Senior Counsel, France

About the role

OpenAI is seeking an experienced lawyer to serve as the country counsel for France, focusing on regulatory and policy matters. The role involves providing broad legal support for local operations, advising on French and EU regulatory developments, and partnering with internal teams to ensure consistent legal approaches. You will act as a trusted legal partner to local leadership while managing complex legal questions and cross-functional projects.

Responsibilities

• Advise on regulatory developments and their business implications.
• Assess existing and emerging French and EU laws, enforcement developments and policy proposals affecting OpenAI.
• 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 our French presence.
• Support regulatory and policy engagement by partnering with GA, Policy and legal colleagues to prepare for and participate in engagements with French and EU regulators, policymakers and local government.
• Support French business initiatives by advising on local partnerships, research and university collaborations, marketing, events and other commercial initiatives.
• Provide coordinated French country legal support on local governance, office development, employment and workplace compliance.

Required skills

• Legal
• Regulatory compliance
• French law
• EU law
• Policy development

Qualifications

• Law degree (Master 2 in Law, Bac+5, or equivalent)
• Experience advising on French law across commercial, employment, corporate and operational matters
• In-house, law firm, government or institutional legal experience

About the Company

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. The company pushes the boundaries of AI capabilities and seeks to safely deploy them to the world through its products.