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Lead Counsel, Commercial (Energy - Infrastructure)

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Lead Counsel, Commercial (Energy - Infrastructure) is a still-open role at OpenAI on Jobrow. Location: Hybrid · San Francisco · California · United States. Listed pay: $330k–$423k. Sourced from the company's public Ashby board. First seen 1 hour ago; last confirmed 1 hour ago. Apply on the employer ATS — Jobrow is not the employer.

Pay
$330k–$423k
Workplace
Hybrid
Location
San Francisco · California · United States
First seen
1 hour ago
Last seen
1 hour ago
Board
Ashby
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About this role

About the Team OpenAI’s Legal team plays a crucial role in advancing our mission by tackling innovative and fundamental legal issues in AI.

  • Function: Infrastructure
  • Seniority: mid

Location & pay

Hybrid · San Francisco · California · United States Listed pay on Jobrow: $330k–$423k.

Source

Jobrow reads the public Ashby board for OpenAI. First seen 1 hour ago; last seen 1 hour ago. We are not the employer — apply only on the company ATS.

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About the Team OpenAI’s Legal team plays a crucial role in advancing our mission by tackling innovative and fundamental legal issues in AI. The team includes professionals from diverse legal fields—technology, AI, infrastructure, privacy, IP, corporate, employment, tax, regulatory, and litigation—who collaborate closely with colleagues across the company. If you are passionate about being an energy and infrastructure lawyer working on cutting-edge challenges, you’ll thrive here. About the Role We’re seeking an experienced energy lawyer to support the business on legal matters relating to the energy and power infrastructure supporting OpenAI’s fast-growing data center portfolio. This is a cross-functional role that will partner closely with energy, infrastructure development, engineering, procurement, and finance teams to advise on complex legal and regulatory issues and help structure, negotiate, and manage the transactions that secure reliable, cost-effective power for OpenAI’s long-term infrastructure ambitions. We’re looking for an experienced energy and infrastructure lawyer who thrives in ambiguity and wants to help define the commercial playbook for power procurement and energy project development in the AI era. This role reports to the Associate General Counsel for Infrastructure. The role’s scope and level will reflect the successful candidate’s experience and expertise. In this role, you will: - Own legal strategy and risk management for OpenAI’s global energy procurement and power infrastructure transactions, from initial structuring through execution and ongoing implementation. - Draft, negotiate, and advise on complex power purchase agreements, energy supply and hedging arrangements, and utility service and special contracts, including related regulatory requirements and approvals. - Structure and negotiate interconnection, transmission, and utility infrastructure arrangements that align power availability with data center development and operating schedules. - Advise leadership and business leaders on legal and regulatory considerations as they develop and implement our energy and data center strategy - Support strategic partnerships involving renewable and other carbon-free generation, energy storage, and on-site or behind-the-meter power solutions for AI infrastructure. - Develop legal and regulatory frameworks for energy procurement, project development, and collaboration with utilities, independent power produc

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