IP Protection Manager

Hexagon’s Autonomous Solutions business area is looking for a IP Protection Manager to join our legal and compliance team and manage our IP protection activities reporting to our VP, Business Area General Counsel and Compliance Officer.   

The Location: This position is based in Calgary, Alberta, Morton, Illinois or Tucson, Arizona.    

The Company: Hexagon is a global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software, and autonomous technologies. We are putting data to work to boost efficiency, productivity, quality, and safety across industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, public sector, and mobility applications. Our technologies are shaping the production and people-related ecosystems to become increasingly connected and autonomous — ensuring a scalable, sustainable future. 

As IP Protection Manager you will be responsible for these activities: 

• Manage our internal patent process, shepherding invention disclosure from internal submission through patent grant with our external counsel
• Liase with our internal engineering, research and development, and accounting/finance teams and external counsel
• Become thoroughly familiar with our patent portfolio and corporate strategy, and keep the portfolio aligned with the strategy.  
• Monitor the activities of competing parties in the marketplace, and provide regular summaries to management.
• Keep current on technology developments within Hexagon AS's space.  
• Work closely with product and engineering management to ensure appropriate IP protection for product lines and key technology areas.  
• Monitor spending, and plan activities within an annual budget

Must Have: 

• M.Sc. in engineering, applied mathematics or applied physics and >=5 years experience, or
• B.Sc. in engineering, applied mathematics or applied physics and >=7 years of experience.
• Project management experience, >= 2 years experience
• Effective communicator, both verbally and in writing, with audiences of varying technical knowledge

Nice To Have: 

• Strong understanding of positioning and localization
• Able to comprehend descriptions of technical methods and do comparative analysis\
• Geomatics specific knowledge
• Experience with patenting technology
• Programming ability - be able to read C/C++ or Matlab code
• Be able to read schematics

Key Success Factors: 

• Intellectually curious
• Inherently well organized, in your thoughts and your record keeping
• Self starter, able to work independently
• You care about your work - you get the big picture but are still dilligent about the details

Not sure if you meet all the qualifications for this role? Let us decide! At Hexagon, we are committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you’re excited about the opportunities this role could bring, we encourage you to apply. If you have any questions about the role or our company, please email our team at hrrecruitingteam.ap@hexagon.com and we will be pleased to follow up with you. Please do not send cover letters or resumes to this address.