About Patlytics
Patlytics is the fastest-growing AI-native patent intelligence platform, transforming how IP is protected and monetized at scale. Our advanced LLMs and generative AI engine, custom-built for intellectual property, power every phase of the patent workflow from invention disclosure through litigation, delivering citation-backed insights with unprecedented accuracy and speed.
Backed by $65 million in total funding from investors including SignalFire, Google's Gradient fund, 8VC, N47, Myriad Venture Partners, Relativity, Alumni Ventures, Antiportfolio Ventures, and BAM Corner Point, Patlytics is trusted by 40% of the AmLaw 100, including Quinn Emanuel, Latham & Watkins, Foley & Lardner, and Susman Godfrey, as well as leading corporate IP teams at Rivian, Google, Panasonic, Sanofi, and Canon. Customers are seeing up to 90% reduction in project time, with claim charts that used to cost $30K+ in attorney time now completed at a fraction of that cost.
With teams across the globe we're building a global company fueled by exceptional talent and bold ideas. Our rapid expansion is driven by people who bring entrepreneurial energy, intellectual curiosity, and a shared commitment to setting the global standard for AI-powered IP intelligence. We're creating a culture where diverse perspectives shape breakthrough innovation and every voice contributes to transforming how the world protects ideas.
The Role
Intellectual property is one of the highest-stakes, most complex domains in law, and it's still run on workflows that haven't fundamentally changed in decades. The Forward Deployed Product Manager is the person who changes that, one customer at a time.
You won't be managing a roadmap from a conference room. You'll be embedded directly with patent attorneys at AmLaw 100 firms and Fortune 500 legal departments, the people betting on AI to transform how they practice, and you'll be the one who makes sure that bet pays off. You are part product manager, part AI advisor, part deployment lead. You'll deeply understand how attorneys work, bring them to the frontier of what's possible with AI, and drive Patlytics adoption from kickoff to full production.
The ideal candidate is a PM who has always gravitated toward the customer side of the work: the discovery calls, the on-site deployments, the hard conversations about what's actually working. Now they want to do that full-time, at the forefront of AI, bringing the latest technology to one of law's most consequential domains.
You will:
Own product outcomes for a portfolio of Patlytics' highest-impact enterprise accounts, including AmLaw firms and corporate IP teams, driving adoption from contract through full production
Build trusted advisory relationships with senior patent attorneys, IP partners, and general counsel, becoming the person they turn to for what's possible with AI
Stay at the forefront of AI, keeping up with the latest in LLMs, retrieval, reasoning, and agent architectures, and figure out how to apply these advances to patent search, claim analysis, portfolio management, prosecution, and litigation workflows
Translate customer reality into product direction by curating, synthesizing, and prioritizing feedback with specificity and judgment. Not relaying feature requests, but articulating tradeoffs so product and engineering can make better decisions
Drive deployments through the change management, enablement, and adoption challenges that determine whether AI actually transforms how a team works
Create training materials, onboarding content, and use-case playbooks, both internal and external-facing, so that what works in one account can scale across many
You have:
6+ years in product management or a customer-facing product role, ideally in environments where you were embedded with customers, not insulated from them
A track record of deploying new workflows that changed how customers operate. Not just shipping features, but walking into an organization, understanding how they work, and introducing new ways of doing things that stuck. Bonus if this was in legal tech, professional services, or regulated industries
The ability to build trust with senior, demanding stakeholders. Comfortable in the room with a managing partner at a top law firm or a VP of IP at a Fortune 500, managing conflict without eroding the relationship, and following through on every commitment
Real technical fluency. You don't need to write code, but you can hold a genuine conversation about LLM capabilities and limitations, retrieval pipelines, and system architecture. You understand how AI products work in production, not just in demos
Precise communication that adjusts for audience, whether partner, engineer, or executive, at the right level of detail
Extreme ownership. You close loops without reminders, drive outcomes across teams without formal authority, and when something is stuck, you unstick it
Bonus:
Direct experience with Vertical AI / LLM products or agent-based systems
Experience in a startup or early-stage environment where you built process from scratch
Prior forward-deployed, embedded, or field PM role
Familiarity with the patent lifecycle: prosecution, litigation, portfolio management, search and analytic
Why Patlytics
The opportunity to work at the intersection of AI and law, shaping how the world's most important IP decisions get made
Opportunity to join a rocket ship in the earliest stages of global scale-up
Global exposure: deal with the world's top law firms, tech giants, and innovation-driven corporations
No bureaucracy. No ceiling. Just impact, ownership, and velocity.
We offer:
Comprehensive health coverage: Medical, dental, vision, plus FSA, commuter benefits, and health advocacy through Rightway
Mental health and wellness support: Access to Spring Health and Headspace, plus "Mental Escape Days" to recharge when you need it
Immediate 401(k) enrollment with no waiting period to start saving for your future
Generous time off: Unlimited PTO, 12 paid company holidays, plus a full week off during our Holiday Break
Family-first policies: Paid parental leave to support you during life's biggest moments
Invest in yourself: Professional development budget, gym membership stipend, and learning opportunities
Celebrate what matters: Birthday and work anniversary recognition, plus generous employee referral bonuses
Hybrid work environment (New York City), while staying connected with a passionate and talented team