Associate General Counsel, Senior Director of IP

Ōura

2d•Remote

About The Position

Our mission at Oura is to empower every person to own their inner potential. Our award-winning products help our global community gain a deeper knowledge of their readiness, activity, and sleep quality by using their Oura Ring and its connected app. We've helped millions of people understand and improve their health by providing daily insights and practical steps to inspire healthy lifestyles. Empowering the world starts with living our values and empowering our team. As a quickly growing company focused on helping people live healthier and happier lives, we ensure that our team members have what they need to do their best work — both in and out of the office. Oura is a category-defining consumer technology company operating at the intersection of hardware, software, data science, and health. Intellectual property is a foundational business asset at Oura, embedded in how the company innovates, differentiates, and competes, and integrated into product development and long-term growth decisions. As Oura continues to scale globally, the company is focused on building, protecting, and enforcing an IP portfolio that supports its products, technology roadmap, and long-term business objectives. Oura is seeking an experienced Associate General Counsel, Senior Director of Intellectual Property to serve as the senior operational and people leader for the IP function, partnering closely with the Deputy General Counsel, SVP of IP, Risk & Compliance. This is a rare opportunity to play a senior leadership role in IP at a company where intellectual property is deeply valued, actively leveraged, and thoughtfully integrated into business strategy. The role offers significant ownership, visibility, and influence, along with the opportunity to help shape how innovation is protected and advanced as Oura continues to grow. In this role, you will lead execution of Oura’s IP strategy, translate strategic priorities into scalable programs, and manage day-to-day oversight of the company’s global IP portfolio. You will be responsible for ensuring excellence across patent, trademark, copyright, litigation, enforcement, and innovation enablement, while providing clear, practical counsel to technical and business teams. This role is ideal for a senior IP leader who enjoys combining hands-on legal judgment with team leadership, and who thrives in close partnership with executive leadership. The AGC, Senior Director will manage and develop a global IP team, including the Senior IP Manager (Finland) and Senior IP & Marketing Counsel (U.S.), and will work cross-functionally with engineering, science, product, and marketing teams. This is a remote US role.

Requirements

10-15+ years of intellectual property experience, including significant in-house or top-tier law firm experience supporting technology companies
JD from an accredited law school; active membership in at least one U.S. state bar
Registration to practice before the USPTO
Deep experience with patent prosecution strategy and IP litigation management
Demonstrated ability to lead teams, set strategy, and partner cross-functionally with technical and business leaders
Strong judgment, executive presence, and ability to operate effectively in a fast-moving environment

Nice To Haves

Technical degree in engineering or a related scientific field relevant to wearable technology, such as electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, physics, or materials science
Experience in wearables, consumer electronics, medical devices, or data-driven technology
Experience with global IP portfolios and international enforcement
Experience building or scaling IP functions at growth-stage or category-leading companies

Responsibilities

Lead day-to-day management of Oura’s global patent portfolio, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives
Oversee invention harvesting, disclosure review, filing decisions, and prosecution strategy with outside counsel
Drive high-quality collaboration between legal, engineering, science, and product teams
Support M&A teams in IP diligence and valuation for new company targets
Manage IP litigation, enforcement, and dispute resolution matters in coordination with senior leadership and outside counsel
Support enforcement and licensing initiatives
Ensure consistent, disciplined approaches to enforcement across jurisdictions
Oversee execution of trademark and copyright strategies, including clearance, prosecution, and enforcement
Partner with marketing and brand teams to support product launches and growth while managing IP risk
Lead invention programs, invention harvesting sessions, and company-wide innovation initiatives (e.g., hack-weeks)
Promote IP awareness and best practices through education and practical guidance for internal teams
Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing, globally distributed IP team
Manage outside counsel relationships, budgets, and performance
Build scalable IP operations, processes, and reporting to support growth

Benefits

Competitive salary and equity packages
Health, dental, vision insurance, and mental health resources
An Oura Ring of your own plus employee discounts for friends & family
20 days of paid time off plus 13 paid holidays plus 8 days of flexible wellness time off
Paid sick leave and parental leave

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