Fireworks AI · AI infrastructure
Strategic Transactions & Partnerships Counsel
- San Mateo (Hybrid)
- Full-time
- $355,000 - $400,000 / year
Still open on Fireworks AI's site · checked 5 hours ago
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What you'll do
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About the role
As Strategic Transactions & Partnerships Counsel, you'll be a foundational member of a growing legal team, leading our most complex and consequential commercial deals. You'll operate at the intersection of large-scale procurement, strategic commercial partnerships, and model licensing — structuring and negotiating novel, high-stakes agreements that shape the trajectory of the business. This is a role for someone who thrives in legally unsettled territory and understands the AI ecosystem from the inside. This role initially reports to the General Counsel.
What you'll do.
Negotiate and structure complex agreements, including commercial transactions, strategic partnerships, large-scale compute procurement, and licensing arrangements.
Serve as the legal architect on first-of-their-kind deals where there's no template to work from.
Partner directly with executive stakeholders to align deal strategy with business objectives.
Advise on the commercial and strategic implications of the evolving AI landscape.
Help build the transactional infrastructure and playbooks a scaling legal function needs.
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications
9+ years of relevant experience, with significant complex commercial transactional work, ideally spanning law firm and in-house. Experience in hypergrowth environments preferred.
A JD and membership in at least one US state bar.
Demonstrated experience leading sophisticated deals — procurement, partnerships, licensing — independently and end-to-end.
Deep familiarity with the AI ecosystem and the novel legal questions it raises.
Strong executive presence and the judgment to navigate ambiguity with confidence.
AI-forward, builder’s mindset, with a demonstrated ability to use AI tools to streamline daily workflows and accelerate efficiency.
Total compensation for this role also includes meaningful equity in a fast-growing startup, along with a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. Base salary is determined by a range of factors including individual qualifications, experience, skills, market data, and work location.
Fireworks AI is an equal-opportunity employer.
Skills
Stack
- PyTorch
Working languages
English
Company
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