Director, Legal — AI/GPU Commercial

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Posted Oct 10, 2026

Remote · US Full Time

$185.7K – $272.4K/yr

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Overview

This role involves serving as a senior commercial and transactional attorney, structuring, negotiating, and closing complex commercial and product agreements for GPU-as-a-service, bare-metal, and broader AI infrastructure offerings. The attorney will operate as an embedded subject-matter expert across commercial functions including sales, sourcing, privacy, and corporate development—providing GPU/AI/neocloud market fluency that the legal department does not currently have in-house.

This position reports to the VP & Deputy General Counsel and partners with existing practice leads (Sales Legal, Sourcing, Privacy, and Solutions Counsel), rather than replacing them.

Responsibilities

Commercial & Transactional

Serve as lead commercial counsel for GPU-as-a-service, bare-metal, and AI infrastructure offerings, drafting and negotiating solution and product terms, master service agreements, and order forms with enterprise customers and strategic partners.
Partner with Sales and Sourcing on complex GPU/AI capacity transactions, including customer-facing sales agreements and supply-side arrangements such as hyperscaler/OEM capacity reservations, data center colocation, partner agreements (including semiconductor manufacturer backstop agreements), and power/infrastructure agreements supporting AI workloads.
Negotiate directly with sophisticated counterparties, including chip and hardware suppliers, hyperscalers, and other neocloud/GPU providers, on novel commercial structures.

Regulatory & Risk

Monitor and advise on the evolving legal and regulatory landscape affecting AI infrastructure and advanced computing items, including export control policy (EAR requirements, end user/end-use screening, deemed export issues, RASA and complex licensing matters), data sovereignty, and emerging AI-specific commercial risks.
Partner with the Chief Privacy Officer on privacy and data protection issues specific to AI training, inference, and customer data handling in GPU compute environments.

Corporate Development

Support M&A, strategic partnership, and investment activity involving AI/GPU infrastructure targets or counterparties, working directly with the VP & Deputy General Counsel on diligence, deal structuring, and integration.

Subject-Matter Leadership

Act as the internal subject-matter expert on the GPU/neocloud competitive and regulatory landscape, advising Sales Legal, Sourcing, Solutions Counsel, and other practice leads on AI/GPU-specific issues that intersect their existing matters.
Develop and maintain playbooks, templates, and self-service tools for standard GPU/AI commercial terms consistent with the legal department’s tiered self-service model.
Provide practical, business-oriented legal guidance that balances deal velocity with legal and regulatory risk, consistent with risk-tiering and self-service approaches.

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Required Qualifications

J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school; active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction, in good standing (required).
8+ years of post-bar experience in commercial/transactional practice, including substantial experience with technology, cloud, or data infrastructure transactions.
Deep knowledge of commercial contracting for cloud and IaaS/SaaS transactions.
Working knowledge of U.S. export control regimes applicable to advanced computing and semiconductor technology (EAR / BIS / RASA).
Familiarity with data privacy and protection frameworks applicable to AI training and inference workloads.
Ability to operate as a cross-functional subject-matter expert across multiple legal practice areas without direct management authority over those teams.
Sound business judgment; ability to translate fast-moving, ambiguous business requirements into workable legal terms.
Executive-level written and verbal communication; independent judgment and ability to operate with minimal supervision.

Preferred Qualifications

Prior in-house experience at a hyperscaler, neocloud/GPU cloud provider, semiconductor company, or AI infrastructure company.
Experience with export control, data privacy, or M&A matters, in addition to core commercial/transactional strength.
Experience negotiating equipment financing, lease, or offtake structures for infrastructure or hardware assets (e.g., master lease agreements, sale-leaseback, or off-balance sheet financing arrangements).
General knowledge of M&A and strategic transaction structuring, including complex financing arrangements.

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation reflects the cost of labor across several geographic markets. The compensation range for this position ranges from $185,709.00/year in the lowest geographic market up to $272,373.20 USD/year in the highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).