SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today, SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary and expanding consciousness to the stars.
SpaceXSI is building Super Intelligence to help humanity understand the universe. Our teams are building the full Super Intelligence stack: from our Colossus supercomputers, to Grok models, to our suite of applications, including Grok Bot, Grok Build, Grok Imagine, Grok Voice, and X. We're creating a powerful flywheel where more compute trains better models, better models power more useful products, and what we learn from people using those products shapes what we build next.
You'll lead negotiation of SpaceXSI's largest and most complex commercial agreements: high-value enterprise customer agreements for our AI products and services, strategic partnerships, and hyperscaler, technology and vendor agreements. You'll be a trusted advisor to leaders in Sales, Business Development, Finance and Product, set the team's negotiating positions, and mentor more junior counsel.
RESPONSIBILITIES:- Lead negotiation of high-value, strategic and novel agreements, including enterprise, partnership, hyperscaler and technology deals.
- Advise business leaders on deal structure and risk, and own decisions on non-standard terms.
- Set and refine the team's negotiating positions, playbooks and escalation paths.
- Mentor more junior counsel and review their work.
- Build legal structures and processes that speed up sales while managing risk.
- Pitch in wherever Legal needs you, even on unfamiliar ground.
- Use our AI products every day to learn faster and work smarter.
- 8+ years of legal experience.
- JD and a license to practice law in California or New York, or eligibility to register as in-house counsel.
- Experience leading negotiations on commercial transactions.
- Experience at both a top-tier law firm and an in-house technology company.
- Experience negotiating AI and SaaS transactions.
- Experience advising senior business leaders and mentoring other lawyers.
- A track record of practical, commercial judgment and finding workable paths forward on deals.
- Interest in AI and its everyday applications.
- Must be able to work in the office 5 days a week.
$176,000 - $242,000 USD
Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at SpaceXSI, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.
ITAR REQUIREMENTS:- To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.
SpaceXSI is an equal opportunity employer. For details on data processing, view our Recruitment Privacy Notice.
Skills Required
- 8+ years of legal experience
- Juris Doctor degree
- License to practice law in California or New York, or eligibility to register as in-house counsel
- Experience leading negotiations on commercial transactions
- Ability to work in the office five days per week
- Experience at both a top-tier law firm and an in-house technology company
- Experience negotiating AI and SaaS transactions
- Experience advising senior business leaders and mentoring other lawyers
- Practical commercial judgment and ability to find workable paths forward on deals
- Interest in AI and its everyday applications
- U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, refugee or asylee status, or eligibility to obtain required ITAR authorizations
xAI Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about xAI and has not been reviewed or approved by xAI.
-
Healthcare Strength — Healthcare is described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, mental health support, and fertility benefits. Additional protections such as disability and life insurance, plus HSA/FSA options, are also outlined.
-
Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity is positioned as a core component of total rewards alongside high base salaries for technical roles. Pre‑IPO stock grants are highlighted as enabling participation in potential company growth.
-
Leave & Time Off Breadth — The package includes flexible or generous PTO, paid holidays, and paid sick days. Company materials also describe flexible vacation policies intended to help manage fast‑paced workloads.
xAI Insights
What We Do
Understand the Universe
