marketplace agreements.
• Experience adhering to responsible, ethical AI practices.

Skills

Tech transactions

Commercial licensing

Strategic partnerships

Independent work

Risk assessment

AI workflows

Open source licensing

AI model licensing

In-house experience

Ethical AI practices

Education

J.D./LL.M. and bar admission (US)

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
• Experience assessing legal risk and advising business stakeholders on risk mitigation strategies in ambiguous or evolving regulatory environments and comfortable advising where the law is unsettled or evolving
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Background working with CSPs (AWS, Azure, GCP) on technology distribution or marketplace agreements
• Familiarity with open source licensing frameworks and community dynamics
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Experience supporting go-to-market strategies for platform or developer ecosystem products
• Direct experience with AI/ML model licensing, distribution, or commercialization
• Prior in-house experience at a technology company operating at scale
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)