AI IP & Regulatory Counsel

Code Metal, Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Code Metal is seeking a legal professional to help build its intellectual property and regulatory function from the ground up. You will work with Engineering, Product, Research, and Marketing to protect innovations and move them into defense and national security contexts.

The role centers on IP and regulatory work, with opportunities to engage across the company's fast-moving initiatives and collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape policy, licensing, and compliance strategies.

Responsibilities

• Be one of the first members of Code Metal's small, dynamic legal team, reporting to the Head of Legal and partnering daily with engineers and researchers.
• Build and manage the company's global patent and trademark portfolios, including filing strategy, prosecution, docket and renewal management, and portfolio decisions across the U.S. and key international markets.
• Draft and prosecute patent applications covering software, AI and machine learning systems, compilers, code translation, verification methods, and related technologies.
• Advise on export control compliance under ITAR and the EAR, including jurisdiction and classification of software, models, and technical data.
• Advise on the AI regulatory landscape, including federal and Department of Defense AI policy, state AI laws, and international frameworks such as the EU AI Act.
• Review marketing, sales, and proposal materials and support claims substantiation to ensure descriptions of performance, accuracy, and verification capabilities are defensible.
• Prepare, review, negotiate, and administer IP agreements, including patent and technology licenses and collaborations with federal labs and universities.

Job description

Code Metal is seeking a legal professional to help build its intellectual property and regulatory function from the ground up. You will work with Engineering, Product, Research, and Marketing to protect innovations and move them into defense and national security contexts.

The role centers on IP and regulatory work, with opportunities to engage across the company's fast-moving initiatives and collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape policy, licensing, and compliance strategies.