Director, Intellectual Property

Location: Remote - United States

Salary: $266,000–$418,000 USD base salary, plus potential equity and commission depending on the position offered.

Company

Reddit operates a community platform with more than 100,000 active communities and approximately 130 million daily active unique visitors.

What you will do

• Define and continuously evolve Reddit’s worldwide IP litigation strategy in alignment with product roadmaps, market positioning, risk profile, and business goals.
• Oversee the global IP portfolio and align it with business priorities and competitive differentiation objectives.
• Shape Reddit’s international litigation and strategic approach to emerging and novel IP matters.
• Translate complex competitive IP landscapes into actionable strategic recommendations.
• Advise cross-functional partners and Legal team members on copyright, trademark, patent, and trade secret matters.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, Legal, and outside counsel to mitigate IP risk, protect Reddit’s brand and innovations, and build the patent portfolio.

Requirements

• JD, top academic background, and a current license in a United States state bar.
• 10+ years of experience as an IP litigator. A mix of big law firm training and in-house experience at a technology or fast-paced company is preferred.
• Strong understanding of copyright, patent, trademark, and trade secret law.
• Ability to lead a wide variety of IP matters and collaborate proactively with teams across Reddit.
• Proven track record navigating intricate and emerging copyright litigation challenges.
• Experience with patent litigation, licensing negotiations, and portfolio development.
• Ability to think strategically at a high level and in detail, drive complex problem solving, and develop creative, business-forward solutions.
• Ability to calibrate risk, distinguish business from legal risk, and communicate clearly with executive, business, and technical audiences.
• Strong communication, negotiation, collaboration, prioritization, relationship-building, accountability, and ownership skills; ability to explain technical concepts clearly and adapt while maintaining a broad perspective.
• Personal familiarity with and use of Reddit.

Nice to have

• Experience with artificial intelligence and machine learning, web technologies, social products, technologies and platforms, and/or the mobile space.
• Big law firm training combined with in-house experience at a technology or fast-paced company.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare benefits and income replacement programs.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Global benefits supporting workspace, professional development, and caregiving.
• Family planning support, gender-affirming care, and mental health and coaching benefits.
• Flexible vacation, paid volunteer time off, and generous paid parental leave.
• Interview recording, transcription, and AI summarization may apply for select roles; candidates can opt out before scheduled interviews.

Hiring process

• Interviews may be recorded, transcribed, and summarized by AI for select roles.
• Candidates may opt out of recording, transcription, and summarization before an interview.