Senior Counsel, Employment (Global)

OpenAI • San Francisco, CA

10d • Hybrid

About The Position

OpenAI’s Legal team plays a crucial role in furthering our mission by tackling innovative and fundamental legal issues in AI. The team includes professionals with expertise spanning technology, privacy, IP, corporate, employment, tax law, regulatory, and litigation. If you’re passionate about meaningful and unique work as a technology lawyer, this team is for you.
We’re looking for an experienced employment lawyer to support a growing volume of complex employment matters as OpenAI scales globally. This role will focus on advising on employment law issues across jurisdictions, supporting the People team, and building scalable processes for legal support as we expand.
This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.

Requirements

• Have 8+ years of combined legal experience at fast-paced technology companies and/or law firms, with experience in international employment law and M&A.
• Strong expertise on employment law aspects of global growth, and ensuring compliant market entry and workforce integration across jurisdictions.
• Deep experience advising multinational companies on complex cross-border employment issues.
• Proficiency advising on US federal and state labor and employment laws and regulations.
• Have a strong sense of ownership, are inquisitive and enthusiastic about technology, enjoy being continually challenged, and can demonstrate sound judgment in ambiguous situations.
• Have a JD and license or qualification to practice in CA.

Responsibilities

• Advise on a broad range of employment legal matters, including international employment law.
• Partner closely with the People team to support business and employee needs.
• Support strategic initiatives such as legal training, and manage outside counsel on employment litigation and administrative charges.
• Lead in developing processes that scale legal support for employment issues across OpenAI.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees