- Analytical mind with attention to detail as well as a big picture view
- Motivated, disciplined, with high personal and professional standards of integrity and ethics
- Interest in operations effectivization and process automation
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- People management and organizational skills
- Proficiency with Excel and cloud-based business tools, including database systems
- Able to effectively manage change, delays and unexpected events, with focus on problem resolution
- Able to manage high volumes of data, meet deadlines, and multi-task
- Ability to devise and apply a high level of internal controls
- Science, Engineering or Financial Mathematics degree
- Experience in positions of operational responsibility
- Experience of patents preferred
Manager, Royalty Allocation Management - Dallas, United States - Marconi
Description
Marconi creates and supports premier independent licensing platforms and programs for the most advanced technologies. Working with industry-leading innovators, Marconi is transforming patent licensing across different technologies and products, and recruiting world-class teams to connect innovator and product manufacturers in an efficient way - reducing risks and transactional costs for our customers and providing new products that customers desire.
The position is for Director, Royalty Allocation Management within our Platform Operations function. On a global basis, we collect patent royalties from OEMs in various industries and distribute them to patent rights owners. This requires highly accurate processes working smoothly within defined time limits. The role requires an understanding of how to translate legal agreements into efficient operations processes, managing those processes within a given time and quality framework, having excellent attention to detail as well as strong communication skills.
We are a fast-growing company with a dedicated and highly motivated team of professionals across the world. This is an excellent role for a multi-talented individual who would like to take on a higher responsibility position, managing an important part of the Platform Operations function.
The role will work closely with the royalty services and business tools development teams within the Platform Operations function, as well as with Business Units and Market Units. There will also be interaction with customers around the world.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
OPERATIONAL
Manage the royalty allocation process
Analyze data for completeness, sense, and accuracy
Identify errors, lead investigations, implement adjustments and corrective actions
Manage customer queries
Oversee patent evaluation management staff
Develop KPIs, analyze performance, follow-up and actions
STRATEGIC:
Identify and drive improvements of tools & process functionality
Drive cross-platform harmonization
Develop or procure royalty allocation simulator tools
Provide input to new platform development efforts
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Required Experience and Educational Background: