Commercial Counsel, Hardware

The shape of it

In the posting’s own words

Hardware is becoming critical to how AI gets built, and the legal questions are as new as the technology. We're hiring a Commercial Counsel, Hardware to help Anthropic's product teams move fast, build safely, and get the legal calls right.

What it asks for · 5

• JD and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar (California preferred)
• Hands-on experience buying hardware and firmware, components, and software in high volume, fast-paced environments
• Deep experience leading complex deals, such as technology or data licensing, joint development, or supply partnerships
• Working knowledge of international supply chains and how sourcing choices (and their associated risks) show up in contracts (lead times, single-source risk, warranties, country of origin, higher risk jurisdictions)
• Working knowledge of trade and regulatory compliance for hardware, including export controls, sanctions, tariffs and customs

Also a plus

• At least 8 years of legal experience in hardware or a closely related technical space, with the judgment to run risk assessments and deals on your own from day one
• In-house time at a hardware-intensive technology company (such as electronics, industrial automation, or complex devices) while it was scaling quickly
• Experience supporting product or engineering teams as a dedicated counsel
• Experience with facilities or on-site vendor services, including the insurance and safety questions
• An engineering, product, or other technical background
• Experience using AI tools to speed up your own legal work

What the job covers

• Negotiate and close a high volume of agreements for hardware and components, including review of embedded firmware and companion software licenses
• Structure and negotiate complex technology, data, and partnership agreements
• Track legal and regulatory changes that affect hardware products and components, such as product safety rules and restrictions on foreign-made components, and explain what they mean for our plans
• Identify trade, export control, sanctions, and supply chain concerns in cross-border sourcing, and work with our national security and compliance teams to resolve them

Tools and skills named

Words the posting leans on

• experience12×
• hardware12×
• legal10×
• risk10×
• components9×
• product9×
• technology9×
• deals7×
• complex6×
• partnership6×
• least5×
• negotiate5×
• software5×
• supply5×
• technical5×
• technology data5×

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