Director – Intellectual Property

Salary Range: 220000 to 250000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

How you'll make an impact:

• Set and lead the strategic vision for Match Group’s global trademark, copyright, and patent portfolios across all brands.
• Develop and oversee all facets of IP strategy including clearance, prosecution, enforcement, oppositions, litigation, licensing, and domain name disputes.
• Serve as a thought leader on IP issues, advising legal and business leadership on protection strategy, risk, and innovation.
• Provide day-to-day IP counseling on issues such as trademark usage, copyright clearance, AI-generated content, open-source use, and feature launches.
• Drive enforcement of the company’s IP rights by investigating infringement, sending cease-and-desist letters, negotiating settlements and coexistence agreements, and managing board proceedings and litigation.
• Partner with internal clients and outside counsel to file and prosecute patents globally, documenting and protecting new innovations.
• Lead IP strategy in connection with new feature development, brand expansion, and potential acquisitions.
• Track, evaluate, and refine IP strategy using metrics tied to enforcement success, innovation capture, portfolio efficiency, and brand equity.
• Draft and refine internal IP policies and playbooks, and deliver practical training to business teams.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with brand attorneys, product teams, and marketing to support IP aspects of commercial and product agreements.
• Supervise and mentor two direct reports, manage external counsel relationships, and oversee the IP team’s budget and resource planning.
• Oversee IP operations, including tools, systems, and vendor relationships supporting global prosecution, maintenance, and enforcement.

We could be a match if:

• You have a J.D. degree and membership in good standing in at least one state bar (Texas preferred).
• You have at least 10 years of experience in intellectual-property law with a top law firm and/or in-house legal department experience, including significant experience leading a team and developing and executing an IP portfolio strategy. 
• You have experience with domestic and international patent prosecution and enforcement.
• You have experience enforcing trademarks, copyrights, and patents in litigation and pre-litigation, including researching infringement and infringers, drafting cease & desist letters, negotiating settlements, filing UDRP petitions, and handling inter-partes and ex-parte board proceedings.
• You have excellent writing and editing skills, and are comfortable drafting and revising letters, briefs, and discovery.
• You are an effective communicator, with the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with clients, coworkers, and colleagues.
• You have the ability to work autonomously, issue spot, and provide incisive and pragmatic advice.  You are an outside-the-box, strategic thinker.
• You have excellent problem-solving skills and can manage a project from beginning to end.
• You exercise good judgment and a high level of professional integrity.
• You have significant leadership experience and possess the leadership acumen and credibility to inspire confidence among business clients in a high growth business.

What's the team like?

• Our team is highly collaborative, and you will work with cross-functional teams to inspire confidence among business clients in a high-growth business with an approachable, friendly, and patient demeanor.
• Successful individuals on this team have impeccable attention to detail, strong sense of ownership & accountability, and can manage competing expectations, prioritize effectively, and deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced environment.