Description
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century's most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold.
The Legal team at Anduril is seeking an experienced Legal Counsel, IP & Tech Transactions to join our team. In this role, you will support the legal aspects of Anduril's most strategically important IP and technology deals , inbound and outbound technology licensing, IP-heavy commercial partnerships, collaboration and co-development agreements, strategic alliances, OEM and reseller arrangements, data and model licensing, and the IP and technology aspects of M&A and joint ventures.
You will partner closely with our Corporate Development, Corporate Legal, Engineering and Product teams, as well as the broader Legal team, on a wide range of matters , including structuring and negotiating complex licensing and collaboration deals, allocating IP ownership and rights, managing open source and third-party IP risk, and protecting Anduril's most sensitive technology in commercial and government-facing transactions.
You will be a key member of Anduril's dynamic Legal team, serving as the primary legal point of contact on IP licensing and other complex technology transactions, advising on deal structure, IP strategy, and risk. You will also structure IP ownership, licensing, and rights allocation across complex multi-party arrangements, balance Anduril's need to protect core technology with commercial and operational requirements, and advise on IP and data issues unique to AI and autonomous systems.
You will draft, review, and negotiate a wide variety of technology and IP agreements, develop and own scalable processes, templates, and playbooks for IP and other technology transactions, and report to the Corporate / M&A Lead, while partnering with other colleagues within Legal, and with outside counsel, to deliver coordinated advice on deals that span commercial, regulatory, and national-security considerations.
You'll be a resource to, but not a part of, the Intellectual Property Legal Team that is responsible for Anduril's Intellectual Property portfolio.
Required qualifications include a JD from a top-tier accredited law school, 6+ years of experience practicing IP licensing and other technology transactions at a top law firm and/or in-house at a technology company, active membership in good standing with the bar in at least one U.S. state, and demonstrated expertise in IP ownership and rights allocation, open source software issues, and IP/data terms in complex strategic transactions.
Preferred qualifications include in-house experience, experience with AI/ML, autonomy, robotics, or other emerging-technology licensing and partnerships, familiarity with U.S. government IP and data rights frameworks, experience with a variety of complex commercial transactions adjacent to IP licensing, and experience with Defense companies, Robotics, Technology, or other manufacturing-heavy companies.
Salary range: $191,000-$235,000 USD.