Senior AI Product & Partnerships Counsel

About this role

Provide product and commercial legal counsel for Runway’s generative AI products and partnerships. Help teams ship products, close strategic deals, and scale legal support in a fast-moving technical environment.

About the company

Runway is an innovative platform that specializes in machine learning and artificial intelligence applications, providing tools for creative professionals and enterprises to harness the power of AI in their workflows. The company focuses on developing advanced research and deployment solutions in this rapidly evolving field.

What you'll do

• Advise product teams on legal issues from product design through launch, especially IP and privacy.
• Build playbooks and streamline review of data, licensing, procurement, reseller, marketplace, and other partnership deals.
• Negotiate B2B SaaS customer contracts, API agreements, DPAs, and order forms.
• Translate AI-related technical, legal, and policy developments into practical product guidance.
• Create scalable legal enablement, self-serve resources, and AI-enabled automation.

What we're looking for

• 6+ years of relevant experience, including in-house work at a fast-paced technology company.
• Experience advising product leaders and executives on a broad range of issues, especially IP and privacy.
• Experience closing partnership and go-to-market deals, including data partnerships and IP or model licensing.
• Ability to give practical recommendations to senior leaders with limited time and information.
• J.D. and active admission in good standing to at least one U.S. state bar.

Nice to have

• Understanding of and interest in generative AI models and agentic workflows.
• Experience closing strategic, IP-heavy partnerships.
• Experience across B2C and B2B, product-led, and enterprise businesses.
• B2B SaaS customer-deal experience.
• Big Law and/or hypergrowth technology startup experience.