Corporate Counsel (Legal Product, Intellectual Property, and Marketing)

Join Elastic, a leading company in enterprise technology, as a Corporate Counsel specializing in legal product, intellectual property, and marketing. In this dynamic role, you will work closely with product and engineering teams, assist with patent prosecution and innovation management, and support various legal responsibilities related to AI governance, open-source licensing, trademark protection, and more. This position offers a flexible work location, generous benefits, and the opportunity to make a significant impact in the tech industry.

• Support Elastic's day-to-day patent prosecution and innovation motions, including operating the invention harvesting and patent intake program.
• Help manage Elastic's global patent, copyright, and trademark portfolios, including trademark monitoring and clearance, copyright registrations, and tracking all filing, prosecution, and renewal deadlines.
• Assist in managing day-to-day open-source software licensing and compliance programs, ensuring inbound third-party dependencies align with our outbound strategy.
• Credentials: Admission to the US or Canadian Patent Bar (registration number required). A JD from a US law school or LLB from a Canadian law school preferred, but patent agents are eligible
• Communication: Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to take complex legal and technical concepts and simplify the issues and desired outcomes
• Technical Curiosity: A demonstrated interest in Generative Artificial Intelligence and the legal frameworks governing code and data
• Patent Proficiency: Demonstrated experience drafting, reviewing, or managing patent applications, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear patent claims and legal analysis
• Problem-Solving: A self-starting, proactive approach with the poise to prioritize multiple projects and recalibrate advice as priorities shift
• Experience: 2–5+ years of experience in patent prosecution and/or litigation and intellectual property or product law, preferably with exposure to the software industry. SaaS, enterprise data platforms, or open-source products
• Technical Background: A bachelor's or advanced degree in a science or engineering field. Experience in or academic background in software engineering is a strong plus
• Aptitude for Trade Compliance: A strong curiosity and willingness to learn trade compliance frameworks and analyze export law in relation to technical product details; prior trade compliance experience is not required
• Process Perspective: A desire to build and strengthen workflows and "productization" processes that help a legal team scale
• Global Perspective: Comfortable working across time zones and cultures in a distributed culture with a flexible approach to problem-solving