Associate General Counsel, Executive Compensation & Benefits
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 as a technology lawyer, this team is for you. The team comprises professionals from diverse fields, including technology, AI, privacy, IP, corporate, employment, tax, regulatory, and litigation.
About the Role
As Associate General Counsel, Executive Compensation & Benefits, you will lead legal support for OpenAI’s executive compensation, employee benefits and equity compensation programs. You will partner closely with People, Finance, Equity, Accounting, Tax, Investor Relations and other teams on compensation committee and board matters, global benefits plan design, governance and administration, executive and employee compensation arrangements, disclosure and transaction support, and related processes and controls. This role will report to our Deputy General Counsel, Corporate & Employment.
This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week.
In this role, you will:
- Advise on a broad range of executive compensation and employee benefits matters, including senior executive, employee, severance, incentive, equity, retention and global benefits arrangements, as well as related plan administration and governance.
- Serve as the primary legal advisor for all Compensation Committee matters.
- Counsel on equity compensation and employee ownership programs, including equity plan administration, grants, incentive and related programs, securities compliance, and related processes.
- Partner closely with cross-functional teams across the company, including People, Finance, Equity, Accounting, Tax, Corporate Development, Investor Relations and other teams, on compensation, benefits, equity compensation, global benefits administration, shareholder engagement and governance matters.
- Support equity, compensati...