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Senior Counsel, AI Legal – Operations & Commercial

North Chicago, IL, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-25 → 2026-09-27

Core

Senior legal advisor enabling the operationalization and scaling of AI across the enterprise, focusing on commercial transactions, governance frameworks, and risk-aligned deployment.

Role type

Senior in-house legal counsel (AI operations & commercial)

Builds

Enterprise AI governance frameworks, standardized contracting templates, and scalable legal review workflows for AI use cases.

Domain

Life Sciences / Healthcare + Artificial Intelligence / Technology Law

Required skills

Commercial contracting, technology transactions, data privacy, intellectual property, SaaS agreements, legal risk assessment, high-volume workflow management

Preferred skills

AI/ML technology experience, enterprise governance tools, matrixed organization experience

Technologies

ACTOR, workflow tools

Responsibilities

Lead legal support for AI-related commercial transactions; conduct legal risk assessments for data privacy, IP, and regulatory compliance; draft and negotiate complex AI vendor and service agreements; develop enterprise playbooks for AI procurement; partner with Legal Ops to scale intake processes; provide training on AI legal risks.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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