Senior Corporate Counsel – Intellectual Property

Snowflake

IP attorney managing Snowflake's global patent portfolio and collaborating with internal teams for legal counsel. Leading patent strategy and litigation efforts in a fast-paced environment.

Posted 6/10/2026full-timeMenlo Park • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $177,000 - $232,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Open Source

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage Snowflake's global patent portfolio, including overseeing prosecution strategy, outside counsel relationships, and budget
Lead and continuously improve Snowflake's internal patent program, including inventor education, invention submission, and evaluation processes
Review and supervise outside patent counsel on the drafting of new patent applications and prosecution strategy across Snowflake's patent portfolio, working closely with engineers and product teams to identify and protect key innovations
Manage third party intellectual property disputes and litigations in close collaboration with the Litigation team
Provide practical IP counseling to internal clients across engineering, product, and business teams
Identify opportunities to build scalable processes and tools to improve the efficiency and impact of the IP function
Support other IP team responsibilities as needed, with opportunity to develop expertise in open source and trademark matters

Requirements

What you’ll need

JD from an accredited U.S. law school and active bar membership in at least one U.S. state
6+ years of relevant IP experience, with a meaningful mix of patent prosecution and IP litigation, including in-house experience
Registered to practice before the USPTO
Experience managing patent portfolios, overseeing outside patent counsel, and driving prosecution strategy
Familiarity with patent litigation proceedings, including experience supporting pre-litigation and litigation matters
Demonstrated ability and willingness to use and implement AI tools to improve legal workflows
Strong ability to understand and articulate complex technical concepts and translate them into sound IP strategy
Excellent judgment, written and verbal communication skills, and ability to deliver practical, business-oriented advice
Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and take ownership in a fast-paced environment
A growth mindset — you're not just here to execute; you want to learn, contribute broadly, and help shape the IP function as the company scales
Experience in or exposure to open source legal matters or trademark is a plus but not required.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Every Snowflake employee is expected to follow the company’s confidentiality and security standards for handling sensitive data.
Snowflake employees must abide by the company’s data security plan as an essential part of their duties.
It is every employee's duty to keep customer information secure and confidential.

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Hard Skills & Tools

patent prosecutionIP litigationmanaging patent portfoliosdrafting patent applicationspatent litigation proceedingsAI tools implementationtechnical concept articulationIP strategy developmentopen source legal matterstrademark law

Soft Skills

excellent judgmentwritten communicationverbal communicationbusiness-oriented adviceindependent workmanaging competing prioritiesownershipgrowth mindsetcollaborationprocess improvement

Certifications

JD from an accredited U.S. law schoolactive bar membershipregistered to practice before the USPTO