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Senior Counsel, Competition

OpenAI · San Francisco · Remote

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About OpenAI

Backed by Greylock, Insight and Khosla.

About the role

We’re seeking a senior lawyer to join OpenAI’s small but growing competition legal team and play a leadership role on a wide range of important legal and regulatory matters. This role will involve engaging with competition regulators globally, supporting OpenAI’s active M&A program, providing strategic and actionable legal advice on competition law issues related to our business activities, and driving antitrust enablement and training initiatives. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • 10+ years of legal experience in the area of antitrust
  • Have a JD and license or qualification to practice in the state you reside
  • A mix of in-house and top-tier law firm experience
  • Experience working for a competition regulator is a plus
  • Expertise in the evaluation of antitrust risk and the development and execution of regulatory clearance strategy for acquisitions, investments, and other strategic transactions
  • Experience leading strategy and responses to competition regulator investigations at a technology company
More about this role

OpenAI's Legal team plays a crucial role in furthering OpenAI's mission by tackling innovative, fundamental legal issues in AI. If you're passionate about doing significant and unique work as a technology lawyer, this team is for you. The team comprises professionals from diverse fields, including technology, AI, privacy, IP, corporate, employment, tax law, regulatory, and litigation.

We’re seeking a senior lawyer to join OpenAI’s small but growing competition legal team and play a leadership role on a wide range of important legal and regulatory matters. This role will involve engaging with competition regulators globally, supporting OpenAI’s active M&A program, providing strategic and actionable legal advice on competition law issues related to our business activities, and driving antitrust enablement and training initiatives.

We’re looking for an agile and experienced competition lawyer who is a self-starter, can operate at a fast pace with a high volume of matters, and is a strong leader and highly collegial team player. This role reports to our Associate General Counsel, Competition.

This role is based in San Francisco or Washington, D.C. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days...

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