Legal Affairs Specialist

SoftBank

Legal

Compliance

SaaS

About this role

This legal affairs role supports SB OAI Japan, the joint venture business with OpenAI, through SoftBank’s SB OAI business organization. The position is involved from the planning stage of new businesses and services, helping the organization assess legal issues, regulatory requirements, compliance matters and business risks while supporting practical decision-making.

The work includes drafting, reviewing and negotiating Japanese and English contracts, preparing approval and board materials, advising business teams, creating terms of use, confirming personal-data handling conditions with OpenAI, and checking service operations. It also covers research on the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, the Unauthorized Computer Access Act and related regulations, coordination with external counsel, and standardization of legal processes.

Applicants must have at least five years of legal experience in a business company, consulting firm or law office, including contract analysis, drafting or revision, legal-risk assessment and negotiation. They must also have experience preparing management-level materials on legal issues and business risks, supporting executive decisions, and a basic understanding of IT, AI or SaaS business structures and markets.

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