Intellectual Property and Product Legal Specialist

Summary

Join Samsara's Legal team as a Project Manager to support the growing Product Legal function. You will manage projects related to intellectual property, regulatory compliance, privacy, and product counseling. Collaborate with various teams to develop and maintain company policies and procedures. Oversee outside counsel and manage budgets. Investigate technical details, assess risks, and propose solutions. This remote position is open to candidates residing in Canada. Samsara offers a competitive total compensation package, including health benefits and flexible working.

Requirements

• 2+ years experience at a law firm or in-house as a paralegal or administrative specialist in the area of intellectual property law, especially patents
• Exceptional communication and organizational skills and strong attention to detail
• Experience independently driving complex projects from start to finish in a broad range of subject matters

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain accurate records and documentation of Samsara's intellectual property portfolio, including patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and copyrights
• Develop, manage, and improve upon workflows related to Samsara’s intellectual property portfolio, including related to filings, dockets, deadlines, and budgets
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to identify and protect new products and features as relevant to Samsara’s intellectual property portfolio, and support training such teams as relevant to protecting and developing Samsara’s intellectual property
• Support vendor and software tool operations related to Samsara’s intellectual property portfolio, including spend tracking, coordinating workflows, and other vendor and outside counsel management as needed
• Assist with any other legal duties and projects as assigned by the legal team, including as needed to support the broader Product legal team
• Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with an intellectual property program at a SaaS technology company
• Experience with Google Suite, IPFolio, Atlassian products, and Microsoft Office
• Paralegal certification or equivalent experience

Benefits

• Full time employees receive a competitive total compensation package
• Employee-led remote and flexible working
• Health benefits
• Samsara for Good charity fund