Senior Counsel, AI Legal – Operations & Commercial 

Role Purpose

This role provides senior legal support for the operationalization and scaling of AI across AbbVie, with a focus on enterprise AI use cases, commercial transactions, and governance processes. The position exists to enable efficient, consistent, and risk-aligned deployment of AI technologies across the organization.

Scope & Impact

• Enterprise scope supporting high-volume AI deployment and adoption across business functions
• Leads legal support for AI-related commercial transactions and operational processes
• Plays a key role in scaling AI governance frameworks and intake processes (e.g., ACTOR)
• Serves as a senior legal advisor to business and functional stakeholders
• Individual contributor role with broad cross-functional engagement

Core Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide senior legal support for AI-enabled use cases across all business functions, including commercial, R&D, and enterprise productivity tools
• Conduct and oversee legal risk assessments at scale, including:
• Data privacy and data governance risks
• Intellectual property and licensing considerations
• Regulatory and compliance implications
• Draft, review, and negotiate complex AI-related commercial agreements, including:
• SaaS and AI vendor agreements
• Data licensing and use agreements
• AI-enabled service and platform agreements
• Lead development and implementation of:
• Standard AI contracting templates and fallback positions
• Enterprise playbooks for AI procurement and vendor engagement
• Partner with Legal Operations and Governance teams to:
• Scale and optimize AI intake and review processes (e.g., ACTOR, workflow tools)
• Improve efficiency and consistency in legal review
• Provide senior-level guidance and training to business stakeholders on AI legal risks and best practices
• Escalate and coordinate resolution of high-risk or complex issues with AI Legal leadership

Required Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) and active bar membership
• Minimum 5+ years of legal experience
• Significant experience in commercial contracting and technology transactions
• Strong expertise in data privacy, IP, and SaaS agreements
• Proven ability to manage complex, high-volume legal workflows

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years of legal experience preferred
• Experience with AI/ML technologies or digital platforms
• Prior in-house experience in a large, matrixed organization
• Familiarity with enterprise governance and workflow tools

Skills & Competencies

• Strong business judgment and pragmatic legal approach
• Advanced contract negotiation and issue-spotting skills
• Ability to operate at scale in a fast-paced environment
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management
• Clear and effective communication skills

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. ​
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​
• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs. ​

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

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