Meta
Lead Counsel, AI Partnerships
$170K–$237K
Los Angeles, CA +6 · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
Austin, TX
Menlo Park, CA
Seattle, WA
Washington, DC
New York, NY
San Francisco, CA - Experience
- 5+ years of legal experience, with meaningful time spent on technology transactions, commercial licensing, or strategic partnerships.
- Education
- J.D. (or equivalent).
About the job
Provides commercial legal counsel for Meta’s AI partnerships, including model distribution, data licensing, major transactions, and AI-powered consumer products.
What you'll do
- Negotiate and close agreements for AI model distribution through cloud providers, open-source channels, and other go-to-market pathways.
- Lead or support strategic partnerships, joint development, enterprise licensing, and data-rights transactions involving AI technology.
- Advise consumer product teams and collaborate with business, product, engineering, policy, and legal stakeholders.
What they ask for
- J.D. (or equivalent) and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
- Experience structuring and negotiating complex commercial agreements, such as cloud, SaaS, or platform deals.
- Ability to assess legal risk, advise business stakeholders on mitigation, manage competing priorities, and drive deals independently.
- Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools into workflows and ongoing development of AI skills.
Nice to have
- Background with CSPs (AWS, Azure, GCP) on technology distribution or marketplace agreements; familiarity with open-source licensing.
- Experience in AI/ML model licensing or commercialization, platform go-to-market strategies, scaled technology companies, or responsible AI practices.
Pay
USD $170,000/year to $237,000/year base salary
Tools
AWS, Azure, GCP, AI/ML
AI focus
Supports AI model distribution, licensing, commercialization, data rights for model training and product development, and AI-powered consumer experiences; also uses AI tools to improve workflows and maintains AI skills.
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