Senior Intellectual Property Counsel

Summary

Join Samsara's Legal Team as a Senior Intellectual Property Litigation Counsel and lead complex IP litigation matters, safeguarding Samsara's interests. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, providing strategic advice on IP risk management and enforcement. Oversee external counsel, ensuring litigation aligns with company goals, and contribute to developing Samsara's IP portfolio. This remote position (excluding San Francisco Bay Area and NYC Metro Area) requires 5+ years of substantive IP litigation experience, a J.D. from an accredited law school, and membership in at least one US state bar. Samsara offers a competitive compensation package including base salary, bonus, RSUs, and benefits. Relocation assistance is not provided.

Requirements

• 5+ years of substantive IP litigation experience
• Excellent judgment, writing, communication, analytical, organization, and negotiation skills
• Strong technology interest and aptitude
• Ability to explain complicated concepts in simple terms
• Strong organizational skills, flexibility, and comfort working in an extremely fast-paced environment
• Interest in being a true partner to our business stakeholders and immersing yourself in the ins and outs of our business and the industry in which we operate
• Ability to build, develop and maintain strong cross-functional relationships
• A high degree of professional integrity, ethics and sound judgment
• Be humble, adaptable and flexible, with a growth mindset and desire to work on a variety of matters
• Attitude that no project is too big or too small, with a growth mindset and willingness to explore new areas of expertise
• Sense of humor and passion for the job
• A J.D. degree from an accredited law school with strong academic credentials
• Membership in at least one US state bar
• Be a licensed attorney

Responsibilities

• Partner with the legal team, outside counsel, and other stakeholders as you manage our IP-related disputes and litigation matters
• Negotiate IP licensing and settlement agreements
• Assist and lead efforts to create, improve, and develop scalable processes and procedures related to the handling of IP litigation matters for a rapidly growing company
• Advise business stakeholders on litigation risks and issues involved in business disputes
• Pragmatically weigh legal risks and benefits of complex situations and propose practical solutions with tact and maturity
• Review and advise on litigation-related contractual provisions in commercial agreements, to include providing advice on dispute resolution, governing law, venue, arbitration, limitation of liability, and indemnification clauses
• Build strong relationships and work cross-functionally with internal stakeholders, including Product, Engineering, Communications, Sales, Security, Finance, and other relevant teams
• 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

• In-house experience
• Experience working at or closely with a tech company

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package
• Employee-led remote and flexible working
• Health benefits
• Samsara for Good charity fund