Director, Licensing

at Nokia Siemens Networks in Naperville, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Nokia Technologies is licensing Nokia intellectual property, including patents, technologies, and the Nokia brand, building on Nokia's continued innovation and decades of R&D leadership in technologies deployed in virtually all connected devices used today. Come join us and make an impact!
We are looking for a Director, Licensing to join our team.

As part of our team, you will:
Lead the negotiation and finalizing of licensing agreements including the drafting of language to address complex legal and business concepts.
Lead the negotiation and finalizing of NDA's
Work with the litigation team to support litigation strategy and execution.
Support licensing executives in achieving business goals and targets.
Must be able to multitask across multiple licensing engagements and must be able to handle several license negotiations concurrently.
Demonstrate strategic thinking and a broad business perspective to design and develop projects, processes, and content relevant especially for our patent licensing business.
Influence business strategy to address internal or external business and customer issues.
Note: No relocation or sponsorship offered for this role.

You have:
At least 7 Years of experience in litigation and contract drafting.
Juris Doctor or equivalent.
Proven deal-making skills - ability to understand all sides in a negotiation while seeking effective and creative solutions.
Litigation/contract drafting experience in OTT/Streaming Video and/or social media markets is a big plus.
Good negotiation, influencing, and presentation skills as well as a team player mindset.
Familiarity with patent licenses and related legal agreements is required.
Project management skills, and determination to see things through to completion.
Thinks and acts creatively to develop and apply new innovative approaches to complex problems.
Analytical skills and understanding of financial analyses.
Able to work with high degree of independence.
Willingness to travel and to work under pressure.
Communication skills, excellent command of written and spoken English.

Come create the technology that helps the world act together

Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on people's lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world.
We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas, empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work

What we offer

Nokia offers continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs to support you mentally and physically, opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups, mentoring programs and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered.

Nokia is committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer

Nokia has received the following recognitions for its commitment to inclusion & equality:

One of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere
Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg
Workplace Pride Global Benchmark
At Nokia, we act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people. Nokia's employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. We are committed to a culture of inclusion built upon our core value of respect.
Join us and be part of a company where you will feel included and empowered to succeed.

Additional Information

US/Canada Nokia Offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes but is not limited to:

Corporate Retirement Savings Plan
Health and dental benefits
Short-term disability, and long-term disability
Life insurance, and AD&D - Company paid 2x base pay
Optional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
Paid time off for holidays and Vacation
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Tuition Assistance Plan
Adoption assistance
Employee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource Program
The above benefits exclude students.
All North America job posts will post for a minimum of 7 calendar days and up to 180 days or until candidate/s identified.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.