Intellectual Property Specialist

Clarios•Glendale, AZ

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Intellectual Property (IP) Coordinator provides operational, administrative, and paralegal support to the IP Team across the company's global patent, trademark, trade-secret, and copyright portfolios. The role is the operational backbone of the IP function — responsible for accurate docketing, deadline management, filings and recordals, invoice and vendor coordination, and reporting — enabling the IP Team to focus on substantive legal and technical work. The IP Coordinator serves as a first point of contact for routine IP inquiries and outside-counsel correspondence, ensures that the IP portfolio management platform is well-maintained and continuously improved, and drives automation of repetitive workflows in line with the company's broader legal-technology and AI strategy. The role reports directly to the Deputy General Counsel – Customer, Technology & IP.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in paralegal studies, business administration, information management, or a related field
Minimum 3–5 years of experience in an IP paralegal, IP operations, or legal operations role, ideally in an in-house legal department or IP-focused law firm supporting a global portfolio.
Demonstrated hands-on experience with global patent and trademark docketing, prosecution workflows, renewals and annuities, recordals, chain of title, and outside-counsel coordination.
Demonstrated day-to-day experience as a power user of an established IP portfolio management platform (e.g., FoundationIP, Anaqua, CPA Global/Clarivate IPMS, PatSnap, or comparable); ability to administer, report, and continuously improve the platform is strongly preferred.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future; Clarios will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visas for this opportunity.