Senior Director, Associate General Counsel, IP & Litigation

What you'll do

• Develop and execute global IP portfolio, enforcement, and defense strategies, including patent prosecution, open-source matters, and M&A due diligence.
• Lead litigation and dispute resolution across IP, commercial, securities, privacy, consumer, and regulatory matters; manage outside counsel, budgets, and case strategy.
• Oversee litigation practices and develop legal professionals; provide training and report litigation spend to the Chief Legal Officer.

What they ask for

• 10+ years of experience, including leading IP strategy (patent, trademark, and/or copyright) and complex litigation in a global organization or law firm.
• JD from an accredited law school and admission to at least one state bar.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex IP and commercial disputes through all stages, including trial or appellate exposure, and directing outside counsel.
• Experience with IP enforcement, defense, litigation management, and risk mitigation in an advertising technology or software environment, and IP strategies and issues relating to generative artificial intelligence.

Nice to have

• Admission to practice before the USPTO.
• Experience managing a broad litigation docket across multiple practice areas; public-company experience, including securities litigation and related disclosure and insurance considerations, is a plus.

Pay

$233,600 - $350,400 USD gross (base salary); $264,000 - $396,000 USD gross (base salary); $311,400 - $467,200 USD gross (base salary)

AI focus

Experience with IP strategies and issues relating to generative artificial intelligence.