Hiring: Sr. IP Specialist Company: Matthews International Location: Pittsburgh, PA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-15 14:29:40 Employment Type: Contract / Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : Microsoft Office, Project Management, Stakeholder Management About the job Required Skills: •Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of agreements while providing practical legal guidance, research, and litigation and compliance support across business and product development activities. •Drive continuous improvement in legal operations by optimizing workflows, tools, templates, matter tracking, legal technology, and AI‑enabled automation. •Develop and maintain standard agreements, guidelines, policies, training materials, playbooks, and self‑service resources to promote consistency and best practices. •Support legal operations functions including billing, budgeting, invoice review, knowledge management, and document organization in partnership with legal, finance, and external counsel. •Actively facilitate and support company’s intellectual property portfolio by managing trademarks, IP filings, maintenance, research, competitive analyses, and coordination with outside counsel. •Contribute to internal innovation programs by supporting invention disclosure intake, IP asset management, and ensuring proper use and protection of company IP across teams. •Partner cross-functionally with cross functional teams to identify legal risks early and deliver practical, business aligned solutions that support innovation and operational goals. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree in Legal Studies, Paralegal Studies, Engineering, Computer Science, Business or a related field. •Foundational knowledge of intellectual property law (coursework or practical experience) •Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills across legal, business, finance, technology, and executive audiences. •Demonstrated success to lead complex projects, manage competing priorities, and drive execution in a fast-paced environment. •Strong data analytical, organizational, and problem-solving capabilities, translating data into actionable business and operational insights. •Exposure to legal operations, legal technology tools, or process improvement initiatives; preferred •Proficiency with productivity, collaboration tools, legal technology platforms, including AI implementation, contract management systems and/or Microsoft Office suite; preferred. •Project management skills or certification, MBA or other relevant advanced credentials; preferred. •Capable of organizing multiple varied assignments through practical prioritization. •Comfortable communicating and, at times, directing senior level managers Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!