# Commercial Counsel, Hardware

**Company**: Anthropic
**Location**: San Francisco, CA
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $335,000 - $385,000 USD
**Category**: Legal
**Industry**: Technology
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116758847

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## Description

## Job Overview

We're seeking a Commercial Counsel, Hardware to join Anthropic's Legal team in San Francisco. You will play a crucial role in negotiating high-volume deals for hardware, components, software, and emerging technology procurement needs. Your expertise will help Anthropic's product teams navigate complex legal issues and ensure compliance.

## Responsibilities

- 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 affecting hardware products and components, such as product safety rules and restrictions on foreign-made components

- Identify trade, export control, sanctions, and supply chain concerns in cross-border sourcing, and work with national security and compliance teams to resolve them

- Build and maintain self-serve guidance, templates, and AI-assisted review tools for routine purchases

- Manage outside counsel for specialist questions and overflow volume

- Cover other technology or hardware transactions on the Legal team as needed

## Requirements

- 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 contract considerations

- Working knowledge of trade and regulatory compliance for hardware, including export controls, sanctions, tariffs, and customs

- Clear, plain communication with scientists, engineers, and operators

## Preferred Qualifications

- At least 8 years of legal experience in hardware or a closely related technical space

- In-house experience at a hardware-intensive technology company

- Experience supporting product or engineering teams as a dedicated counsel

- Experience with facilities or on-site vendor services

- An engineering, product, or other technical background

- Experience using AI tools to speed up legal work

## Logistics

- Annual salary: $335,000 - $385,000 USD

- Location: San Francisco, CA (hybrid policy: at least 3 days a week in the office)

- Visa sponsorship available

## Benefits

- Competitive compensation and benefits

- Optional equity donation matching

- Generous vacation and parental leave

- Flexible working hours

- Lovely office space

## Skills

### Required
- hardware procurement
- technology licensing
- data partnerships
- trade compliance
- export controls
- supply chain management

### Nice to have
- AI tools
- in-house experience
- engineering background
- facilities management

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