Associate General Counsel,Commercial Job New York New York USA,IT/Tech

About the Role Meta's Legal team is looking for a Commercial Counsel to join our AI Partnerships Legal group. This role will support the full range of commercial legal work powering Meta's AI ambitions — with a particular focus on bringing our models to market across the broader ecosystem.

About the Team The AI Partnerships Legal team supports Meta's most commercially significant AI relationships — from frontier model partnerships and data licensing to ecosystem distribution and product integrations. The work is fast-paced, high-visibility, and directly tied to Meta's AI strategy.

Associate General Counsel, Commercial Responsibilities:

Model Distribution & Ecosystem Launch:
Serve as the primary legal partner for efforts to distribute Meta's AI models through cloud service providers (CSPs), open source channels, and other go-to-market pathways.
Structure, negotiate, and close distribution agreements that enable broad model availability while protecting Meta's interests.
Large-Scale AI Commercial Transactions:
Lead or support complex commercial deals involving AI technology — including strategic partnerships, joint development arrangements, and enterprise licensing.
Data Licensing:
Advise on data acquisition and licensing transactions that fuel model training and product development, including negotiating inbound and outbound data rights.
Consumer Product Support:
Provide commercial legal counsel to teams building and shipping AI-powered consumer experiences across Meta's family of apps.
Cross-Functional Partnership:
Work closely with business development, product, engineering, policy, and other legal teams to enable fast-moving commercial activity in a rapidly evolving space.

Minimum Qualifications:

J.D. (or equivalent) and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
5+ years of legal experience, with meaningful time spent on technology transactions, commercial licensing, or strategic partnerships
Experience structuring and negotiating complex commercial agreements (cloud, SaaS, platform, or similar technology deals)
Ability to operate independently, manage competing priorities, and drive deals to close with minimal oversight
Strong judgment on risk and comfortable advising where the law is unsettled or evolving

Preferred Qualifications:

Direct experience with AI/ML model licensing, distribution, or commercialization
Familiarity with open source licensing frameworks and community dynamics
Background working with CSPs (AWS, Azure, GCP) on technology distribution or marketplace agreements
Prior in-house experience at a technology company operating at scale
Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

About Meta:

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and Whats App further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

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