Sr. Counsel -IP and Regulatory

Join FICO's legal team as a Sr. Counsel, focusing on Intellectual Property and Regulatory affairs. This role involves managing FICO's IP portfolio, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, as well as administering a global regulatory compliance program covering data privacy, cybersecurity, and consumer financial products. You will provide practical legal advice, build strong internal relationships, and contribute to litigation efforts, supporting a world-class analytics software company in making smarter decisions globally.

Must Have

• Juris Doctor degree and excellent academic credentials
• Licensed to practice law and in good standing in any U.S. jurisdiction
• At least five years of relevant experience
• Industry and legal knowledge relevant to development, licensing, and operation of analytic software products, including an understanding of open source licenses, in a SaaS environment
• Experience with patent prosecution and harvesting, and registration and protection of trademarks and copyrights
• Regulatory compliance experience in one or more of the following areas: data privacy, cyber security, artificial intelligence, consumer credit, consumer reporting, consumer financial products and services, export controls and sanctions screening, vendor management, government relations, and employment
• Strong analytical and writing skills
• Ability to work effectively and with attention to detail while managing multiple time-sensitive projects in parallel

Perks & Benefits

• Inclusive culture strongly reflecting our core values
• Opportunity to make an impact and develop professionally
• Highly competitive compensation, benefits and rewards programs (including bonus eligibility)
• Engaging, people-first work environment
• Work/life balance
• Employee resource groups
• Social events

The Opportunity

Join our dynamic and growing legal team with a world-class software analytics company. FICO’s solutions support smarter decisions in fraud detection, risk management, marketing, and customer management for thousands of businesses worldwide. Your primary responsibilities will involve supporting management of an intellectual property portfolio and administration of a global regulatory compliance program, but you will also have the opportunity to contribute in other areas such as litigation. You’ll build strong relationships with internal business clients, utilizing your legal expertise to provide practical advice to help the company achieve its business goals.” - Legal, Vice President

What You’ll Contribute

• Maintenance and advancement of a patent, trademark, and copyright portfolio, corporate trade secret program, and software development policies and procedures, for protection of the company’s intellectual property and trade secrets.
• Administration of a global regulatory compliance program, including corporate policies and procedures, employee training, law changes and regulatory developments, regulatory compliance terms in third-party contracts, open source licenses, international trade compliance, and client and regulatory inquires.

What We’re Seeking

• Juris Doctor degree and excellent academic credentials.
• Licensed to practice law and in good standing in any U.S. jurisdiction. A Minnesota or California location is preferred, but not required.
• At least five years of relevant experience and a strong track record of success either in-house or at a law firm.
• Industry and legal knowledge relevant to development, licensing, and operation of analytic software products, including an understanding of open source licenses, in a SaaS environment.
• Experience with patent prosecution and harvesting, and registration and protection of trademarks and copyrights.
• Regulatory compliance experience in one or more of the following areas: data privacy, cyber security, artificial intelligence, consumer credit, consumer reporting, consumer financial products and services, export controls and sanctions screening, vendor management, government relations, and employment.
• Strong analytical and writing skills, with the ability to understand issues quickly, articulate complex matters clearly, both verbally and in writing, and develop effective legal strategies to protect and advance company interests.
• The ability to work effectively and with attention to detail while managing multiple time-sensitive projects in parallel.
• The ability to work with and manage outside counsel, and to independently interact with counterparties and their counsel.

Our Offer to You

• An inclusive culture strongly reflecting our core values: Act Like an Owner, Delight Our Customers, and Earn the Respect of Others.
• The opportunity to make an impact and develop professionally by leveraging your unique strengths and participating in valuable learning experiences.
• Highly competitive compensation, benefits and rewards programs (including bonus eligibility) that encourage you to bring your best every day and be recognized for doing so.
• An engaging, people-first work environment offering work/life balance, employee resource groups, and social events to promote interaction and camaraderie.
• The targeted base pay range for this role is: $116,000 to $182,000 with this range reflecting differences in candidate knowledge, skills and experience.

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Why Make a Move to FICO?

At FICO, you can develop your career with a leading organization in one of the fastest-growing fields in technology today – Big Data analytics. You’ll play a part in our commitment to help businesses use data to improve every choice they make, using advances in artificial intelligence, machine learning, optimization, and much more.

FICO makes a real difference in the way businesses operate worldwide:

• Credit Scoring — FICO® Scores are used by 90 of the top 100 US lenders.
• Fraud Detection and Security — 4 billion payment cards globally are protected by FICO fraud systems.
• Lending — 3/4 of US mortgages are approved using the FICO Score.

Global trends toward digital transformation have created tremendous demand for FICO’s solutions, placing us among the world’s top 100 software companies by revenue. We help many of the world’s largest banks, insurers, retailers, telecommunications providers and other firms reach a new level of success. Our success is dependent on really talented people – just like you – who thrive on the collaboration and innovation that’s nurtured by a diverse and inclusive environment. We’ll provide the support you need, while ensuring you have the freedom to develop your skills and grow your career. Join FICO and help change the way business thinks!

Learn more about how you can fulfil your potential at www.fico.com/Careers

FICO promotes a culture of inclusion and seeks to attract a diverse set of candidates for each job opportunity. We are an equal employment opportunity employer and we’re proud to offer employment and advancement opportunities to all candidates without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. Research has shown that women and candidates from underrepresented communities may not apply for an opportunity if they don’t meet all stated qualifications. While our qualifications are clearly related to role success, each candidate’s profile is unique and strengths in certain skill and/or experience areas can be equally effective. If you believe you have many, but not necessarily all, of the stated qualifications we encourage you to apply.

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