Intellectual Property Advisor (f/d/m)

at  SAP

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YOUR FUTURE ROLE

As a future IT/IP Legal Counsel within the Open Technology & IP Counseling team, which is part of SAP’s global IP team, you will be advising various SAP’s departments on IP matters, ensuring alignment with SAP’s IP strategy. You will provide legal counselling on open technologies, such as participation in standard-setting organizations or supporting the founding of standard-setting organizations. This involves drafting, reviewing IP policies, and aligning with other stakeholders like Corporate Law or Tax. Your will also engage with SAP’s Open Source Office, supporting inbound and outbound Open Source legal review requests, policies, and guidelines, and assisting with the negotiation of OSS clauses.
In addition, your responsibilities will include counseling, reviewing, and negotiating agreements with universities and research institutes, contract research agreements, university partnership agreements, and university spin-off agreements.
You will handle inquiries regarding general IP rights and confidentiality, from business and development organizations, as well as legal colleagues.
Additionally, you will be responsible for creating process documentation, training materials, and internal portal content, driving process improvement initiatives, and managing internal projects and processes. Staying abreast of the latest legislation in IP, such as AI, and applying this knowledge to counsel and enhance processes will be crucial.
Your role will support SAP’s corporate business goals by balancing legal risks with commercial objectives, ensuring compliance with SAP’s policies and procedures. You will also be expected to handle research and administrative tasks efficiently as part of your job.

The ideal candidate for the IT/IP Legal Counsel role within the OTIP team at SAP should possess the following qualifications and attributes:

• Fully qualified lawyer in Germany.
• Experience of minimum 5 yrs. in counselling on IP/IT matters in a law firm in the field of IP law or in the legal department of an IT company or environment.
• Fluent in both German and English.
• Assertive and convincing personality with a high level of commitment and flexibility.
• Hands-on, open-minded personality with strong interpersonal skills.
• Excellent presentation and writing skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and legal professionals and to work collaboratively in a diverse team.
• Capacity to provide timely and sound legal advice with an appropriate business perspective to the internal client base.
• Efficient work habits, capable of meeting demanding deadlines and balancing multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment