The way companies innovate is broken. The systems built to create and protect ideas can’t keep up with the pace of change. Today, 90% of S&P 500 company value is intangible (e.g., in intellectual property) - yet R&D and IP teams spend half their time buried in manual work, sifting through patents and paperwork instead of pushing the frontier forward. The tools of creating and protecting are stuck in the past. We’re here to fix that.
Ankar is building the AI operating system for innovation, reinventing how companies generate and protect their inventions. Our platform orchestrates how ideas become defensible IP with a suite of AI modules such as patent drafting, office action response, and infringement detection.
We’re at an inflection point:
We’ve raised >$24M to date from Tier-1 VCs like Atomico, Index Ventures, Norrsken, Daphni, and angels like the Founder of Hugging Face, CEO from Datadog, and Leaders from DeepMind and OpenAI.
We’re already working with the world’s most innovative companies including Fortune 500 company L’Oréal and global law firm Vorys
Expanding our world-class team with alumni from Palantir, Amazon, and BCG to tackle the $1T+ innovation market. We’re just getting started.
We are growing our team and looking for people who take ownership of ambitious projects, solve complex & high-impact problems, and do the best work of their career.
What you’ll be doing
We’re looking for a hands-on generalist who can bridge product, engineering, and go-to-market — embedding with customers and internal teams to design, prototype, and deploy proofs of concept and new products.
Lead end-to-end delivery of customer POCs and new product rollouts.
Partner with customers to design and deliver high-value POCs and new products
Work closely with customer teams to ensure successful adoption and value delivery
Turn customer feedback into clear product requirements.
Spot emerging product opportunities across deployments.
What we are looking for
2+ years of experience in a high-ownership environment (e.g., startups, consulting, banking, or similar fast-moving roles).
A builder’s mindset. You thrive in ambiguity, iterate quickly, and love creating order out of
Extreme ownership. You see problems before they happen, you take responsibility, and you deliver. This is how you grow—and how we win.
[Bonus points] You’ve had experience designing and delivery proof of concepts and new products to enterprise customers
What else you might want to know
Location: Hoxton Square, London (we operate an office first policy with flexibility)
Contract: Full-time
Compensation: We pay competitive salaries and will reward you with a substantial equity package under the tax-efficient EMI scheme.
Hiring process: (1) 30min introductory chat, (2) 2hr onsite interview, (3) 20min final in-person co-founder meeting. The process can be as fast you want it to be.
Visa sponsorship: Yes
