Job Description
Our R&D Tires organization constantly drives innovations and leverages existing internal and external knowledge in order to design and develop the best-performing and most sustainable tires on the market in the most efficient way.
As Head of Intellectual Property (IP) Tires, you will lead the IP Tires organization and be part of the R&D Management team, contributing to shape our Tires IP and R&D strategies to achieve our common goals and objectives. You will report directly to the Head of R&D Tires and functionally to the Head of Law Tires with the following main responsibilities:
1. Actively shaping the global Tires IP strategy and related governance in collaboration with internal partners within and beyond the R&D organization and ensuring the effective deployment
2. Guiding and consulting the Tires organization on the IP strategy and processes to ensure our continued competitive advantage. Ensuring the required level of knowledge and qualification within and beyond the IP Tires organization
3. Ensuring constant exchange and constructive collaboration within and beyond the Tires R&D organization on relevant innovation and IP-related issues, including external authority contacts, M&A and divestiture activities and projects, IP related contracts and IP Licensing & Litigation
4. Actively driving and contributing to organizational development with strong focus on diversity, ownership, transformation, innovation and competitiveness
5. Leading, motivating and developing the team, growing team capabilities and steering active talent development
6. Driving change and guiding employees through times of change
7. Overall budget responsibility for IP-related cost centers
Qualifications
8. Academic degree either in engineering or natural science with the qualification as patent attorney (Germany, EPO or similar) or in law
9. Expert knowledge and extensive experience in patent law and related regulations, processes, authorities for all relevant countries
10. Broad experience in managing IP and related functions in a global technology- and manufacturing-driven environment
11. International experience as well as cross-functional and/or cross-organizational experience is an advantage
12. Advanced negotiation, contracting and consulting skills, as well as ability to drive collaboratively for win-win solutions
13. Strong business- and customer-orientation as well as ability to drive execution
14. Passion for new technologies
15. Fluent in Business English and German
Applications from severely handicapped people are welcome.
Additional Information
We offer the following benefits:
16. Out of Tariff salary contract
17. 30 day of paid vacation per year
18. Attractive career development opportunities
19. We offer balanced working conditions by doing mobile work, working part-time, flexible working time as well as Sabbatical options
20. Cross-Border mobile work options up to 40 days per year from other EU countries
21. Company Pension plan
22. Attractive employee benefits with discounts
23. Diverse offers that support a better “work-family” balance ( company childcare places and free emergency care for your children)
24. Discounted access to the Egym Well-Pass for accessing sport facilities across Germany
25. A highly diverse environment across our location
26. A new canteen on site with a variety of lunch options
If this sounds like a perfect match for you and if you want to become the next supporter of our core values : Trust, for one another, passion to win and freedom to act - we are looking forward to receiving your application.
are important to us and make our company strong and successful. We offer equal opportunities to everyone - regardless of age, gender, nationality, cultural background, disability, religion, ideology or sexual orientation.