Legal Counsel

About Ultralytics: At Ultralytics https://ultralytics.com/, we commit to relentless innovation in the AI space and seek team members https://www.ultralytics.com/about who resonate with our ambition to produce the world's best YOLO AI models https://ultralytics.com/yolo. If you're obsessed with AI, eager to make an impact on the world, and thrive in dynamic, high-intensity environments, we invite you to apply for a position on our team. 🌍 Join the team powering the future of vision AI Hello, hola, 你好, こんにちは, नमस्ते, hallo, bonjour! Thanks for stopping by — we know your time is valuable, so here's what makes Ultralytics special. ⚡ Who we are At Ultralytics https://www.ultralytics.com/, we're on a mission to simplify AI for everyone. As the creators of the world's leading Ultralytics YOLO models https://docs.ultralytics.com/models/, we empower millions of developers, researchers, and companies worldwide to build state-of-the-art computer vision applications. Following our $30M Series A round https://www.ultralytics.com/news/ultralytics-raises-30m-series-a, we're expanding rapidly across our global hubs in London, Madrid, and Shenzhen. This is an opportunity to join a fast-scaling, high-performance team that's redefining the future of vision AI — where ambition meets impact, and ideas become reality. We move fast. We build boldly. We execute with purpose. And we do it together. 💼 About the role Ultralytics is hiring its first in-house lawyer. There's no legal team to join — you're building it. That means setting up how contracts get reviewed, collaborating with outside counsel across jurisdictions, and deciding what processes are actually worth having at a company this size, rather than inheriting someone else's playbook. The first priority is the part of the business that generates revenue directly: the AGPL-3.0 and Enterprise dual-licensing model behind YOLO. Every company using Ultralytics' models commercially either open-sources their entire project under AGPL-3.0 or buys an Enterprise license. Supporting compliance, converting violations into contracts, and negotiating Enterprise agreements are core to the P&L, not a background compliance task. We need someone who's done this kind of work before, not someone learning open-source licensing on the job. 🚀 What you'll do Open-source licensing and IP - Own the AGPL-3.0 and Enterprise licensing model end to end: detect likely violations, lead outreach and negotiation to convert unlicensed commercial use into paid Enterprise agreements. - Structure and negotiate enterprise license agreements directly with customers — scope, pricing triggers, audit rights, term. - Own IP portfolio strategy and lifecycle (trademarks, copyright, trade secrets), working with external IP agents and attorneys for filings and renewals rather than filing directly. - Set and maintain the open-source contribution and dependency policy — what can come in, what obligations it carries, how attribution and notices are handled. Commercial contracts - Draft, review, and negotiate SaaS, licensing, distribution, partnership, and vendor agreements. - Build contract templates, playbooks, fallback positions, and approval workflows from the ground up. - Own liability, indemnity, warranty, and risk positions across customer and vendor contracts. - Partner with Sales, Operations, Finance, Product, and Engineering to close deals and manage legal risk. Privacy, compliance, and legal operations - Advise on GDPR, data processing agreements, and international data transfers across the UK, EU, US, and China. - Establish proportionate AI governance and regulatory compliance processes. - Select and manage outside counsel across the UK, Spain, China, and other jurisdictions as needed. - Introduce practical systems for matter management, contract tracking, legal intake, and reporting. 🧠 Skills and experience Core requirements - UK-qualified solicitor or equivalent, with genuine experience working across multiple jurisdictions.…