OpenAI

Senior Counsel, Corporate – M&A

OpenAI

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: San Francisco • California • United States

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Salary

💰 $297,000 - $330,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Lead and support mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, investments, partnerships and other strategic transactions through the full lifecycle, including opportunity assessment, deal structuring, negotiation, due diligence, and execution
  • Draft, review, and negotiate transaction documents, including definitive agreements, letters of intent, and ancillary documents.
  • Provide strategic advice to the corporate development team, senior management and other internal stakeholders regarding transactions and M&A strategy and deal execution.
  • Work collaboratively with multiple cross-functional teams across the company, including on post-transaction and integration matters.
  • Support the corporate legal team on a broad range of corporate matters, including financings, liquidity events, corporate governance and international expansion.

Requirements

  • Have 8+ years of combined, transactional-focused legal experience with fast-paced technology companies and law firms
  • 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
Benefits
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
  • Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
  • Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
  • 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)
  • Mental health and wellness support
  • Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
  • Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
  • Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
  • Relocation support for eligible employees
  • Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends, may also be provided.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
mergersacquisitionsjoint venturesinvestmentsdeal structuringnegotiationdue diligencetransaction documentscorporate governanceinternational expansion
Soft Skills
strategic advicecollaborationownershipinquisitiveenthusiasmsound judgmentadaptabilitycommunicationproblem-solvingleadership
Certifications
JDlicense to practice in CA