Senior Counsel, Sanctions and Trade Compliance

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U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

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

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+2.6% - Average

Matched to SOC 23-1011 - Legal aggregate by role bucket.

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

Senior From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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About this role

Senior Counsel, Sanctions and Trade Compliance San Francisco, California, United States, Seattle, Washington, DC, New York City 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 in the legal and compliance field, this team is for you. The team comprises professionals from diverse fields, including technology, AI, privacy, IP, corporate, employment, tax law, regulatory, and litigation. About the Role As a member of our Security Legal team, you will be responsible for managing and evolving OpenAI's sanctions compliance program, from developing an overall compliance strategy, mapping out screening architecture and workflow designs, and working cross functionally with colleagues on monitoring, metrics, and continuous improvement. You will manage sanctions compliance policy and strategy for one of the most closely watched and globally impactful technology platforms in the world, and have real ownership and the chance to develop systems that scale globally as the company and our technology continues to evolve. You'll also collaborate on adjacent trade compliance and security issues. This role can be hybrid or remote and based in San Francisco, Washington, D.C., New York, or Seattle. 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: - Advise cross-functional teams on compliance and legal requirements applicable to OpenAI's products and services under U.S. and international sanctions regimes. - Develop sanctions compliance

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