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Senior Counsel, Corporate (M&A)

OpenAI· Legal
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Hybrid (San Francisco)$280k - $350kFull-timePosted 7mo ago

About the role

Senior Corporate Counsel focusing on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, investments, and other strategic corporate transactions, reporting to the Deputy General Counsel, M&A, Investments and Strategic Transactions. Hybrid in San Francisco with relocation assistance.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and support mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, investments, partnerships and other strategic transactions through the full lifecycle, including opportunity assessment, deal structuring, negotiation, due diligence, and execution
  • Draft, review, and negotiate transaction documents, including definitive agreements, letters of intent, and ancillary documents.
  • Provide strategic advice to the corporate development team, senior management and other internal stakeholders regarding transactions and M&A strategy and deal execution.
  • Work collaboratively with multiple cross-functional teams across the company, including on post-transaction and integration matters.
  • Support the corporate legal team on a broad range of corporate matters, including financings, liquidity events, corporate governance and international expansion

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of combined, transactional-focused legal experience with fast-paced technology companies and law firms
  • JD and license or qualification to practice in CA

Skills

Required:Mergers and acquisitionsContract drafting and negotiationStrategic advisory

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
  • Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
  • Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
  • 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time
  • Mental health and wellness support
  • Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
  • Annual learning and development stipend
  • Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
  • Relocation support for eligible employees
  • Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends
Last updated Oct 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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