Job Description

Hosur Plant, Tamil Nadu, India








Section
NPD - SP - TVS Norton
Job posted on
Feb 12, 2025
Employee Type
White Collar
Experience range (Years)
15 years - 22 years

About TVS Motor

TVS Motor Company is a reputed two and three-wheeler manufacturer globally, championing progress through Sustainable Mobility with four state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Hosur, Mysuru and Nalagarh in India and Karawang in Indonesia. Rooted in our 100-year legacy of Trust, Value, and Passion for Customers and Exactness, we take pride in making internationally aspirational products of the highest quality through innovative and sustainable processes. We are the only two-wheeler company to have received the prestigious Deming Prize. Our products lead in their respective categories in the J.D. Power IQS and APEAL surveys. We have been ranked No. 1 Company in the J.D. Power Customer Service Satisfaction Survey for consecutive four years. Our group company Norton Motorcycles, based in the United Kingdom, is one of the most emotive motorcycle brands in the world. Our subsidiaries in the personal e-mobility space, Swiss E-Mobility Group (SEMG) and EGO Movement have a leading position in the e-bike market in Switzerland. TVS Motor Company endeavors to deliver the most superior customer experience across 80 countries in which we operate. For more information, please visit www.tvsmotor.com.

Name of the position:

Head - Risk and Protection

Educational Qualification:

Graduate / PG / PhD qualification in Engineering (Mechanical / Electronics / Automotive / Material Science), WON certified
Qualification in IP Law will be an advantage
WIPO DL101, DFSS and TRIZ CL3 or higher certification,
Qualified Patent Agent Exam will be an advantage

Purpose of the Role:

1) Review NPD designs and identify potential areas for IP legal risk, plan IP check and carry out risk mitigation and strengthen culture of technology / NPD through timely IP protection
2) Develop search strategies & carry out search analysis for FTO, SOA, invalidation, opposotion, litigation etc. draft patent applications, review, recommend for filing, develop desirable IP portfolio globally, foreign filing recommendation
3) Achieve timely FTO for Norton designs, overcome IP hurdles in collaboration with technical teams using advanced tools like TRIZ
4) Perform advanced technology / LRP related search & analysis including competitive intelligence analysis, Design IP protection of transportation design & engineering across business clusters.
5) Conduct all types of IP Search analytics tasks towards meeting business challenges from time to time.
6) Develop and sustain desirable IP culture among R&D teams through various trainings, workshops, R&R programs, encouraging protection of IP etc

Role & Responsibilities:

1) Be passionate to drive IP culture, review designs for IP & initiate actions to de-risk Norton designs / products (current & future)
2) Perform advanced patent / competitor portfolio analysis for patent literature as well as non-patent literature, Leverage tools like IT, Data analytics for effective search & analysis of IP
3) Perform state-of-art analysis as required, work closely with IP attorney, legal associates and close IP FTO opinion reports in timely manner. Review and recommend FTO decision for IP tests.
3) Perform state-of-art analysis as required, work closely with IP attorney, legal associates and close IP FTO opinion reports in timely manner. Review and recommend FTO decision for IP tests.
4) Plan & conduct BOM FTO reviews for NPD at product level across automotive technology domains, implement best-in-class practices, standardise processes and enhance productivity through digitilisation. Periodically sign-off IP test plans with design teams and recommend IP protection. Process IDF in timely manner keep lean cost strategy.
5) Release periodic IP alerts - review & dispose concerns from stakeholders, effectively built conviction with stakeholders and manage projects / business clusters independently.
6) Plan, conduct FTO (Freedom to Operate), state-of-art search analysis on LRP / advanced technology & trigger timely protection all forms of IP across major global jurisdictions.
7) Be well versed with industry best practices, state-of-art tools for IP searches and perform searches across multiple jurisdictions, well versed with drafting rules and requirements across major jurisdictions, procesute for sucessful grant of desirable claims. Plan & carry out search for SOA, FTO, litigation & invalidation / opposition search in liason with legal associates wherever essential, plan IP budget considering IP life cycle, draft, file and prosecute patent applications.
8) Review & resolve claim interpretation issues in FTO with stakeholders, liason with legal team for effective disposal. Maintain confidentiality of IP matters, systematically docket records and best-in-class IP culture.
9) Review & appove designs / drawings & trigger IP protection across clusters, prioritise customer requirements and meet project timelines, prepare ECM reports, dashboards, develop best-in-class practices and standardise.
10) Understand basic engineering drawings / designs, review and approve same from IP perspecctive, Co-ordinate with all stakeholders for timely design protection as essential
11) Be a strong team player as well as a positive individual contributor to work with technical teams and overcome patent hurdles, resolve claim interpretation issues with stakeholders.

Functional competency:

1) Product and engineering knowledge
2) Information search analytics and analytical tools
3) Standardization & Problem solving
4) IP legal

Behavioral competency:

1) Personal effectiveness
2) Team effectiveness and leadership
3) Customer centricity
4) Rigor in execution

WHY TVSM:

At TVSM, we are always challenging ourselves to build a better, connected & sustainable future. We need the most innovative and diverse Digital Minds to develop tomorrow 's reality. Working at TVSM Software also means flexibility - Choosing between working from home and the office is the norm here. We offer great benefits and rewards, as you'd expect from a world leader in automotive software organization. We are a merit driven, equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.