At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Location
- Paris
About OpenAI
- OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.
- We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.
- For additional information, please see OpenAI’s Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement https://cdn.openai.com/policies/eeo-policy-statement.pdf.
- Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law, and qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment consistent with those laws, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, for US-based candidates. For unincorporated Los Angeles County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: protect computer hardware entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon termination of employment or end of assignment; and maintain the confidentiality of proprietary, confidential, and non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected information technology systems and related data security obligations.
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About the role
- OpenAI is seeking an experienced, hands-on lawyer to serve as country lawyer for France, providing broad legal support for the local office.
- The primary focus is on regulatory and policy legal matters affecting OpenAI's products, operations, and business in France and the EU.
Responsibilities
- Advise on regulatory developments and their business implications, assessing existing and emerging French and EU laws, enforcement developments, and policy proposals.
- Develop legal positions and practical recommendations, working with GA, Policy, Regulatory, Product, Privacy, and other legal teams to translate requirements into action.
- Serve as a trusted legal partner to local leadership and business teams on the establishment, expansion, and day-to-day operation of the French presence.
- Identify legal dependencies early and translate them into practical options and implementation plans.
- Partner with GA, Policy, and legal colleagues to prepare for and participate in engagements with French and EU regulators, policymakers, and local government.
- Develop legal analysis, briefing materials, consultation responses, and legal input into policy positions.
- Advise on local partnerships, research and university collaborations, marketing, events, and other commercial initiatives.
- Serve as a local legal partner on French business and operational matters, including local governance, office development, employment, and workplace compliance.
Requirements
- Have a law degree (Master 2 in Law, Bac+5, or equivalent) and substantial experience advising on French law, with the breadth to identify and manage issues across commercial, employment, corporate, and operational matters.
- Have relevant in-house and/or law firm, government, or institutional legal experience, including work on regulatory engagement, policy development, or enforcement matters.
- Have experience interpreting complex legislation and policy proposals, developing clear legal recommendations, and preparing persuasive submissions, consultation responses, or briefing materials.
- Communicate and negotiate effectively in French and English, and explain complex legal issues clearly to business stakeholders and senior leaders.
