🚀 Legal Counsel

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About HappyRobot

HappyRobot is the AI-native operating system for the real economy—a system that closes the circuit between intelligence and action. By combining real-time truth, specialized AI workers, and an orchestrating intelligence, we help enterprises run complex, mission-critical operations with true autonomy. Our AI OS compounds knowledge, optimizes at every level, and evolves over time. We’re starting with supply chain and industrial-scale operations, where resilience, speed, and continuous improvement matter most—freeing humans to focus on strategy, creativity, and other high-value tasks. You can learn more about our vision in our Manifesto. HappyRobot has raised $62M to date, including our most recent $44M Series B in September 2025. Our investors include Y Combinator (YC), Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), and Base10—partners who believe in our mission to redefine how enterprises operate. We’re channeling this investment into building a world‑class team: people with relentless drive, sharp problem‑solving skills, and the passion to push limits in a fast‑paced, high‑intensity environment. If this resonates, you belong at HappyRobot.

About The Role

We’re looking for a smart, practical, and business‑oriented Legal Counsel to support our growing business with a focus on intellectual property and commercial agreements . This role will work cross‑functionally with product, engineering, sales, partnerships, and operations teams to ensure our IP is protected and our commercial arrangements are sound, scalable, and aligned with our strategic goals.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including SaaS, licensing, vendor, reseller, partnership, NDAs, and services agreements.
• Advise internal stakeholders on intellectual property issues related to product development, branding, content, and partnerships.
• Provide legal support for IP strategy, including copyright, trademark, patent, and trade secret matters.
• Support open source compliance, IP ownership reviews, and employee IP assignment matters.
• Build and improve templates, playbooks, and scalable processes for commercial contracting and IP diligence.
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments in IP and commercial law and assess their impact on the business.
• Assist with IP‑related disputes and enforcement actions, in collaboration with outside counsel as needed.

Requirements

• 4–7 years of relevant legal experience, ideally with a mix of law firm and in‑house roles.
• Strong experience with commercial contracts and IP issues in the technology sector.
• Excellent drafting and negotiation skills, with a practical, risk‑based approach.
• Familiarity with SaaS business models, IP licensing, and open‑source software.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced, high‑growth environment.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative, solutions‑oriented mindset.

Nice to Have

• Experience working in a startup or high‑growth company environment.
• Knowledge of data protection laws, especially as they relate to IP and licensing.
• Background in software, AI/ML, or digital content industries.

Why join us?

• Opportunity to work at a high‑growth AI startup, backed by top investors.
• Rapidly growing and backed by top investors including a16z, Y Combinator, and Base10.
• Ownership & Autonomy – Take full ownership of projects and ship fast.
• Top‑Tier Compensation – Competitive salary + equity in a high‑growth startup.
• Work With the Best – Join a world‑class team of engineers and builders.

Our Operating Principles

• Extreme Ownership – We take full responsibility for our work, outcomes, and team success. No excuses, no blame‑shifting. If something needs fixing, we own it and make it better.

• Craftsmanship – Putting care and intention into every task, striving for excellence, and taking deep ownership of the quality and outcome of your work.

• We are “majos” – Be friendly & have fun with your coworkers. Always be genuine & honest, but kind. We give feedback with kindness, challenge each other with respect, and celebrate wins together without ego.

• Urgency with Focus – Create the highest impact in the shortest amount of time. Move fast, but in the right direction.

• Talent Density and Meritocracy – Hire only people who can raise the average; exceptional performance is the passing grade.

• First‑Principles Thinking – Strip a problem to physics‑level facts, ignore industry dogma, rebuild the solution from scratch.

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