Sr. Licensing Consultant (IP Counseling Team)

Motorola Solutions•Chicago, IL

11d•Remote

About The Position

The Sr. Licensing Consultant is responsible for managing and supporting a range of technology and intellectual property licensing activities within the public safety and video/access security industry, including: interpreting, negotiating, and/or administering contracts; advising on internal licensing policies and compliance; advising on technology standards and related licensing issues; providing input on licensing and IP protection issues to product and business teams; supporting litigation activities, and accessing and maintaining related contract management systems. A key responsibility of the position is to oversee Motorola’s technology licensing activities, including invoicing, collections and royalty reporting. The full time position may be remote.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree is required. Seeking emphasis in Electrical/Computer/Software Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or other telecommunications related disciplines
5+ years of full-time experience (university or industry) in technology/intellectual property licensing, technology scouting/assessment, business development and/or contract drafting/negotiation/management
Working knowledge of patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret laws
Experience drafting and reviewing intellectual property terms of commercial agreements
3+ years of experience in corporate transactional, contracts negotiations, and/or commercial transactional experience, preferably with background in technology matters, including software licensing, subscription and hosted environments, telecom, video, governments contracts and or intellectual property within the telecommunications industry, including public safety and video/access security
Experience with finance and royalty payment/collections processes
Experience with software licensing, including open source software licensing and compliance
Experience with standards setting organizations (SSO), standard essential patents (SEP) and fair, reasonable and non-discrimatory (FRAND) licensing issues
Experience with mergers and acquisitions due diligence processes and acquisition on-boarding
Experience with litigation support
Experience managing patent portfolios and/or developing and implementing patent filing strategies
Knowledge of and/or experience with new product development processes, including freedom to operate (FTO) and right to use (RTU) analysis
Strong negotiation, consultation, and analytical skills
Excellent problem-solving skills, sound judgment and decision making skills
Strong interpersonal, presentation and communication skills (including written and verbal)
Ability to participate and collaborate in meetings with customers, vendors, attorneys, management, and other third parties with regard to negotiation of agreements and general problem solving
Well organized, detail oriented and adept in a fast paced environment
Work with the highest level of ethics and discretion
Drive results and execution : Identifies issues and raises them so that appropriate actions can be taken to resolve problems or improve the client experience
Think strategically : Aligns own work with broader business strategies and goals; Stays aware of the business implications of market and industry trends
Collaborates : Ensures understanding of how own role fits into the bigger picture, and works with others to advance individual and team goals; seeks information and other points of view, respectfully listens and considers them, even if they are different from one’s own; and quickly responds to needs and promotes ideas with energy, urgency and personal commitment

Responsibilities

Manage invoicing, collections and royalty reporting for several technology licensing programs
Manage contract documentation/approval workflows to ensure consistency with internal processes, including providing training to business partners on IP contracting processes
Assist teams in reviewing, editing, negotiating and finalizing licensing terms of routine transactional agreements to meet business and legal requirements, including: technology, protocol and API/SDK agreements; video and telecom standard essential patents and FRAND license agreements; consulting and advisory agreements; vendor/OEM/ODM supply agreements; and other technology-related agreements
Research and respond to general legal inquiries from the business that may relate to contract disputes, product development processes and new business initiatives
Maintain, revise and/or update contract templates
Proactively develop and maintain technical knowledge in specialized area(s), remaining up-to-date on current trends and best practices