Director, IP (Intellectual Property)

Location: Headquarters/Sunnyvale Office; Remote Office

Company: hirify.global

hirify.global builds AI hardware and software that accelerates training and inference for AI applications.

What you will do

• Develop and execute the enterprise intellectual property strategy aligned with product roadmap, business objectives, competitive positioning, and corporate growth.
• Advise executive leadership on IP strategy, competitive landscape, IP risks, licensing opportunities, standards participation, and emerging AI legal developments.
• Build and maintain an integrated IP portfolio across patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and other proprietary assets.
• Drive invention harvesting and patent portfolio development across the full AI infrastructure stack.
• Manage U.S. and international patent preparation and prosecution, including directing outside counsel and setting claim strategy.
• Advise on IP issues for generative AI, foundation models, and IP provisions in customer agreements, cloud/data center arrangements, supply chain/manufacturing relationships, and strategic transactions.

Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar; California bar membership is preferred.
• Registration to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
• 10+ years of experience drafting and prosecuting patent applications, preferably with meaningful work in AI infrastructure, high-performance computing, semiconductors, electrical engineering, computer science, systems, networking, or cloud infrastructure.
• Ability to understand complex AI infrastructure, hardware, networking, cloud, and software systems and convert technical disclosures into strategically valuable patent claims.
• Experience managing outside patent counsel and global patent portfolios with attention to quality, cost, timing, and business alignment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to explain patent strategy and risk clearly to engineers, business leaders, and executives.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid setup with headquarters in Sunnyvale and a remote office option.
• Work on a breakthrough AI platform beyond GPU constraints.
• Opportunity to publish and open source cutting-edge AI research.
• Startup vitality with job stability.
• Non-corporate work culture that respects individual beliefs.