Associate General Counsel, Infrastructure Technology Transactions

Meta•San Francisco, CA

2d•$202,000 - $274,000

About The Position

Meta seeks an experienced and motivated technology transactions attorney to join its Technology Transactions and Global Procurement Legal team supporting Meta Compute. In this role, you will serve as a strategic legal partner for complex commercial agreements that underpin the deployment of Meta's global data center infrastructure at scale, including AI compute, networks, and storage. You will work closely with Infrastructure, sourcing, supply chain, engineering, procurement, accounting and finance teams to structure, negotiate, and close high-value, technically complex transactions that enable Meta's platforms to serve billions of people worldwide. This role offers the exciting opportunity to join a growing legal team and work on emerging issues in AI infrastructure.

Requirements

J.D. degree (or foreign equivalent) and membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar
8+ years of experience in negotiating and drafting sophisticated technology procurement, services, and related agreements (e.g., semiconductor development, IP licensing, hardware and software development agreements, master purchase agreements, master service agreements, statements of work), either in-house and/or at a global law firm
Experience advising cross-functional business teams on legal risk, contract strategy, and deal structuring for large-scale infrastructure or technology transactions
Experience independently managing a high-volume portfolio of complex transactions with minimal supervision, delivering practical legal solutions aligned with business objectives

Nice To Haves

Proven organizational skills, experience prioritizing competing projects based on impact, deadlines, and stakeholder needs, following through, and meeting deadlines
Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
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)
In-house experience providing counsel to technology companies in the data center, cloud, semiconductor, hardware, networking, or foundry spaces
Experience drafting custom agreements from scratch (i.e., not from existing templates)
Proven communication skills, with experience in providing clear, concise, and practical guidance
Knowledge of technical hardware development and manufacturing, including semiconductor design and manufacturing
Experience using AI or legal technology tools to improve transaction workflow efficiency, contract analysis, or risk identification

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end negotiation and drafting of complex infrastructure technology agreements, including the development, manufacturing, and procurement of custom silicon, CPU, memory, and other critical hardware components and services from key ASIC and OEM vendors, resellers, and technology licensing partners
Serve as a trusted business partner to Meta’s Infrastructure organization, providing strategic and practical legal advice and solutions to internal stakeholder
Serve as a trusted business partner to Meta’s Infrastructure organization, providing strategic and practical legal advice and solutions to internal stakeholder organizations to support transaction strategy, risk allocation, and critical commercial terms
Develop and maintain scalable contract frameworks, playbooks, and standard form agreements for recurring transaction types
Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders across legal, finance, tax, privacy, security, and regulatory teams to align transaction structures with company-wide requirements
Manage and coordinate outside counsel on specialized hardware and software transaction matters, ensuring quality, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness
Leverage AI-integrated legal workflows to improve contract review efficiency, accelerate drafting cycles, and surface risk patterns across the infrastructure transaction portfolio
Establish and share best practices across the legal team to improve consistency and scalability of infrastructure transaction support