Openrouter

General Counsel

Remote (US)

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 28 days ago

NegotiationM&ACorporate LawLeadershipCommunication

About the role

Today, legal work is handled through a combination of outside counsel, contractors, and internal operators.
We are looking for someone who is pragmatic, commercial, highly trusted, and comfortable operating in ambiguity.
The right person will not just answer legal questions.

Help leadership identify, prioritize, and manage legal, regulatory, and business risk.
Build the legal function from the ground up.
Own legal support for customer contracts, especially complex enterprise agreements.
Partner with GTM, finance, product, security, and operations teams to accelerate enterprise deals.
Support contracting with model providers, infrastructure providers, labs, vendors, and other strategic partners.
Partner with business teams to manage legal risk across both supply and demand sides of the platform.
Own the high-level legal and compliance roadmap for a rapidly evolving AI platform.
Partner with Trust & Safety, Security, Product, and Operations on platform policies and enforcement frameworks.

10+ years of relevant legal experience.
Significant experience with technology companies, venture-backed companies, commercial contracting, corporate transactions, M&A, or financing.
Experience advising executives on strategic legal and business issues.
Strong commercial judgment and ability to balance speed, risk, and business outcomes.
J.D. and active bar membership.
Ability to manage multiple legal domains without needing a large team on day one.
Excellent communication skills and ability to build trust across functions.
Experience building or scaling a legal function.

Prior experience as a General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, or senior in-house legal leader.
Experience with AI, software infrastructure, marketplaces, developer platforms, cloud, data, or other emerging technologies.
Experience managing complex enterprise customer negotiations.
Experience with provider, vendor, or platform ecosystem agreements.
Familiarity with trust & safety, privacy, sanctions/export controls, AI regulation, or platform compliance.
Experience with M&A, venture financings, Board governance, and post-acquisition integration.

OpenRouter is the unified interface for AI.
We connect developers and enterprises to the world's leading AI models through a single platform, making it easy to access, compare, route, and deploy AI at scale.
Since launching in 2023, OpenRouter has become one of the fastest-growing companies in AI.
We work across the AI ecosystem, partnering with model developers, infrastructure providers, and customers ranging from individual developers to large enterprises.
We are growing rapidly, operating profitably, and building critical infrastructure for the future of AI.

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