Nokia Director Licensing IoT 

Finland 

568697519

Key tasks and responsibilities:

In this role, Licensing Director:

• Closes patent licensing agreements as a lead negotiator, while taking into account overall strategy and broader business goals of the company;
• Manages licensing projects and related customer engagement plans;
• Develops and implements negotiation strategies to deliver licensing revenue efficiently according to the targets;
• Is responsible for high quality of processes and ways of working in his/her area and projects;
• Demonstrates strategic thinking and broad business perspective in order to design and develop projects and processes in the field of IoT patent licensing;
• Influences broader business strategies to address internal or external business and customer needs.

Your skills and experience

You have:

• Significant relevant work experience and expertise - experience in patent out-licensing is a must
• University degree: Master’s degree of Laws
• Proven track record in negotiations to completion (deal-making)
• Project management skills, and determination to see things through to completion.
• Technology- and business driven mindset
• Capability to work with high degree of independence towards agreed targets, but in alignment with overall strategies
• Willingness to travel and to work under pressure
• Previous experience from IoT licensing is considered as a strength
• Ability to understand all sides of a negotiation to seek effective and creative solutions
• Good negotiation, influencing, communication and presentation skills
• Familiarity with patent licenses and other related legal agreements and ability to draft them
• Experience and expertise in out-licensing of standard essential portfolios (under FRAND principles) is expected
• Experience from US licensing market is considered as a strength
• Analytical skills and understanding of financial analyses
• Capability to think and act creatively in order to develop and apply new innovative approaches to complex problems
  

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• One of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere
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