Corporate Counsel, SpaceXAI
$220-260k
+ Equity
5 days a week in office (Palo Alto, CA)
Building artificial intelligence
Open for applications
Building artificial intelligence
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$220-260k
+ Equity
5 days a week in office (Palo Alto, CA)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To build AI systems that can help humanity understand the world better.
Role
Who you are
- J.D. from an accredited law school
- 6+ years in Corporate or M&A at a top-tier law firm
- Expertise in complex corporate structures and transactions, including diligence, structuring and negotiation
- Experience representing mature private and public companies
- Flexible team player, able to adapt to rapid developments and diverse projects in a fast paced organization working with novel legal issues
- Must be admitted to the bar, in good standing, in at least one U.S. State
What the job involves
- SpaceXAI’s legal team plays a critical role, working closely with finance, tax, accounting, operations and engineering, to achieve our mission. This role is for someone passionate about working at the intersection of AI and law
- As a Corporate Counsel, you will support and lead mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, investments, partnerships and other strategic transactions. You’ll also handle corporate governance and subsidiary management and provide counsel to multiple internal clients on a wide variety of complex legal and business issues
- This is not a remote or hybrid position. This role is based on-site at our Palo Alto headquarters
- Lead and support mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, investments, partnerships and other strategic transactions from start to finish, including diligence, deal structuring, drafting, negotiating, executing and integrating
- Partner closely with corporate development, finance and operation teams to execute a smooth and efficient deal process
- Drive post-closing integration
- Build processes, templates, and playbooks for mergers and acquisitions and strategic transactions
- Advise on corporate governance, including subsidiary board matters and consents
- Oversee subsidiary maintenance, including formations, dissolutions, and compliance across US and international entities
- Provide counsel on general corporate matters
- Willingness to roll up sleeves and possess a can-do attitude
- Must be able to work extended hours and weekends as needed
Our take
SpaceXAI, formerly XAI, is Elon Musk's venture into the world of artificial intelligence, and like all things Musk, it's going big. It's setting out to build AI that helps humanity understand the universe, and it's starting with Grok, its conversational AI chatbot already integrated into X (formerly Twitter). With access to real-time data and a powerful ecosystem of Musk-led companies, SpaceXAI is certainly pushing towards artificial general intelligence at serious scale.
Like all bold ventures, SpaceXAI has faced its share of controversy, from questions about regulation to the overlap across Musk's businesses (most recently, XAI became a subsidiary of the Musk-owned SpaceX). But fans are still seeing the bigger picture: an interconnected tech ecosystem where AI, social media, and space exploration feed into one another.
The company made headlines in 2024 with its massive "Colossus" supercomputer project, powered by tens of thousands of Nvidia GPUs. While the data center's temporary power setup has faced environmental scrutiny, the scale of ambition is certainly undeniable. From launching tap-to-pay features on X to building one of the most powerful AI training systems on Earth, xAI is moving fast.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jan 2026
$20bn
SERIES E
Jul 2025
$5bn
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $37.1bn
Company benefits
- Health and wellness: Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, vision, and disability coverage
- Life and family: Life and AD&D insurance and fertility benefits to ensure our team’s well-being and peace of mind
- Flexible vacation: We work hard but avoid burn out. Take time off when you need it
- Visa sponsorship: We support international talent with visa sponsorship to join our team
- 401(k) plan: Retirement savings plan to secure your financial future
Company HQ
Palo Alto, CA
Leadership
Elon Musk
(Founder)Founder, Chairman, CEO, and CTO of SpaceX. CEO and Product Architect of Tesla. Chairman and CTO of X Corp, founder of the Boring Company, co-founder of Neuralink and OpenAI, and president of the Musk Foundation.
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