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OpenAI

A privately-held artificial intelligence (AI) research company, OpenAI discovers, builds, and enacts paths to secure artificial general intelligence (AGI). Foun

Associate General Counsel

Location

India

Posted

7 days ago

Salary

0

Seniority

Mid Level

Postgraduate Degree12 yrs expEnglish

Job Description

Associate General Counsel

OpenAI

• Analyze laws and regulations in India concerning AI to understand their impact on OpenAI and the broader AI community. • Develop policy positions on frontier legislation, pending legislation and international standards. • Partner with Global Affairs team on regulatory strategy and engagement. • Manage Indian regulatory compliance matters. • Collaborate with Product Legal teams to support the availability, growth, and responsible deployment of OpenAI’s products and services in India. • Contribute to our ongoing improvements to AI governance as regulations come into force. • Monitor and keep the broader legal team updated on emerging legislative and regulatory developments related to AI in the APAC region.

Job Requirements

  • 12+ years of legal and/or policy experience.
  • Strong leadership and ability to influence.
  • Combination of an in-house company, government/institution, or law firm experience.
  • Strong background in technology laws.
  • Experience and familiarity with AI or a demonstrated interest in AI laws and regulations.
  • Create clear and concise written and verbal communication, distilling complex concepts into simple, explainable, and persuasive ideas.
  • Experience analyzing complex legislation.
  • Experience engaging with regulators and/or policymakers.

Benefits

  • 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.
  • Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law,
  • We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.

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