Manager, Intellectual Property

6 months ago


North Vancouver, Canada Seaspan ULC Full time

The Manager, Intellectual Property & Contracts Compliance is responsible for the monitoring of compliance to non-technical contractual requirements, with specific focus on intellectual property management. Leading a team of specialists, the Manager, Contracts Compliance plays a pivotal role in the development and management of processes requiring close interaction between multiple stakeholders from Program Management Offices, Legal, Supply Chain Management and Operations teams.

**What you’ll do**
- Lead a team of specialists affected to non-technical contracts compliance management
- Development and implementation of intellectual property management processes, procedures, training and reporting to ensure compliance with prime contract and subcontract requirements and minimize exposure to potential infringement claims;
- Development and implementation of intellectual property remediation plans on in-flight contracts;
- Support subcontract negotiation with multi-disciplinary governance team and extraction of approval by Canada of IP-related contractual deviations;
- Development and implementation of contractual compliance management processes, procedures, training and reporting to ensure compliance with prime contract requirements and minimize exposure to contractual and regulatory non-compliance;
- Weekly reportingon progress - works achieved,information requested and outstanding issues impacting delivery,resource tracking - utilized versus planned, management of internal budget;
- Support VP Commercial presentations to Shipyard Management teams regarding matters of importance to operations and budget controls;
- Other dutiesas assigned.

**What you’ll bring**
- University degree in Law, Business or Engineering required
- 10 years experience dealing with contractual / regulatory compliance monitoring, intellectual property markings & licenses
- Prior experience in complex design & build delivery organizations
- Highly effective leadership skills including development of individuals, team effectiveness and communication skills.
- Broad project experience preferably in shipbuilding industry
- Extensive work with design-build contractors with demonstrable experience including
- Strong contract/commercial knowledge - all major forms of contract and bespoke agreements
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
- Excellent communication skills including written, listening and presentation.
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task, prioritize work and to problem solve in an inclusive manner with internal colleagues and external parties.
- Exercise sound business judgement and decision making skills in a manner consistent with the essential job functions.
- Strong business acumen and negotiating skills
- Strong customer service orientation and diplomacy skills.
- Ability to work effectively with limited direction and function as a key team member.
- Intermediate level computer skills including Microsoft Office suite (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Project).

**Why you’ll love working here**
- This is a full-time, permanent position. With multiple operations and long-term projects, Seaspan employees enjoy job stability as we look ahead to build ships for decades to come.
- We also provide a best-in-class health and wellness benefits package for this position, including such things as full health care (e.g. unlimited physiotherapy), dental, vision, life insurance, medical leave coverage, parental leave coverage, childcare benefit partnership, wellness/fitness reimbursement for memberships or registration fees, and an Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP).
- This is a full-time permanent position because we have long term projects that need long term strategic support.
- Free on-site gym.
- Parking is included and to assist those that are using transit, we operate a complimentary shuttle bus Monday through Friday with various pick up and drop off points around North Vancouver.

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