Senior Counsel, AI Legal – Operations & Commercial
AbbVie
August 30, 2026
Remote friendly (North Chicago, IL)
United States
$160,500 - $305,000 USD yearly
Corporate Functions
Role Purpose
- Provide senior legal support for the operationalization and scaling of AI across AbbVie, focused on enterprise AI use cases, commercial transactions, and governance processes, enabling efficient, consistent, risk-aligned deployment.
Scope & Impact
- Enterprise scope supporting high-volume AI deployment and adoption across business functions.
- Lead legal support for AI-related commercial transactions and operational processes.
- Scale AI governance frameworks and intake processes (e.g., ACTOR).
- Serve as a senior legal advisor to business and functional stakeholders.
Core Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide senior legal support for AI-enabled use cases across commercial, R&D, and enterprise productivity tools.
- Conduct and oversee legal risk assessments at scale for:
- Data privacy and data governance
- Intellectual property and licensing
- Regulatory and compliance
- 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/implementation of:
- Standard AI contracting templates and fallback positions
- Enterprise playbooks for AI procurement and vendor engagement
- Partner with Legal Operations/Governance to scale and optimize AI intake/review processes and improve legal review efficiency and consistency.
- Provide guidance/training on AI legal risks and best practices.
- Escalate and coordinate resolution of high-risk/complex AI issues.
Qualifications
Required
- Juris Doctor (JD) and active bar membership
- 5+ years 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
- 8+ years legal experience
- 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
- Business judgment; pragmatic legal approach
- Advanced contract negotiation and issue-spotting
- Operate at scale in fast-paced environment
- Cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management
- Clear, effective communication
- Provide senior legal support for the operationalization and scaling of AI across AbbVie, focused on enterprise AI use cases, commercial transactions, and governance processes, enabling efficient, consistent, risk-aligned deployment.
Scope & Impact
- Enterprise scope supporting high-volume AI deployment and adoption across business functions.
- Lead legal support for AI-related commercial transactions and operational processes.
- Scale AI governance frameworks and intake processes (e.g., ACTOR).
- Serve as a senior legal advisor to business and functional stakeholders.
Core Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide senior legal support for AI-enabled use cases across commercial, R&D, and enterprise productivity tools.
- Conduct and oversee legal risk assessments at scale for:
- Data privacy and data governance
- Intellectual property and licensing
- Regulatory and compliance
- 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/implementation of:
- Standard AI contracting templates and fallback positions
- Enterprise playbooks for AI procurement and vendor engagement
- Partner with Legal Operations/Governance to scale and optimize AI intake/review processes and improve legal review efficiency and consistency.
- Provide guidance/training on AI legal risks and best practices.
- Escalate and coordinate resolution of high-risk/complex AI issues.
Qualifications
Required
- Juris Doctor (JD) and active bar membership
- 5+ years 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
- 8+ years legal experience
- 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
- Business judgment; pragmatic legal approach
- Advanced contract negotiation and issue-spotting
- Operate at scale in fast-paced environment
- Cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management
- Clear, effective communication