Director, Intellectual Property (IP) Advisory, London, Reading or Cambridge

Job Description

Your opportunityThis is your opportunity to join Deloittes growing IP Advisory team in a senior influential role. Deloitte IP Advisory is the leading specialist intellectual property service provider supporting clients across the globe with IP Strategy and Transaction Advisory Services.We help clients develop comprehensive IP strategies, implement effective IP processes, build and strengthen their IP portfolios, asses, value and monetise their IP and seek operational efficiencies. Through our services, clients are able to understand theircompetitive position, build value, manage risks and unlock additional income streams.The IP Advisory team includes business builders, licensing executives, IP valuation professionals, and technologists with decades of experience working with multinational FTSE and Fortune 100 companies as well as SMEs and academic institutions.Our clients operate in fast-paced industries, across all industry sectors. We look to recruit people who can keep up with the latest technology trends, operate across industries and technologies, assess future markets and gather and analyse complex datato evaluate the outputs of R&D and innovation activities and develop an understanding of a wide range of intellectual assets types, such as patent portfolios, designs, trade secrets and know-how, trademarks and software and their use in supporting our clientsbusiness objectives.People are the heart of our business. We are a close knit, highly skilled team, well connected and recognised internationally as leading industry professionals. We can offer you a dynamic and challenging work environment, supported by professional trainingand development and the opportunity to work on highly significant projects.We are open to discussing the different ways in which we are able to support flexible ways of working, both formal and informal arrangements that allow for the best outcomes for our people and our clients. If this opportunity is of interest to you with someflexibility, please do discuss with us.Your roleDirectors within IP Advisory have accountability for risk management, project delivery, business development, growth targets and the strategic development of the practice.You will be responsible for leading advisory and transactional engagements, ensuring deliverables are of a high quality and are delivered to the client on time and to budget. You will operate autonomously and lead others, delegating effectively and usingyour interpersonal skills to guide, motivate and develop team members.You will lead business development activities, developing new leads and opportunities, often through internal networking. You will lead specific campaigns and drive new initiatives while coordinating fully with the rest of the team. You will be account ownerfor key clients.You will be part of the leadership team helping to manage and grow the business, as well as to develop the practice. You will work closely with Partners in IP Advisory and other parts of the Firm to develop and grow the practice and will hold a positionof eminence in the industry.Key responsibilities:

• Lead multiple engagements and engagement teams holding accountability for delivery and risk management
• Conceive, lead and deliver specific business development initiatives to grow the practice
• Contribute significantly to the strategic development and direction of the practice
• Develop and lead distinctive go to market propositions within the practice
• Operate as account owner for key clients
• Oversee the development of proposals and project plans
• Lead IP transactions negotiations
• Lead the operational management of the IP Advisory business, as well as the strategic development and direction of the practice
• Lead IP Advisory teams talent management and recruitment activities and hold people leader responsibilities
• Develop and manage an internal network to connect IP advisory services to other service lines within Deloitte
• Mentor junior members of the IP Advisory team

Your work, your choiceAt Deloitte we believe the best impact is the value we add, not the hours we sit at our desk. We carefully consider agile ways of working, both formal and informal, that allow for the best impact for our people and our clients. Please speak to your recruiterabout the working pattern that works best for you.Location: Reading office; Cambridge Office; London OfficeTravel within the UK and overseas should be expected.Work pattern: This is a permanent opportunity on a full-time basis.Your professional experienceDeloitte IP Advisory looks for highly motivated, high achieving individuals with the following qualities.Essential

• Excellent academic background in a technical or scientific discipline
• A robust understanding of the various types of IP, including their legal frameworks, protection mechanisms, commercial and strategic implications
• Recognised leadership and eminence in the IP field
• Significant experience in IP management or commercial exploitation within a consulting or advisory environment
• Demonstrable and substantial experience leading IP projects and teams in a fast paced and multi-tasking environment
• Significant experience in developing a business development pipeline and successfully generating profitable work
• Experience in building and managing client relationships

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