Description:

The Role:
We're looking for a driven and talented individual to join our growing team at An Australian Software Company in a fully remote Senior Patent Counsel role focusing on running all aspects of the patent program at An Australian Software Company . As Senior Patent Counsel, you will play a pivotal role in developing and executing our patent strategy. You'll work closely with engineering, product, and leadership teams to identify protectable innovations, manage outside counsel, and build a world-class portfolio aligned with our business goals. Reporting to our Head of IP, this is your opportunity to be part of an exciting, fast-growing company, with an amazing culture.

More About the IP Team
We are a tight-knit, collaborative, and communicative team that tackles diverse legal issues and generates balanced, pragmatic business solutions to enable An Australian Software Company to scale.

What you will do as Senior Patent Counsel:

Invention Harvesting: Collaborate with engineering and product teams to identify patentable innovations through regular invention disclosure sessions and technical reviews.
Patent committee: Run weekly patent committee meetings - provide enabement materials and guide conversations on filing decisions.
Outside Counsel Management: Manage external patent counsel and ensure timely filings, quality, cost-effectiveness, and alignment with strategic goals.
Budget Management: Forecast budgets for each quarter. Review incoming bills.
Incentive Management: work with our Senior IP paralegal to manage inventor incentives.
Inventor events and trainings: Hold inventor appreciation and training events at our various offices throughout the globe.
Metrics: Work with our law firms and paralegal to maintain quarterly dashboards and IP filing reports to management.
General IP Counseling: Contribute and collaborate with team members as needed for various IP issues in litigation, product counseling, and general IP compliance.

More About You:

J.D. and admission to practice before the USPTO.
5+ years of law firm patent prosecution experience law experience.
2+ years of in-house experience at a tech company.
You are located in the U.S. Pacific timezone.
Strong technical background (CS degree preferred).
You have a background in supporting IP litigation. Not required but a plus if you have some experience in patent litigation/patent office litigation.
Demonstrated success in building and managing patent portfolios at scale.
Exceptional communication, project management, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Experience working with agile product teams in a fast-paced SaaS environment.
Ability to learn new processes, systems, and team culture.
Willingness to take on projects are they come up and learn new systems/processes.
You take ownership, roll up your sleeves, and get things done with directional guidance.
You have the confidence to independently manage complex projects and the drive to build new functionality.
You can navigate a complex organization and work with ambiguity.
You have the capability to meet, engage, and build relationships with a broad spectrum of An Australian Software Companys across our legal, product, and engineering organizations.
You like to master new subject areas, whether new laws, new technologies, or new business strategies.
You can listen to our business stakeholders with a desire to understand and solve their problems with intelligence and empathy.
Strong organizational and program management skills.
Comfortable with learning and using different tools for organization and program management.
Passion to understand our products, our culture, and our business model.
Drive to improve on existing systems and methods.