932deed1-44d Lead Counsel, Product and Intellectual Property Join our legal team to work on exciting legal, policy, and operational issues at the leading edge of AI. As product counsel, you will advise on all legal aspects of product development, launch, and operations, including regulatory compliance, user terms, and risk management. You will lead IP strategy for product development, embedding IP protection into the full product lifecycle from conception to commercialization. You will partner with cross-functional teams to mitigate IP risks in product development, data licensing, and open-source governance. You will support management of Scale's worldwide IP portfolio, including patents and trademarks, and assist with patent prosecution and trademark registration and enforcement. You will advise on third-party, synthetic, and open-source data and models, ensuring compliance with licensing requirements, and design open-source governance policies. You will support drafting and negotiation of commercial agreement provisions involving intellectual property. You will provide counsel on machine learning, robotics, and other technical areas, with the ability to engage effectively with technical teams on complex engineering and product issues. You will develop and deliver IP and data licensing training to enhance Scale's compliance culture.

Ideally, you will have 5+ years of experience in intellectual property law at a top-tier law firm and/or in-house legal department, with experience advising on broader product or regulatory matters. You will have a JD and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar (California preferred) in good standing. You will have strategic thinking, risk calibration, collaboration, agility, and organizational skills. You will have a deep interest in artificial intelligence, generative AI, and machine learning technology, with the ability to engage effectively with technical teams.

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]]> full-time senior onsite $231,000-$288,750 USD Intellectual Property Law, Product Development, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Patent Prosecution, Trademark Registration and Enforcement, Open-Source Governance, Machine Learning, Robotics, Technical Writing, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Collaboration, Strategic Thinking, Risk Calibration, Agility, Organizational Skills Legal Technology Scale https://logos.yubhub.co/scale.com.png Scale develops reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions, providing high-quality data and full-stack technologies to power leading models. https://scale.com/ https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/scaleai/jobs/4651614005 San Francisco, CA 2026-04-18 3e64a5c3-d10 Corporate Counsel, IP We are looking for a sharp, collaborative IP lawyer with a software engineering, computer science, or electrical engineering background to help protect our innovations and brand, and continuously shape and refine our global IP strategy.

The ideal candidate will have experience with or a strong interest in handling and/or supporting all other aspects of Okta's intellectual property work, including trademark, copyright, and trade secrets.

Key duties and responsibilities include:

Portfolio Management & Strategic Advice Refine and execute offensive and defensive IP strategies to maintain Okta's competitive edge in the identity market. Serve as an advisor on IP-related business risks and emerging legal trends. Translate complex IP concepts into business-oriented advice for non-legal stakeholders. Refine company-wide IP policies, including invention disclosure programs and patent incentive schemes.

Patent Partner with engineering and product teams to identify patentable inventions and develop patent literacy among them. Collaborate with outside counsel on the drafting and prosecution of high-quality patent applications. Develop knowledge of industry's patent landscape to guide patent strategy and approach to patent drafting. Refine Okta's patent strategy to ensure broad protection of our core technologies and to put forward-looking systems in place to identify and protect our next-generation ideas.

Other IP Issues Advise on strategic trade secret issues and help implement related policies. Help provide guidance on software copyright protection and the use of OSS within Okta products, and manage copyright claims. Support the protection of the Okta and Auth0 brands through trademark registration and enforcement.

Compliance and Policy Assist with IP-related compliance issues and industry standards relevant to SaaS and cybersecurity. Deliver training to employees on IP best practices and confidentiality.

Litigation Support all phases of IP litigation.

Qualifications J.D. from an accredited law school and active Bar membership. Undergraduate or graduate degree(s) in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or the like. USPTO Registered Patent Attorney. 5+ years of IP experience, including software patent prosecution. Technical Savvy Experience with SaaS, cloud-based software, or other relevant technology. Mindset A 'builder' who thrives in fast-paced environments and can balance rigorous legal analysis with practical business needs. Flexibility and team mentality. Sense of humour. Ability and desire to work independently.

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]]> full-time senior hybrid $180,000-$248,000 USD IP law, software patent prosecution, patent drafting, patent litigation, trade secret management, copyright protection, trademark registration, SaaS, cloud-based software Legal Technology Okta https://logos.yubhub.co/okta.com.png Okta is a cloud-first SaaS provider that enables any organisation to use any technology by providing world-class security and identity solutions. https://www.okta.com/ https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/okta/jobs/7779195 Bellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York; Washington, DC 2026-04-18