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Legal Director, Patents-March 2024
Chicago
Mar 23, 2026
About Legal Director, Patents

  At ServiceNow, our technology makes the world work for everyone, and our people make it possible. We move fast because the world can’t wait, and we innovate in ways no one else can for our customers and communities. By joining ServiceNow, you are part of an ambitious team of change makers who have a restless curiosity and a drive for ingenuity. We know that your best work happens when you live your best life and share your unique talents, so we do everything we can to make that possible. We dream big together, supporting each other to make our individual and collective dreams come true. The future is ours, and it starts with you.

  With more than 7,700+ customers, we serve approximately 85% of the Fortune 500®, and we're proud to be one of FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® and World's Most Admired Companies™.

  Learn more on Life at Now blog (https://blogs.servicenow.com/category/life-at-now.html) and hear from our employees (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtPPHGXv_JpmhypERyQKm5zO2Wd65QinB) about their experiences working at ServiceNow.

  Unsure if you meet all the qualifications of a job description but are deeply excited about the role? We still encourage you to apply! At ServiceNow, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all voices are heard, valued, and respected. We welcome all candidates, including individuals from non-traditional, varied backgrounds, that might not come from a typical path connected to this role. We believe skills and experience are transferrable, and the desire to dream big makes for great candidates.

  ServiceNow is changing the way people work. With a service-orientation toward the activities, tasks and processes that make up day-to-day work life, we help the modern enterprise operate faster and be more scalable than ever before.

  We’re disruptive. We work hard but try not to take ourselves too seriously. We are highly adaptable and constantly evolving. We are passionate about our product, and we live for our customers. We have high expectations and a career at ServiceNow means challenging yourself to always be better.

  We are seeking an outstanding patent attorney with 15+ years of experience in a combination of patent prosecution and litigation to join our dynamic legal team. The position will be primarily responsible for leading our patent team and advising on a wide variety of patent related matters, including portfolio management, licensing, pre-litigation, and acquisitions. The position requires a team player who is business oriented and will provide exceptional practical work product in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. The position can be located in any of our ServiceNow offices or remote locations within the U.S.

  *What you get to do in this role:  *

  Lead and manage our team of patent attorneys and legal professionals

  Oversee company patent strategy including analysis of patent threats, gaps in portfolio, patent acquisitions and negotiations

  Manage a rapidly growing patent portfolio across ServiceNow’s technology areas. This includes internal outreach, invention assessment meetings, patent mining, portfolio analysis, overseeing patent application preparation and prosecution, and advising on continuation practice and foreign applications.

  Be a trusted partner to legal, product, engineering, and business teams to identify and protect key technologies at ServiceNow

  Communicate and interact with top innovators at all levels within the company

  Counsel product and engineering teams regarding intellectual property matters

  Support intellectual property related aspects of commercial transactions, including licensing and acquisitions

  Analyze patents in situations involving litigation, licensing, or potential purchases

  To be successful in this role you have:

  Current member in good standing of a U.S. state bar

  Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office

  ServiceNow is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or nationality, ancestry, age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status or any other category protected by law.

  At ServiceNow, we lead with flexibility and trust in our distributed world of work. Click here (https://www.servicenow.com/content/dam/servicenow-assets/public/en-us/doc-type/other-document/careers/new-world-of-work-personas.pdf) to learn about our work personas: flexible, remote and required-in-office.

  If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact us at [email protected] for assistance.

  For positions requiring access to technical data subject to export control regulations, including Export Administration Regulations (EAR), ServiceNow may have to obtain export licensing approval from the U.S. Government for certain individuals. All employment is contingent upon ServiceNow obtaining any export license or other approval that may be required by the U.S. Government.

  Please Note: Fraudulent job postings/job scams are increasingly common. Click here (https://www.servicenow.com/fraudulent-job-scams.html) to learn what to watch out for and how to protect yourself. All genuine ServiceNow job postings can be found through the ServiceNow Careers site (https://www.servicenow.com/careers.html) .

  From Fortune. © 2022 Fortune Media IP Limited All rights reserved. Used under license.

  Fortune and Fortune Media IP Limited are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of, ServiceNow.

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