Job Description

Responsibilities include advising and making recommendations to the Vice President and Chief Counsel, Digital, Innovation and Technology and various businesses on legal issues and managing a broad range of intellectual property (IP) rights activities. Registered Patent Attorney in good standing. At least 7 years of post-qualification/registration experience with extensive experience in industrial technologies. IP enforcement (including litigation experience) and licensing experience. The proven ability to successfully direct and collaborate with globally dispersed IP teams, including IP attorneys and support staff. Fluency in both written and spoken English. Excellent communication skills and a proven ability to interface with all levels of management is a must, including the C-suite. The successful candidate must: have a high degree of initiative, creativity, and an impressive professional presence; be a team player, with the ability to develop and maintain close working relationships with clients, Law Department colleagues, and colleagues in other corporate functions around the world; be proactive; be capable of establishing and achieving stretch goals; think and act strategically, get excellent results; and adhere to the highest standards of business ethics. Counsel leadership and other appropriate stakeholders to execute the strategy of IP portfolios. Cooperatively work with a globally dispersed team of IP teammates. Support the corporate IP strategy, to ensure the efficient handling of all IP-related processes, including setting and measuring key performance indicators, and ensuring that domestic and relevant foreign IP laws are monitored, and that processes and practices are promptly adapted to reflect important legal changes. Lead and drive an IP administrative team and manage IP assets along with streamlining an IP database, while providing transparent and consistent communication and maintenance of same. Maintaining several business IP portfolios, whereby making recommendations and counseling on protection and enforcement of same. Providing advice and counseling on all aspects of IP. Provide and lead training courses before the Law Department and business partners. Manage and assess outside counsel that provide IP services to the businesses. Contract Advice Patent Prosecution Patent/Registered Right Searching Infringement Opinions Freedom to Operate Portfolio Management and Review Assist and Support Acquisitions and Divestitures Undergraduate degree in science or engineering (electrical, computer, or mechanical preferred). Law degree is a must or an MBA in conjunction with a Master's in Intellectual Property Law. Patent registration and registered Patent Attorney in good standing. At least 7 years post registration/qualification intellectual property law experience At least 4 years in multinational industrial practice. Extensive, profound, and demonstrated knowledge of IP, including patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and copyrights. Both law firm and corporate experience preferred. Outstanding communications skills, both written and oral. Proactive communicator - knows who and when to communicate and when to escalate issues. Proactive thinker, able to anticipate new issues and opportunities on both a strategic and tactical level. Demonstrated problem solver and willingness to work within a matrixed organization, on teams, and as an individual contributor. Strong work ethic with high standards and the ability to work independently as well as in a collaborative team. Competence in project management. High energy and enthusiasm to pro-actively seek opportunities for continuous improvement.