Group Lead Intellectual Property Management (m/f/d)
Sarriguren, ES, 31621 Hamburg, DE, 22419
We are seeking a Group Lead Intellectual Property Management (m/f/d) to lead a team of Intellectual Property Engineers and maximize value creation for Nordex through an IP portfolio management fit to Nordex business strategy as well as de-risking Nordex developments.
YOUR TASKS
- Managing a group of IP Engineers and experts devoted to these tasks:
- Knowing patent and product portfolios of main wind industry players: wind turbine manufacturers, wind farm owners and operators, component manufacturers as well as digital application developers;
- Managing relationships with main stakeholders: inventors and valuation and assessment experts as well as project managers and management team of Nordex, as well as IP law firms and development partners (externally)
- Understanding the company strategy as well as the strategy of competitors regarding the use of IP
- Ensuring Nordex retains the competitive advantage by protecting our most relevant IP assets, the ones delivering greater value for our customers, for every Nordex development.
- Performing invention harvesting sessions and management of all inventions disclosures for defining a the most suitable protection strategy (e.g. patent application or trade secret) for own Nordex developments.
- Patent drafting and prosecution
- Freedom to operate analysis and adequate IP risk mitigation measures including filing oppositions and nullity suits.
YOUR PROFILE
- Completed M.Sc in Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering or similar with additional training in Intellectual Property and ideally experience in wind technology
- Ideally, experience in leading a team of IP specialists, acting as a role model with resilience and a positive attitude, having a clear focus on developing the team members
- Minimum of 8 years of experience working on competitive intelligence analysis and intellectual property protection, preferably in the field of renewable energy or related technologies such as IoT, aerospace
- Comfortable to work and interact frequently with relevant stakeholders across the organization (inventors, external patent attorneys, engineering experts, management)
- Teamplayer with good communications skills
- Entrepreneurial mindset
- Combining creativity with attention to detail and a systematic and careful way of working
- Fluency in English required, additional skills in Spanish or German are nice to have
YOUR BENEFITS
In addition to the opportunity to make our world a little more sustainable, we offer you:
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Nordex adheres to a policy of equal employment opportunity. All employment decisions are made without regard to religion, age, sex, color, national origin, handicap, or other protected class and are in full compliance with all federal and state laws.
Severely disabled applicants and applicants of equal status will be given special consideration in the event of equal suitability.
In principle, employment is also possible on a part-time basis.