# Sr. Manager, Sr. Counsel - IP Counsel / Patent Portfolio Manager (Hybrid)

**Company**: Capital One
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $200,700 - $229,100
**Category**: Legal
**Industry**: Finance

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## Description

Capital One's legal department is seeking a senior patent attorney to join its Intellectual Property team. The successful candidate will drive IP and patent strategy, focusing on AI architectures and data-driven innovations.

Responsibilities:

- Prepare and prosecute complex software or AI/machine learning-centric patent applications

- Engage with various teams to implement IP counseling and identify critical IP

- Utilize generative AI and advanced legal-tech tools in day-to-day workflows

- Manage multiple outside counsel teams and AI-centric workflows

- Provide education and training to technical teams

- Communicate complex legal concepts clearly and simply

- Independently counsel clients on patent and IP issues

- Integrate patent strategy into a comprehensive IP strategy

- Demonstrate sound judgment and provide practical legal advice

- Prioritize effectively to meet deadlines and business goals

- Suggest and try new approaches to improve experiences

- Create collaborative working relationships with teammates and stakeholders

Basic Qualifications:

- Juris Doctor from an accredited Law School

- Active member in good standing of at least one state bar

- Registered to practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

- At least 4 years of experience drafting and prosecuting patent applications

Preferred Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering

- Experience with intellectual property client counseling, transactional counseling, licensing agreements, and M&A due diligence

- Experience leveraging or navigating trade secrets and copyrights

- Experience with Open Source licensing and Standards Development Organizations

- Experience as a software developer

- Experience with Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence technologies

- Experience with payments or other financial technologies (Fintech)

The role is hybrid, requiring 3 days per week in-person at one of Capital One's offices. The salary range for this position is $200,700 - $229,100 per year, depending on location.

## Skills

### Required
- patent law
- intellectual property
- AI
- machine learning
- software development

### Nice to have
- computer science
- computer engineering
- electrical engineering
- trade secrets
- copyrights
- open source licensing
- standards development organizations
- artificial intelligence
- fintech

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