IP Program Manager — Autheo | Patent Operations, Invention Pipeline & Portfolio

Launch Legends•Cheyenne, WY

1d•Remote

About The Position

Autheo is recruiting an IP Program Manager to run patent operations and the invention pipeline for its Layer-0 Operating System and integrated Layer-1, including protocol and cryptography work, DevHub, TheoID and its post-quantum roadmap, the Autheo Marketplace, THEO AI, DePIN, and related software. The attorney owns claim strategy, drafting, and prosecution; the paralegal owns docketing formalities and filing packages. The IP Program Manager owns the operational workflows connecting invention disclosures to filings, deadline visibility, coordination between inventors and counsel, and portfolio metrics for leadership. This is a patent-operations position suited to someone who has run a docket, invention-disclosure program, or IP-operations function in a law firm, corporate IP department, or university technology-transfer office. The role reports to the Managing Directors and works day to day with the IP Patent Attorney and IP Patent Paralegal. It is a part-time equity/token-based cofounder opportunity requiring at least 20 hours per week, with no cash salary. The role is remote and offers equity in Launch Legends, Autheo, and the WFO Creator Network, plus token allocations in the Autheo blockchain.

Requirements

At least 5 years running patent or IP operations, or an invention-disclosure program, at a law firm, corporate IP department, or university technology-transfer office; applicants should identify the program they ran and their role in it.
Hands-on experience with an IP management or docketing system, such as Anaqua, CPA, Clarivate, or an equivalent system.
Working knowledge of USPTO and PCT processes sufficient to track provisionals, office actions, PCT filings, national phases, and related formalities and keep counsel and inventors on schedule.
Experience coordinating attorneys, paralegals, and inventors—or equivalent technology-transfer stakeholders—through a multi-matter pipeline with hard statutory deadlines.
Comfort working with highly technical engineering and research teams in a distributed cofounder environment.
Patent-operations experience; general program or project management alone does not meet the role’s needs.

Nice To Haves

Direct experience supporting a high-velocity or multi-jurisdiction patent portfolio, including foreign-filing coordination.
Experience establishing or migrating an IP management system, invention-disclosure portal, or portfolio-reporting dashboard.
Background in software, cryptography, blockchain, distributed systems, or AI.
Patent paralegal, patent agent, or technology-transfer experience (for example, RTTP) used to run operations.
Prior work in a startup, high-growth, or equity-based environment.

Responsibilities

Facilitate invention-harvesting meetings with engineers, researchers, and founders across protocol, cryptography, identity, compute and storage, AI, DevHub, and DePIN.
Establish and run the invention-disclosure process, including intake forms, completeness checks, inventor follow-up, and handoff to the attorney.
Maintain a regular invention-harvesting cadence so new work is captured promptly.
Own the patent operations pipeline, including timelines, status, owners, and progression from disclosure through provisional filing, conversion, office action, PCT, and national phase.
Make statutory and internal deadlines visible early enough for the attorney, paralegal, and inventors to act; ensure the overall pipeline stays on time while the paralegal maintains the docket.
Oversee document workflows, versioning, templates, and IP procedures to support complete and consistent filings.
Build and maintain portfolio dashboards and KPIs covering disclosures, filings, due dates, and blocked matters.
Track the quality and completeness of intake and filing packages and address gaps with the paralegal and inventors.
Maintain a current, consolidated view of the portfolio for leadership.
Coordinate workflows among the IP Patent Attorney, IP Patent Paralegal, inventors, engineering leads, and outside counsel where applicable.
Define handoffs specifying what inventors provide, what the program manager prepares, what the paralegal files, and what the attorney decides.
Manage operational relationships with outside counsel or patent illustrators when used, keeping scope, dates, and deliverables clear.