Managing Director (In-house Patent Services)

Job descriptionLeading and managing the patent department as an autonomous service organizationDefining and implementing the department’s strategic vision aligned with Group innovation objectivesManaging the department’s budget, ensuring financial sustainability and cost-efficiency in a self-financed modelDeveloping internal costing structures, billing practices and performance indicatorsOptimizing resource allocation and workload planning across patent attorneys and support staffDriving continuous improvement of processes, tools and service qualityBuilding strong partnerships with internal stakeholders, promoting the value of intellectual property services within the GroupInstructing, monitoring and benchmarking external providers and competitors to ensure competitive positioningMentoring, developing and recruiting team members to ensure long-term expertise and performanceEnsuring compliance with legal, ethical and professional standardsProviding intellectual property services for patents to all companies of the GroupProtecting the innovations made in the various companies of the GroupDrafting, filing and prosecuting patent applications in various countries throughout the worldOppositions, infringing risk and validity assessmentsLicence agreements and patent enforcementReporting to the Extend Management Board member #J-18808-Ljbffr