Senior Counsel, Discord

• JD from an accredited law school
• Admission to the California Bar or eligible to register as in-house counsel with the California Bar
• 8+ years combined experience at a well-respected law firm and in-house legal department
• Strategic mindset that balances proactive protection with pragmatic risk management within resource constraints
• Proven ability to translate complex IP concepts into concise, actionable advice for engineering teams and cross-functional executive leadership
• Expertise in patent strategy, prosecution, and licensing negotiations
• Hands-on experience managing trademark prosecution and global brand enforcement for consumer-facing digital platforms
• Experience advising on software licensing, open source compliance, and copyright issues
• Proven ability to develop and mentor legal professionals with various levels of experience
• Curiosity and ability to jump into less familiar areas and learn while doing

Desirable

• As our Senior IP Counsel, you will own and execute on IP portfolio strategy, including refining and adapting our trademark, copyright, and patent prosecution and enforcement strategy in support of the company’s strategy
• In doing so, you will help our company expand across the world
• You'll get to work with some super inspiring people, including our Engineering, Product, Sales, Marketing, Litigation, and Corp Dev teams
• Reporting to our VP & Deputy General Counsel, you will have the opportunity to have a significant impact on how the Legal team and the company evolve
• Uplevel our IP program by refining priorities, mitigation strategies, and processes based on emerging products and risks
• Advise Product, Engineering, Sales and Marketing teams and provide creative, practical IP solutions across trademark, copyright, patent, and trade secret
• Advance Discord’s patent program with targeted strategies for key technology domains
• Collaborate with in-house and outside counsel and cross-functional partners on patent licensing, including hands-on drafting and negotiations
• Optimize global trademark enforcement and brand protection with Sales and Marketing input
• Provide clear, flexible IP guidance across Legal workstreams (Litigation, Product, Commercial, Marketing, Corporate)
• Manage our in-bound and out-bound open source program with Engineering management
• Create documentation, processes, and engaging trainings to scale IP education and compliance
• Streamline resources through effective counsel management, strategic AI use, and cross-industry engagements