AI Solutions Lead – IP Legal Patent Drafting

AI Solutions Lead - IP Legal / Patent Drafting Spent years drafting patents and wondering where that experience could take you next Interested in applying your patent expertise beyond practice and helping shape products used by IP professionals worldwide Looking for a role where youll work closely with customers influence product development and help shape the future of patent draftingIf this sounds like your next movewed love to hear from you.Role Summary:

We have an exciting new role for an AI Solutions Lead - IP Legal / Patent Drafting to help shape and scale PatSnaps AI-powered patent drafting solution.

Were looking for someone with hands-on patent drafting experience who is interested in applying that expertise in a broader capacity. You may be a Patent Attorney Patent Agent or trainee attorney who enjoys the profession but is curious about where technology is taking it and wants to play a more active role in shaping the tools used by IP professionals.

In this role youll become one of the key people helping shape PatSnaps patent drafting solution. Youll work closely with customers to understand their workflows demonstrate the product gather feedback and help ensure were solving genuine problems for patent professionals.

Youll also play an important role in supporting strategic customer opportunities. Working alongside Sales and Customer Success teams youll participate in customer meetings workshops demonstrations proof-of-concepts and evaluation projects. Your credibility as someone who has done the job yourself will help customers understand how the product can support their drafting workflows and where it can deliver value.

Youll partner with Product Managers and Engineers bringing practical patent drafting experience into the product development process. Whether its identifying workflow improvements validating new capabilities or helping prioritise future enhancements youll play an important role in how the product evolves.

The ideal candidate combines hands-on patent drafting expertise with strong communication skills commercial awareness and a genuine interest in technology. They enjoy engaging with customers are comfortable presenting solutions and want to play a meaningful role in both product development and customer adoption.

This role is well suited to someone who wants to apply their patent expertise in a broader capacity while helping shape the future of patent drafting technology.

Who are we

PatSnap is a global pre-IPO company helping organisations make better decisions across Intellectual Property and Research & Development. Our platform supports IP legal innovation and R&D teams throughout the innovation lifecycle using domain-specific AI to help them work faster and make more confident decisions.

With over 12000 customers worldwide including some of the biggest names in innovation PatSnap is at the forefront of AI-powered IP and innovation intelligence. Our $300M Series E funding round brought our valuation to $1 billion unicorn status and we still have a remarkable amount of growth ahead.

We have a vibrant and diverse team with offices in Singapore Toronto London and Shanghai alongside remote teams in the US. Our growth is powered by our people and we are proud of our shared ambition work ethic and entrepreneurial spirit.

What Youll be Doing:

Customer Engagement & Solution Leadership

• Act as a trusted advisor to patent and IP professionals helping customers understand how AI can improve patent drafting search prosecution portfolio management and innovation workflows.
• Support strategic customer engagements workshops product demonstrations proof-of-concepts and enterprise opportunities alongside Sales and Customer Success teams.
• Translate customer challenges and market needs into product enhancements and scalable solutions.

Product Strategy & Workflow Innovation

• Work closely with Product and Engineering teams to shape the future of AI-powered patent and IP workflows.
• Bring real-world practitioner expertise to influence product direction prioritisation and workflow design.
• Help define and validate new capabilities through customer feedback testing and pilot programmes.

AI & Industry Expertise

• Act as the subject matter expert for patent drafting search prosecution and innovation intelligence workflows.
• Support the development of AI-powered solutions across patent intelligence semantic search knowledge discovery and workflow automation.
• Stay at the forefront of developments in patent AI LegalTech and innovation intelligence.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner across Product Engineering Sales Customer Success and customer teams to drive successful product adoption and growth.
• Develop enablement materials demo narratives workflow playbooks and best practices.
• Serve as the bridge between customers product teams and commercial teams to ensure were building solutions that solve real-world problems.

What Wed Love From You:

• Hands-on experience drafting patent applications ideally as a European Patent Attorney trainee Patent Attorney Patent Agent or similar IP professional.
• Strong understanding of patent drafting prosecution and wider IP workflows.
• A genuine interest in technology and curiosity about how AI can improve the way patent professionals work.
• Enjoys engaging with customers and is comfortable demonstrating solutions not just someone who wants to move into product.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build credibility with patent attorneys IP teams and innovation leaders.
• Comfortable delivering product demonstrations leading customer discussions and translating complex workflows into practical solutions.
• A commercial mindset with the ability to understand customer challenges and identify opportunities to create value.
• Experience working cross-functionally with Product Engineering Sales and Customer Success teams.
• An interest in helping shape products not just using them.

Nice to Have

• Experience working with SaaS LegalTech IPTech or AI-powered software products.
• Exposure to product management product ownership or workflow design.
• Familiarity with Generative AI LLMs workflow automation or emerging AI technologies.
• Experience supporting enterprise customers software implementations or complex B2B workflows.

Patsnap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer (EOE) that champions diversity. We do not discriminate based on race religion national origin citizenship sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation pregnancy age or marital veteran/military or disability status or any other protected status in accordance with federal provincial/state or local laws.Even if you dont meet 100% of the above qualifications we encourage you to apply and tell us why youd be a great fit for this role! If you require any accommodations during the interview process please email us at emailprotected so we can best support you.
Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1