Brussels
Umicore Group
Intellectual Assets/Property
Veröffentlicht am 22-06-2023
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About Umicore
Reducing harmful vehicle emissions. Giving new life to used metals. Powering the cars of the future. As a global materials and technology group, we apply our specialist knowledge to offer materials and solutions that are essential to everyday life. We aim to be a clear world leader in materials for clean mobility and recycling and have turned our sustainability approach into an even greater competitive advantage. With ambitions like this, imagine what you could do?
About the role
Umicore’s commitment to creating a sustainable future relies on innovation in all areas of business and all functions contributing actively to our RISE 2030 agenda. The function holder will have to contribute to the success of Umicore’s agenda by turning intellectual property into a competitive advantage for all business units (including New Business Incubation) of Umicore.
What you will be doing?
The areas of responsibilities includes:
- On the offensive side, stimulate protecting Umicore’s innovations by selected patenting, both with a view to exclusive commercialization of our innovation as well as creating alternative monetization opportunities for licensing-out (including cross-licensing) and/or divestment of unused patents. In this regard, in close collaboration with the business units, oversee that Umicore strives for a right balance between having a portfolio that includes patents on a given technology at a given time to serve the Umicore strategy and a portfolio that consists of high-quality patents
- On the defensive side, manage and further develop risk management systems for the proactive yet efficient review of third-party patents and patent applications to ensure freedom-to-operate (monitoring, selected invalidation, selected licensing-in)
- Lead the multi-site, multi-continent team by stimulating team cohesion, collaboration, knowledge sharing and building efficiencies, while respecting local and business-specific differences
- Supervise, motivate and coach the team members and support their development and well-being
- Pro-actively stimulate a continued improvement mindset within the team regarding its own way of working, including KPIs and digitalization opportunities
- Ensure that the team members remain sufficiently embedded in the business units and R&D community; bring strategic perspective to the IP team’s operations by taking into account the diversity between business units and R&D projects, taking into account their respective long-term strategies and technology roadmaps
- Develop and maintain contacts with peers in industry to remain ‘best in class’
- Define, propose, defend and manage the IP budget
Who we are looking for
You are an ideal candidate for us as you:
- Have an academic background in engineering or science (technical college or university) or equivalent
- Posses at least 10 years of experience with business value creation out of IP, ideally with manufacturing companies; of that 5 years in leadership functions
- Have gained experience working with companies in fast paced high technology growth atmosphere is a plus
- Have sound knowledge on the mechanics and terminology of IP related processes such as patent filing, prosecution, freedom-to-operate, invalidation, enforcement etc.
- Have gained experience with improving efficiency and effectiveness of (IP related) processes
- Possess strong leadership and people management skills, both hierarchically and in multi-functional matrix organizations; team player
- Have strong business acumen and ability to connect with business leaders, assess rapidly risks and offer solutions
- Are a strategic thinker and possess excellent negotiation skills
- Are result driven and have the ability to work under pressure and set the right priority while handling multiple tasks
- Have excellent networking and relationship building skills
- Have clear and transparent communication skills including in a cross-cultural context
- Show pronounced international interest and valuing diversity
- Are fluent in English (written and spoken), knowledge of German, Dutch and/or French is a plus
What we offer
We aim to lead the way. Not just for our customers, but for our employees too. That is why we strive to create a collaborative environment in which we can all succeed, and a culture through which we can all share ideas, develop our expertise and advance our careers. We engage in building an inclusive work culture that offers equal opportunities for all employees irrespective of their diverse backgrounds. As you would expect from a world-leading organisation, we will also reward your contribution with a competitive salary and benefits.
If our battery materials can power electric vehicles, IMAGINE WHAT YOU COULD DO
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