Associate General Counsel, Hardware IP

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$117,235 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+2.6% - Average

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

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Legal From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Seniority

Director Plus From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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About this role

Associate General Counsel, Hardware IP San Francisco, California, United States About the Team 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 legal professionals from diverse fields, including technology, privacy, IP, corporate, cybersecurity, employment, tax, regulatory, and litigation. About the Role We're growing our world-class Legal team and seek an experienced counsel to lead our global hardware IP portfolio initiatives, including patent, trademark and other intellectual property matters related to our business. This role is highly cross-functional across OpenAI, including work across our Legal, Communications, Global Affairs, Product, Research and Executive teams. This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. In this role, you will: - Own global hardware IP initiatives, including setting and executing on the strategic direction and management of our hardware IP portfolio. - Create scalable processes internally and externally with outside counsel to build, maintain and protect our hardware IP portfolio. - Developing and maintaining internal hardware IP policies and programs. - Engaging externally on hardware IP policy issues. - Advising on strategic hardware IP deals. - Advising on hardware IP issues, ranging from patent, trademark, trade secret to open source. - Developing and building internal AI expertise, processes and tools to facilitate legal

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