Intellectual Property Counsel

At Vanta, our mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust. We believe that security should be monitored and verified continuously, and we empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it.

As Intellectual Property Counsel, you’ll support teams across Vanta on a range of interdisciplinary IP and product issues as Vanta rapidly scales.

This role will be a part of Vanta’s Product, Privacy, and IP Legal team, and will counsel Engineering, Product, Marketing, and other teams on everything from patents to technology partnerships to product compliance, as well as foster innovation by strategically growing Vanta’s intellectual property portfolio. Given Vanta’s pace of growth, you’ll have ample opportunity to apply and develop your skillset here, and this is a great chance to work on a wide variety of legal issues.

What you’ll do as an Intellectual Property Counsel at Vanta:

• Collaborate closely with Engineering and Product teams to strategically manage and grow Vanta’s patent portfolio, working with outside counsel

• Counsel product teams on new feature development and release, including advising on IP as well as other general compliance issues related to SaaS products

• Provide guidance to Legal and other teams on in-bound licensed intellectual property

• Partner with Vanta’s rapidly growing marketing team to protect Vanta’s trademarks, and support them on product and corporate marketing efforts

• Advise other legal and cross-functional teams on matters regarding Vanta’s IP strategy

• Work on Vanta’s IP and domain name portfolio management and enforcement

• Expand or gain experience in privacy program management

• Support the Legal team on other Product, Privacy, and IP initiatives as needed (or based on interest)

How to be successful in this role:

• JD from an accredited law school and U.S.-qualified

• 4+ years of combined experience at a law firm counseling high-growth SaaS/tech companies on IP matters and/or working in-house at a SaaS company as an IP counsel

• Experience in one or more of the following areas: patent portfolio management and enforcement, trademarks, IP-focused product counseling and support

• Ability to manage, organize, and complete multiple tasks and priorities and work effectively across organizational and functional lines

• Business oriented and pragmatic, with the ability to breakdown legal concepts in plain language to non-lawyers

• Exemplary client management skills, instilling confidence and building trust with team members across all organizational levels

• Display outstanding judgment, flexibility, and analytical ability to proactively identify, prioritize, and resolve issues

• Curiosity about AI tools and technologies, with a drive to learn more about and use them to enhance how we support our business partners

What you can expect as a Vantan:

• Industry-competitive compensation

• 100% covered medical, dental, and vision benefits with dependents coverage

• 16 weeks fully-paid parental Leave for all new parents

• Health & wellness and remote workplace stipends

• Family planning benefits through Carrot Fertility

• 401(k) matching

• Flexible work hours and location

• Open PTO policy

• 11 paid holidays in the US

• Offices in SF, NYC, London, Dublin, and Sydney

To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked against similar-stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors and may vary based on candidate location, skills, depth of work experience, and relevant licenses/credentials.

At Vanta, we are committed to hiring diverse talent of different backgrounds and as such, it is important to us to provide an inclusive work environment for all. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender identity, age, religion, sexual orientation, veteran or disability status, or any other protected class. As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage and welcome people of all backgrounds to apply.

About Vanta

We started in 2018, in the wake of several high-profile data breaches. Online security was only becoming more important, but we knew firsthand how hard it could be for fast-growing companies to invest the time and manpower it takes to build a solid security foundation. Vanta was inspired by a vision to restore trust in internet businesses by enabling companies to improve and prove their security. From our early days automating security monitoring for compliance standards like SOC 2, HIPAA and ISO 27001 to creating the world's leading Trust Management Platform, our vision remains unchanged.

Now more than ever, making security continuous—not just a point-in-time check— is essential. Thousands of companies rely on Vanta to build, maintain and demonstrate their trust— all in a way that's real-time and transparent.