Legal Ops (Contract, Part Time) at Brainco

ABOUT BRAIN CO. Brain Co. is an applied AI startup co-founded by Jared Kushner and Elad Gil, and backed by leading Silicon Valley builders including Patrick Collison and Andrej Karpathy. We are building AI applications for the world’s most important institutions, delivering impact on real-world problems across governments, healthcare systems, and critical industries. Our progress so far: - Automated construction permitting for a sovereign government → 80% faster, unlocking $375M+ in value - Optimized supply chains for a leading global energy company → 30% lower cost, 99% reliability, preventing $100M+ in losses - Streamlined hospital patient care across national health systems → 40% better outcomes, 80% less admin work Company momentum: - Raised a $55M Series A from leading investors - Built a team of 70+ AI experts from Tesla, Google DeepMind, NVIDIA, and Databricks At Brain Co., we focus on applying frontier AI to real institutional challenges, working alongside governments, healthcare systems, and critical industries to modernize how essential services operate. We are looking for leaders who want to help bring new technology into institutions that impact millions of people. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Own the deal review cycle across our active pipeline — coordinating redlines with external counsel, aligning stakeholders, and bringing leadership a single, clear recommendation on each deal - Build the playbooks, templates, and systems that let us review 2–3x more deals per week without adding headcount - Develop Brain Co's point of view on key commercial terms — especially around AI-specific IP, data rights, indemnification, and pricing - Surface patterns and flag risks so leadership can make faster, more informed decisions on deal structure - Manage relationships with our external legal partners to ensure quality, consistency, and cost efficiency WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - 8-10+ years in legal ops, commercial contracts, or deal desk roles — ideally in SaaS or AI - You've managed external counsel and know how to get the most out of outside lawyers without running up the bill - You're a systems builder — you see a manual process and immediately think about how to scale it - Strong commercial judgment — you understand when a contract term is a real risk vs. a negotiating posture - Excellent written communication — you can turn a messy redline into a clean memo that a CEO can act on in 5 minutes - You're creative about deal structure — you don't just say "we can't do that," you come back with "here's what we could do instead" - Comfortable in ambiguity — we're building this function from the ground up NICE-TO-HAVES - Experience at an AI company or selling AI/ML products to enterprise - Familiarity with regulated industries (healthcare, financial services, government) - Finance chops — you understand pricing models and can weigh in on commercial terms - Experience with CLM platforms (Ironclad, DocuSign CLM, Juro) DETAILS - Part-time contractor - Location: SF or Remote - Reports to: Olivia Herbert, GTM & Biz Ops