Senior Counsel, Competition

San Francisco · Remotefull timeRemote

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senior

$330k–$366k

H1B: yes

OpenAI OpenAI seeks a Senior Counsel, Competition to lead legal and regulatory matters related to competition law. The role involves engaging with global competition regulators, supporting M&A activities, and providing strategic legal advice on competition issues.

Responsibilities

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 in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.
Support OpenAI’s global regulatory engagements with competition authorities and lead OpenAI’s response to RFIs and other inquiries from competition regulators.
Partner with our Corporate Legal and Corporate Development teams to support OpenAI’s strategic acquisitions and devise and execute regulatory clearance strategies.
Collaborate with global policy and regulatory affairs to anticipate and navigate competition scrutiny in the area of AI.
Advise business and other legal teams on competition law considerations related to OpenAI’s commercial relationships and business and product strategy.
Develop impactful and effective competition-law related enablement resources and campaigns.
You’ll enjoy this role if you have:
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.