Head of Intellectual Property

1X
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 270,000 - 330,000 annuallyFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceSkills: ["Cross-functional collaboration","Strategic thinking","Hands-on execution","Comfort with ambiguity","Portfolio building"]

Build and execute the company’s intellectual property strategy for humanoid robots—owning a patent roadmap across robotics, AI, and hardware while driving early invention capture with engineering, AI, and hardware teams. Stand up and grow the IP function, manage trade secret protections, and evaluate offensive/defensive patent acquisition through landscape and freedom-to-operate analysis. Shape a defensible portfolio that protects freedom to operate and deters competitors as NEO scales.

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Head of Intellectual Property

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Job Summary

Build and execute the company’s intellectual property strategy for humanoid robots—owning a patent roadmap across robotics, AI, and hardware while driving early invention capture with engineering, AI, and hardware teams. Stand up and grow the IP function, manage trade secret protections, and evaluate offensive/defensive patent acquisition through landscape and freedom-to-operate analysis. Shape a defensible portfolio that protects freedom to operate and deters competitors as NEO scales.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own and execute a company-wide patent roadmap prioritizing defensible, commercially critical inventions across robotics, AI, and hardware.
  • •Drive invention capture by embedding with engineering, AI, and hardware teams to surface patentable technology early and convert it into filed patents.
  • •Build and manage a portfolio that protects freedom to operate and creates leverage against competitors, tracking filing velocity and grant rate.
  • •Recommend and lead diligence for strategic patent acquisitions using landscape and competitive analysis.
  • •Establish an invention-by-invention trade secret protection program and stand up/grow the IP function as milestones warrant.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 270,000 - 330,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionPaid LeaveParental Leave401kLife InsuranceCommuter BenefitsDisability InsuranceEapSnacksMeal Allowance

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years building and managing patent portfolios in hardware, robotics, AI, or another deep-tech domain (in-house or at a top firm).
  • •Hands-on expertise in patent drafting, prosecution strategy, and portfolio management for complex technical inventions.
  • •Ability to run patent landscaping, freedom-to-operate analysis, and competitive assessments to inform offensive and defensive decisions.
  • •Experience setting trade secret protection strategy alongside patents in a technical organization.
  • •A technical degree in engineering/computer science (or related) with working understanding of robotics, AI, mechatronics, or comparable systems.
Experience:RoboticsAIHardwareDeep-tech
Skills:Cross-functional collaborationStrategic thinkingHands-on executionComfort with ambiguityPortfolio building
Tech Stack:PatentsTrade secretsRoboticsAIMechatronicsFreedom to operate analysisPatent landscapingPCT

Company Brief

1X
Develops humanoid robots and embodied AI systems designed to perform useful work in real-world environments. The company focuses on building general-purpose robotic labor for tasks in industries such as logistics, manufacturing, and security.
Industry: Robotics
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Headquarters: Moss, Norway
Founded: 2014
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