Waymo
Counsel, IP
$251K–$310K
San Francisco, CA, USA +3 · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
Mountain View, CA, USA
Mountain View, California, United States
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 6+ years of relevant legal experience.
- Education
- JD degree; strong academic record.
About the job
Counsels Waymo teams on intellectual property and builds and manages global patent portfolios for autonomous-driving technologies.
What you'll do
- Manage patent portfolios through harvesting, filing, prosecution, maintenance, and analysis; oversee outside patent counsel.
- Advise technical and business teams on IP matters and IP terms in transactions and agreements.
- Review public disclosures for IP risks and manage IP-related communications, including potential acquisition and licensing opportunities.
What they ask for
- JD, strong academic record, state bar membership, and admission to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
- Solid technical background or understanding of autonomous-vehicle, sensor-hardware, or semiconductor technology.
- Demonstrated experience managing global patent portfolios and patent analysis, counseling engineering and research teams, and advising on IP terms in commercial or collaboration agreements.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity, work cross-functionally, communicate effectively, and present to senior management and technical teams.
Nice to have
- Prior in-house experience working with engineering, product, partnerships, marketing, and leadership teams.
- Experience with IP strategy, patent acquisition, licensing, litigation, third-party demands, or agreements with government agencies and universities.
Pay
$251,000–$310,000 USD base salary
Tools
lidar, radar, camera, compute
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