Job Description
- Serve as primary legal partner for APAC business transactions.
- Provide practical, business-oriented legal advice.
- Identify and address commercial, product, regulatory, privacy, and other legal issues.
- Develop strategies and processes for handling legal issues.
- Monitor and advise on APAC-specific regulatory and compliance matters.
- Collaborate with global legal team.
- 15+ years of experience in-house and technology-focused law firm roles.
- Comfortable operating as a “first hire” in-region.
- Strong background in drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts.
- Deep knowledge of APAC legal frameworks and cross-border contracting.
- Communicate with clarity and business judgment.
- Build cross-functional relationships.
- Strong sense of ownership, intellectual curiosity, and enthusiasm for technology.
- Demonstrate sound judgment in ambiguous situations.
- relocation support for new employees
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 a technology lawyer working on cutting-edge challenges, you’ll thrive here.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced commercial attorney to serve as our first commercial legal hire in the APAC region. Based in Singapore, you will lead commercial legal support for our rapidly growing business across APAC, working with teams such as GTM, Partnerships, Procurement, Finance, Product, Infrastructure, and Engineering.
This is a unique opportunity to shape our commercial legal presence in the region, negotiating high-impact agreements and helping to build scalable frameworks for responsible growth.
We operate on a hybrid work model of three days per week in the office and offer relocation support for new employees.
In this role, you will:
- Serve as the primary legal partner for our business transactions, partnerships, and operations in APAC.
- Provide practical, business-oriented legal advice to teams including Sales, Partnerships, Finance, Procurement, and Operations.
- Identify and address commercial, product, regulatory, privacy, and other legal issues arising from APAC commercial transactions.
- Develop strategies and processes for handling legal issues in creative and scalable ways that support growth.
- Monitor and advise on APAC-specific regulatory and compliance matters affecting AI and technology.
- Collaborate with colleagues across our global legal team to ensure alignment across jurisdictions.
You might thrive in this role if you:
- Have 15+ years of experience across in-house and technology-focused law firm roles.
- Are comfortable operating as a “first hire” in-region—entrepreneurial, proactive, and independent.
- Bring a strong background in drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts.
- Possess deep knowledge of APAC legal frameworks and cross-border contracting.
- Communicate with clarity and business judgment, tailoring advice to enable responsible growth.
- Build cross-functional relationships and adapt communication styles to diverse audiences.
- Have a strong sense of ownership, intellectual curiosity, and enthusiasm for technology.
- Can demonstrate sound judgment in ambiguous or fast-changing situations.
