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Robot type
Robot AI and Software
Location
San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
Job type
Legal
Posted
Jul 22, 2026
Salary
$297,000–$347,000 a year
Full-time

Senior Counsel, Commercial (Robotics)

Job description

Our Robotics team is focused on unlocking general-purpose robotics and advancing toward AGI-level intelligence in dynamic, real-world environments. Working across the full model and systems stack, we integrate cutting-edge hardware and software to explore a broad range of robotic form factors. We strive to seamlessly blend high-level AI capabilities with the physical constraints of real-world systems to improve people’s lives.

For additional information, please see OpenAI’s Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement .

Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law, and qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records…

Job responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary legal partner supporting Robotics leadership and cross-functional teams.
  • Provide practical, business-oriented legal advice to teams across hardware engineering, manufacturing operations, supply chain, procurement, finance, and operations.
  • Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial agreements, including supplier, manufacturing, development, consulting, licensing, procurement, and strategic partnership agreements.
  • Advise on legal issues arising throughout the hardware development lifecycle, including manufacturing, supply chain operations, vendor relationships, and emerging business initiatives.
  • Identify commercial, regulatory, intellectual property, privacy, compliance, and other legal risks associated with commercial transactions, partnering with subject matter experts across the Legal organization as needed.
  • Develop scalable legal processes, templates, playbooks, and guidance that enable the organization to move quickly while managing risk appropriately.
  • Monitor and advise on legal and regulatory developments affecting hardware development, manufacturing, and global operations.
  • Collaborate closely with colleagues across Employment, Privacy, Intellectual Property, Regulatory, Compliance, Security, Tax, Trade, and other Legal teams to provide coordinated legal support.
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