senior Legal Counsel ic · Posted May 14, 2026
$237,600 – $264,000
USD per year
Skills
OpenAI

About this role

OpenAI is hiring a senior-level Legal Counsel as a remote position. The posting calls out experience with OpenAI. Compensation is listed at $237,600–$264,000 per year.

Role
Legal Counsel
Function
legal
Level
senior
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
Remote (United States)
Work mode
Remote
Department
Legal
Posted
May 14, 2026

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Job description

from OpenAI careers

About the Team

OpenAI's Legal team plays a crucial role in furthering OpenAI's mission by tackling innovative, fundamental legal issues in AI. This is the team for you if you care deeply about doing meaningful and novel work as a technology lawyer. The team is composed of various backgrounds, including technology, regulatory, M&A, employment, and contract law.

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior General Counsel to lead legal support for OpenAI's marketing organization. You'll work closely with marketing, brand, communications, product marketing, growth, performance and creative teams to support campaigns, launches, events, partnerships, and other initiatives that tell OpenAI's story to the world. This is a unique opportunity to engage directly with the forefront of the legal and AI fields while helping a fast-moving marketing organization build creative, impactful, and legally sound programs.

In this role, you will:

  • Be the primary go-to counsel for OpenAI's marketing organization.

  • Partner with marketing, brand, communications, product marketing, growth, creative, performance and events teams on campaigns across digital, print, social, influencer, email, events, and other channels.

  • Advise on advertising, consumer protection, endorsements, promotions, contests, claims, IP, privacy, and marketing-related regulatory issues, including FTC, state UDAP, CAN-SPAM, TCPA, and EU/UK standards.

  • Review and approve marketing claims, campaign materials, creative concepts, product launch assets, and brand initiatives in a practical, business-oriented way.

    This is an excerpt. Read the full job description on OpenAI careers →
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