Director, Intellectual Property / USG Data Rights (Remote)

Overview

Date Posted: 2026-10-16

Position Role Type: Remote

Location: US-NC-CHARLOTTE-2730 ~ 2730 W Tyvola Rd ~ TYVOLA

This role is for a Director, Intellectual Property / USG Data Rights (Remote) position.

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status: Not Required

Responsibilities

• Drive IP engagement within the business.
• Provide effective, concise, and timely advice to senior management, general legal counsel, engineers, and commercial colleagues on IP matters, particularly patent, trade secret, trademark, and copyright law, and related disputes.
• Negotiate and advise management and colleagues on various IP agreements and IP aspects of broader agreements with customers, suppliers, and partners.
• Collaborate with clients to develop and implement IP strategies for key enterprises, products, and technologies aligned with business objectives, with active engagement on IP issues throughout product development processes.
• Interact with engineers and outside counsel as needed to identify protectable inventions, assess invention disclosures, prepare and prosecute patent applications, and protect trade secrets.
• Monitor and assess third-party patents and applications, including infringement risk and/or validity questions, with the goal of addressing legal risks before products are brought to market.
• Work with engineers to monitor competitor products and advise whether competitors infringe company patents; advise senior management on potential infringement issues and oversee litigation as required.
• Learn and implement current IP department tools and policies; work with IP department members to support continuous improvement of department processes.
• Utilize internal and third-party tools to improve legal operations.
• Develop SBU IP strategies that support business goals.
• Review and clear IP-related content for publication.
• Conduct IP due diligence for M&A matters in areas of technical responsibility.
• Independently resolve issues in the area of responsibility while consulting with peers, the Chief IP Counsel, and the General Counsel when appropriate.
• Travel 10% of the time (must be willing and able).

Requirements

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 14 years of prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 12 years of experience.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Juris doctor degree.
• Admitted to the Bar of one or more US States.
• 5+ years of IP legal experience.
• Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
• 5+ years of significant US Government Data Rights experience (e.g., FAR, DFARS, OTA).

Preferred Qualifications

• Aerospace experience (e.g., as an engineer, in-house attorney, or patent prosecutor).
• Law firm and in-house IP legal experience.
• IP contract negotiation experience (customer and supplier).
• Patents experience: preparation & prosecution; transactions; and litigation.
• Engineering experience is beneficial.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary range: 186,200 USD - 353,800 USD.

Benefits may include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• 401(k) plan with employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption assistance
• Autism benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
• Eligible for relocation assistance
• And more!

Hired applicants may be eligible for additional benefits (availability depends on business unit and whether the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement), including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, paid time off, and holidays.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on level and collective-bargaining agreement coverage. Payments are not guaranteed and depend on factors including individual performance, business unit performance, and/or company performance.

Location & Travel

This is a U.S.-based role.

Remote role expectations:

• Employees work primarily offsite (from home).
• Travel to the site location may be expected as needed.

Travel requirement:

• 10% of the time.