Associate General Counsel, Non-Profit
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, Non-Profit you will support and lead on a broad range of matters spanning nonprofit tax, governance, and related corporate issues. This role offers a unique opportunity to advise on complex, high-impact legal issues at the intersection of mission, governance, and AI. You will work closely with OpenAI leadership, as well as partner deeply with the OpenAI legal team, to support both the nonprofit and affiliated organizations within the broader OpenAI enterprise.
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:
- Serve as the primary legal advisor on nonprofit tax, governance, and fiduciary matters for OpenAI’s affiliated nonprofit. Advise on compliance with federal and state nonprofit law, tax-exempt status requirements, grants administration compliance, private benefit and excess benefit rules, and mission-aligned governance.
- Lead nonprofit governance initiatives, including advising on governance matters, conflicts-of-interest processes, and implementing and operationalizing policies required for a complex, high-profile nonprofit operating alongside a PBC affiliate.
- Advise on the legal and tax implications of transactions and arrangements between the nonprofit and affiliate entities, including shared support services, funding, IP and commercial relationships, and other intercompany matters.
- Advise and partner with the OpenAI legal team on general corporate, governance, and disclosure matters that require coordination with the Foundati...