Senior Counsel: AI Partnerships & Licensing

Meta; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 170,000 - 237,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Commercial Counsel for its AI Partnerships Legal group in the United States. You will lead the legal structuring and negotiation of distribution arrangements for Meta's AI models, advise on data licensing, and support large-scale commercial deals with CSPs, developers, and ecosystem partners.

The role requires deep tech transactions experience and independent judgment. You will collaborate with product, policy, and BD teams to accelerate go-to-market strategies while ensuring

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: J.D. (or equivalent) and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• Minimum Qualifications: 5+ years of legal experience, with meaningful time spent on technology transactions, commercial licensing, or strategic partnerships.
• Minimum Qualifications: Experience structuring and negotiating complex commercial agreements (cloud, SaaS, platform, or similar technology deals).
• Minimum Qualifications: Ability to operate independently, manage competing priorities, and drive deals to close with minimal oversight.
• Minimum Qualifications: 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead Counsel, AI Partnerships Responsibilities: Model Distribution & Ecosystem Launch: Serve as the primary legal partner for efforts to distribute Meta's AI models through CSPs, open source channels, and other go-to-market pathways
• Structure, negotiate, and close distribution agreements that enable broad model availability while protecting Meta's interests
• Large-Scale AI Commercial Transactions: Lead or support complex commercial deals involving AI technology - including strategic partnerships, joint development arrangements, and enterprise licensing
• Data Licensing: Advise on data acquisition and licensing transactions that fuel model training and product development, including negotiating inbound and outbound data rights
• Consumer Product Support: Provide commercial legal counsel to teams building and shipping AI-powered consumer experiences across Meta's family of apps
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Work closely with business development, product, engineering, policy, and other legal teams to enable fast-moving commercial activity in a rapidly evolving space

Education

J.D. (or equivalent) and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction

Job description

Meta is seeking a Commercial Counsel for its AI Partnerships Legal group in the United States. You will lead the legal structuring and negotiation of distribution arrangements for Meta's AI models, advise on data licensing, and support large-scale commercial deals with CSPs, developers, and ecosystem partners.

The role requires deep tech transactions experience and independent judgment. You will collaborate with product, policy, and BD teams to accelerate go-to-market strategies while ensuring