Senior Counsel, AI Litigation & Regulatory

OpenAI; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Hybrid work model

Job summary

OpenAI's Legal team seeks an experienced counsel to lead high-stakes regulatory investigations, enforcement matters, and related litigation involving AI. You will own matters from inquiry through resolution and work with product, research, safety, security, and executives.

The role is based in San Francisco with a hybrid model (3 days in office) and relocation assistance for new employees. JD and California bar license required, 10+ years in regulatory matters, strong strategy and communication

Qualifications

• Ten-plus years of regulatory investigations and/or litigation experience, preferably at tech companies or law firms.
• Ability to set strategy and lead complex matters from inquiry through resolution with regulators.
• Clear communication of complex legal and technical issues to leadership under pressure.
• Strong cross-functional coordination with product, research, safety, and executives.

Responsibilities

• Lead regulatory inquiries, investigations, and enforcement matters in the US and internationally.
• Develop strategy for contested enforcement proceedings and related litigation.
• Partner with litigation and subject-matter counsel on civil disputes including privacy and IP issues.
• Manage subpoenas, CIVIDs, and discovery; prepare for interviews, testimony, and depositions.
• Negotiate resolutions and assess proposed remedies and commitments.
• Select and manage outside counsel; set budgets and maintain accountability.
• Develop proactive legal strategies to address regulatory risk for AI deployment.
• Coordinate regulator engagement with Global Affairs and Communications.

Skills

Regulatory investigations

Litigation experience

Regulatory strategy

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory enforcement

Education

JD

California Bar license

Job description

OpenAI's Legal team seeks an experienced counsel to lead high-stakes regulatory investigations, enforcement matters, and related litigation involving AI. You will own matters from inquiry through resolution and work with product, research, safety, security, and executives.

The role is based in San Francisco with a hybrid model (3 days in office) and relocation assistance for new employees. JD and California bar license required, 10+ years in regulatory matters, strong strategy and communication