Scale AI

Associate General Counsel, Product & IP

San Francisco, CA · Director · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$265k-$331kDetected 13 days ago

Full-Stack DevelopmentMachine LearningLLMsComplianceNegotiationIntellectual PropertyCommunicationProblem Solving

About the role

Scale is at the forefront of powering artificial intelligence.
We believe that trust in AI is earned with high-quality data for training, fine-tuning, and evaluating AI systems.

Responsibilities

Oversee and strategically manage Scale's worldwide intellectual property portfolio.
Develop and implement a comprehensive IP strategy that aligns with Scale's business objectives, ensuring the development and protection of high-quality intellectual property.
Be a subject matter expert-for both business partners and the Legal team-on US and global intellectual property laws.
Work hands-on with business and product teams to ensure that intellectual property protection is embedded into Scale's products and processes by design and to implement best-in-class compliance.
Develop creative solutions, in partnership with Legal and Product stakeholders, for how legal frameworks can support new products and customer experiences.
Support the drafting and negotiation of commercial agreements at the cutting edge of intellectual property and AI.

Requirements

The ideal candidate for this role will have experience harnessing IP as a competitive advantage

Nice to have

At least 8+ years of experience in-house and at a top law firm, ideally both managing at least a portion of an IP portfolio and product counseling.
Ability to calibrate risk, distinguish business from legal risk, and communicate it clearly to executive, business, and technical audiences.
A roll-up-your-sleeves attitude to tackle projects large and small with a low-ego approach to collaborating across the organization.
Excellent organizational and communication skills.
JD and a member of the California in good standing.

Skills

Nice to haves: - Experience in preparing and prosecuting patent applications in artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies.

Compensation

packages at Scale for eligible roles include base salary, equity, and benefits.
Scale employees in eligible roles are also granted equity based compensation, subject to Board of Director approval.
Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process, and confirm whether the hired role will be eligible for equity grant.
$264,800 - $331,000 USD

Benefits

comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, a learning and development stipend, and generous PTO.
Additionally, this role may be eligible for additional benefits such as a commuter stipend.
Help advance the General Counsel's and Product Legal team's strategic vision across the company.
Experience in preparing and prosecuting patent applications in artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies.

Company info

At Scale, our mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions. Our products provide the high-quality data and full-stack technologies that power the world's leading models, and help enterprises and governments build, deploy, and oversee AI applications that deliver real impact. We work closely with industry leaders like Meta, Ernst & Young, Mayo Clinic, Time Inc., the Government of Qatar, and U.S. government agencies including the Army and Air Force. We are expanding our team to accelerate the development of AI applications.
We believe that everyone should be able to bring their whole selves to work, which is why we are proud to be an inclusive and equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability status, gender identity or Veteran status.
We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation in the application or recruiting process due to a disability, please contact us at accommodations@scale.com. Please see the United States Department of Labor's Know Your Rights poster for additional information.
We comply with the United States Department of Labor's Pay Transparency provision.
We collect, retain and use personal data for our professional business purposes, including notifying you of job opportunities that may be of interest and sharing with our affiliates.
We limit the personal data we collect to that which we believe is appropriate and necessary to manage applicants' needs, provide our services, and comply with applicable laws.
At Scale, our mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions.
Our products provide the high-quality data and full-stack technologies that power the world's leading models, and help enterprises and governments build, deploy, and oversee AI applications that deliver real impact.
We work closely with industry leaders like Meta, Ernst & Young, Mayo Clinic, Time Inc., the Government of Qatar, and U.S. government agencies including the Army and Air Force.
We are expanding our team to accelerate the development of AI applications.
We believe that everyone should be able to bring their whole selves to work, which is why we are proud to be an inclusive and equal opportunity workplace.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability status, gender identity or Veteran status.
We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.
If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation in the application or recruiting process due to a disability, please contact us at accommodations@scale.com.
Please see the United States Department of Labor's Know Your Rights poster for additional information.
PLEASE NOTE: We collect, retain and use personal data for our professional business purposes, including notifying you of job opportunities that may be of interest and sharing with our affiliates.
Any information we collect in connection with your application will be treated in accordance with our internal policies and programs designed to protect personal data.

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