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Posted August 12, 2026

Associate Corporate Counsel, Quantum AI

Google
Mountain View, CA Full Time
Compensation: $217,000 to $314,000 Annually
Reference: Google73859393539449542

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We are looking for an adept legal counsel with experience in advising on computing hardware and software paradigms. In this role, you will work with product managers, engineers and researchers to support the Google Quantum AI team’s rapid scaling and frontier goal of building quantum computing for otherwise unsolvable problems, targeting the delivery of truly useful error-corrected machines. You will be working closely with product, business, and cross-functional teams and counseling quantum computing products and services end-to-end, from research and development to launch and beyond. The initiatives in this area are brand new and growing, at the quantum information science and technology. You will be responsible for a mixed portfolio advising on a wide range of legal issues including privacy, intellectual property, security, marketing, consumer protection, and competition, among others.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $217000 - $314000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

  • Provide solution-oriented legal advice to teams including engineering (both hardware and software), product management, operations, and business development from the initial stages of product research and development to launch and beyond.
  • Ensure compliance with U.S. and international laws/regulations dealing with intellectual property, security, marketing, competition, privacy, and consumer protection.
  • Partner with research and product teams and IP counsel to support the development and operationalization of product and intellectual property strategy across the entire quantum hardware and software lifecycle.
  • Draft, review and discuss a variety of complex agreements governing industry and academic partnerships, supply chain and operations, or investments.
  • Serve as a trusted partner to Quantum AI product, engineering, business, and other cross-functional teams on strategy and execution in complex legal areas.

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