Senior Patent Counsel

Working at Atlassian

Atlassians can choose where they work whether in an office, from home, or a combination of the two. That way, Atlassians have more control over supporting their family, personal goals, and other priorities. We can hire people in any country where we have a legal entity. Interviews and onboarding are conducted virtually, a part of being a distributed-first company.

The role

We're looking for a driven and talented individual to join our growing team at Atlassian in a fully remote Senior Patent Counsel role focusing on running all aspects of the patent program at Atlassian. As Senior Patent Counsel, you will play a pivotal role in developing and executing our patent strategy. You'll work closely with engineering, product, and leadership teams to identify protectable innovations, manage outside counsel, and build a world-class portfolio aligned with our business goals. Reporting to our Head of IP, this is your opportunity to be part of an exciting, fast-growing company, with an amazing culture.

• Invention Harvesting: Collaborate with engineering and product teams to identify patentable innovations through regular invention disclosure sessions and technical reviews.
• Patent committee: Run weekly patent committee meetings - provide enabement materials and guide conversations on filing decisions.
• Outside Counsel Management: Manage external patent counsel and ensure timely filings, quality, cost-effectiveness, and alignment with strategic goals.
• Budget Management: Forecast budgets for each quarter. Review incoming bills.
• Incentive Management: work with our Senior IP paralegal to manage inventor incentives.
• Inventor events and trainings: Hold inventor appreciation and training events at our various offices throughout the globe.
• Metrics: Work with our law firms and paralegal to maintain quarterly dashboards and IP filing reports to management.
• General IP Counseling: Contribute and collaborate with team members as needed for various IP issues in litigation, product counseling, and general IP compliance.

• J.D. and admission to practice before the USPTO.
• 5+ years of law firm patent prosecution experience law experience.
• 2+ years of in-house experience at a tech company.
• You are located in the U.S. Pacific timezone.
• Strong technical background (CS degree preferred).
• You have a background in supporting IP litigation. Not required but a plus if you have some experience in patent litigation/patent office litigation.
• Demonstrated success in building and managing patent portfolios at scale.
• Exceptional communication, project management, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience working with agile product teams in a fast-paced SaaS environment.
• Ability to learn new processes, systems, and team culture.
• Willingness to take on projects are they come up and learn new systems/processes.
• You take ownership, roll up your sleeves, and get things done with directional guidance.
• You have the confidence to independently manage complex projects and the drive to build new functionality.
• You can navigate a complex organization and work with ambiguity.
• You have the capability to meet, engage, and build relationships with a broad spectrum of Atlassians across our legal, product, and engineering organizations.
• You like to master new subject areas, whether new laws, new technologies, or new business strategies.
• You can listen to our business stakeholders with a desire to understand and solve their problems with intelligence and empathy.
• Strong organizational and program management skills.
• Comfortable with learning and using different tools for organization and program management.
• Passion to understand our products, our culture, and our business model.
• Drive to improve on existing systems and methods.