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Scale is at the forefront of powering artificial intelligence. We believe that trust in AI is earned with high-quality data for training, fine-tuning, and evaluating AI systems. Our products are transforming how organizations build and deploy AI. Our customers are the world’s most innovative model developers and enterprise and public sector entities looking to apply AI in their organizations and institutions.
Our Legal team works on complex legal and commercial issues at the leading edge of artificial intelligence, generative AI, and the application and use of these burgeoning technologies. You will join a creative and solutions-oriented team collaborating with internal teams at Scale and externally with our customers to build out the International Public Sector business. The ideal candidate will have significant experience negotiating complex international commercial and government agreements, but sufficient business and common sense to serve as a jack of all trades providing practical guidance to solve a broad scope of complex, time-sensitive problems in close partnership with a variety of cross-functional teams.
You will:
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements with global entities, working closely with our Sales organization to close revenue deals
- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of other agreements, including partnership, vendor agreements, and DPAs
- Partner closely with our international sales teams to drive deals and the business forward across diverse geographies
- Serve as the lead point of legal contact for our International Public Sector team, providing practical legal counsel to sales, product, engineering, and marketing teams
- Partner closely and manage relationships with international and regional outside counsel, and government agencies
- Build strong relationships with Legal counterparts on Commercial and Product teams to ensure consistent risk calibration and legal guidance cross-company
- Design, implement, and iterate on policies and processes to manage legal and business risk on a global scale
Ideally you'd have:
- JD or equivalent and authorized to practice law in relevant jurisdictions
- At least 8+ years of experience as a practicing attorney, including law firm, in-house, or government experience with training in commercial agreements
- Worked at or closely with GCC-based enterprises
- Passion for partnering with Sales and closing revenue deals
- Experience with drafting and negotiating complex enterprise SaaS agreements and data processing agreements
- An ability to communicate clearly with business and technical audiences and effectively translate legal concepts for non-lawyers
- Roll-up-your-sleeves attitude to tackle projects large and small and a collaborative, low-ego approach to working across the organization
- Deep interest in artificial intelligence, generative AI, and machine learning technology and applications
Nice to haves:
- Proficiency in Arabic (spoken and written)
- Experience with legal issues related to AI/machine learning and/or the on-demand economy
- Product or privacy counseling experience
- Experience with international commerce and trade
PLEASE NOTE: Our policy requires a 90-day waiting period before reconsidering candidates for the same role. This allows us to ensure a fair and thorough evaluation of all applicants.
About Us:
At Scale, we believe that the transition from traditional software to AI is one of the most important shifts of our time. Our mission is to make that happen faster across every industry, and our team is transforming how organizations build and deploy AI. Our products power the world's most advanced LLMs, generative models, and computer vision models. We are trusted by generative AI companies such as OpenAI, Meta, and Microsoft, government agencies like the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force, and enterprises including GM and Accenture. We are expanding our team to accelerate the development of AI applications.
We believe that everyone should be able to bring their whole selves to work, which is why we are proud to be an inclusive and equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability status, gender identity or Veteran status.
We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation in the application or recruiting process due to a disability, please contact us at accommodations@scale.com. Please see the United States Department of Labor's Know Your Rights poster for additional information.
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