Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Prime Intellect is building the open superintelligence stack, providing infrastructure for AI teams. The Head of Legal will own the legal function, managing commercial contracts, corporate governance, IP strategy, and compliance, while partnering with leadership on key decisions.
Responsibilities
- Own the commercial contract function end-to-end: customer MSAs, DPAs, order forms, enterprise agreements, and the playbooks that let the company close deals quickly without compromising on terms
- Negotiate and structure compute supply contracts with neoclouds, hyperscalers, and datacenter operators globally — reserved capacity agreements, MSAs, vendor financing arrangements, and the contractual architecture around our largest commitments
- Build the contract templates, playbooks, and CLM infrastructure that let the company scale commercial volume without scaling friction proportionally
- Partner closely with Sales and the Compute team on deal structuring and negotiation strategy
- Own corporate governance: board materials, written consents, equity grants, cap table management, and the governance cadence that scales with the company
- Lead legal workstreams on fundraising rounds, including diligence, documentation, and execution
- Manage stock administration, equity plan governance, 409A coordination, and equity-related compliance
- Build M&A readiness over time — clean cap table, organized contracts, defensible IP positioning, audit-ready documentation
- Own Prime Intellect's open-source legal strategy: model weights licensing, contributor agreements, repository governance, and the IP architecture around our research and product output
- Build the framework for IP allocation in customer contracts — particularly around model training, fine-tuning, and derivative work
- Manage trademark, patent, and broader IP strategy as the company grows
- Own Prime Intellect's positioning on the regulatory frameworks shaping AI infrastructure: export controls, AI-specific regulations (EU AI Act, US executive orders), data privacy (GDPR, CCPA), and the compliance regimes our enterprise customers require
- Build the compliance posture that supports enterprise sales: SOC 2, security policies, data processing addenda, and the documentation customers expect from a serious infrastructure provider
- Partner with the security and engineering teams on compliance program execution
- Manage outside counsel relationships and rationalize what's done in-house vs. externally — building the right balance of speed, expertise, and cost
- Build the team as the company scales — first hire likely a senior commercial counsel within 6–12 months, then specialized hires as needs emerge
- Establish the legal operations infrastructure: CLM, contract templates, playbooks, knowledge management
Skills
- 8–12+ years of legal experience, ideally combining 3–5 years at a top tier firm with substantial in-house experience at a high-growth technology company
- Strong commercial instincts — you negotiate to enable deals, not just to manage risk. You understand how contract structure shapes business outcomes, and you bring solutions, not just issue lists
- Deep experience with commercial contracts at scale — enterprise customer agreements, large vendor or supplier contracts, and the operational infrastructure that supports commercial volume
- Familiarity with consumption-based or usage-based business models and the contract structures that support them
- Comfortable owning a legal function: setting strategy, managing outside counsel, building infrastructure, and hiring the team
- Operates with high judgment under uncertainty — you can make calls quickly when the stakes are real and the playbook doesn't exist
- Comfortable engaging directly with senior counterparts at customers, suppliers, investors, and partners
- High ownership — you see gaps and build the fix before anyone asks
- Comfortable in ambiguity and speed; this company and this market move fast
- AI-native in how you work: you use LLMs, automation, and programmatic tools to move faster
- Direct experience with cloud, infrastructure, or AI/ML company contracts
- Familiarity with compute supply contracts, datacenter agreements, or large infrastructure financing structures
- Experience with open-source licensing, contributor agreements, and IP strategy in AI/ML contexts
- Working knowledge of export controls, AI regulation, or international technology compliance
- Prior experience as the first or second legal hire at a high-growth company
Benefits
- Flexible work (remote or San Francisco)
- Visa sponsorship and relocation support
- Professional development budget
- Team off-sites and conferences
Company Overview