Company

RENAULT s.a.s.

Job Description

Facing the major challenges of energy transition, digital transition, and evolving uses, mobility is undergoing profound changes. This true paradigm shift opens up new fields, and technological breakthroughs are emerging ever more rapidly across multiple domains, to which RENAULT GROUP is adapting its strategy to position itself as a major player in the sector.

Thus, RENAULT GROUP focuses on three priority technical areas: electromobility (energy storage, motorization, charging solutions, etc.), centralized electrical and electronic architecture (Software Defined Vehicle), and tools to improve engineering efficiency.

The strong acceleration of innovation experienced by RENAULT GROUP leads IP teams to reconfigure and increase their workforce to support R&D, protect, and enhance industrial property rights.

The Position:

Under the responsibility of the IP Manager - Technology Pole of RENAULT GROUP, the IP Manager Techno Cluster Mechanics, Energy Storage and Vehicle Structure SW M/F advises the company on the strategy for protecting innovation and identified patent risks, at Group level, by supporting all engineering teams and other functions with a team of about ten patent engineers.

Main Missions:

In the field of Cluster Mechanics, Energy Storage and Vehicle Structure

In IP strategy:

• Leads and deploys the protection strategy for the entire Renault Group.

• Deploys a project review process on the group's strategic axes to support engineering in choosing subjects to protect.

• Raises awareness and encourages engineers to file patents and leads the associated process.

• Contributes to arbitration decisions by facilitating ad hoc decision committees.

• Manages, with the support of the IP team, the needs and decisions for freedom-to-operate studies.

• Participates in decisions and strategy concerning potential infringement matters.

Acquisition of rights:

• Defines the most appropriate protection for received invention proposals and associated means.

• Proposes the scope of protection (geographic or technical scope), conducts freedom-to-operate analyses.

• Prepares and files patent applications (internal or external drafting).

• Defends requested protections before Offices.

• Manages opposition cases.

• Manages filing scopes to optimize costs and the protection of Renault Group's innovation.

• Anticipates and circumvents third-party patent risks to avoid infringement (Freedom-to-Operate).

Protection of assets in partnerships:

• Actively participates, in support of the IP Contracts team, in any contractual negotiations.

• Participates in the negotiation and even drafting of Intellectual Property clauses in various contracts/agreements.

In people and organization management:

• Manages a team of 8 patent engineers.

• Supervises and drives the change within his/her team, in a phase of strong transformation on organizational and technological levels with high activity volume objectives.

• Supports the development of skills among team members.

• Inspires energy, individually and collectively motivates team members.

• Contributes to group consistency within the IP team and the Legal Department.

Operational involvement in the following subjects:

• Support for M&A (negotiation on IP subjects, contribution to drafting clauses, portfolio audits, etc.).

• Strengthening the technological dimension in contracts containing IP clauses (partnerships, JVs, Cross badge vehicle, contribution agreements, etc.).

• Interface with top management on strategic subjects.

• Budget management.

Internal Relations: Engineering, Business, Purchasing, Finance, and Legal Departments

External Relations: IP law firms/lawyers, Co-owners (Nissan, CEA/CNRS, equipment manufacturers, etc.), Patent Offices

Scope of action:

• Company scope: Renault Group, all brands included

• Geographical scope: Worldwide

• Technical scope: Mechanics, Energy Storage, and Vehicle Structure

Candidate Profile

• More than 7 years of IP experience acquired in industry or an IP law firm

• Team management

• Ability to parallelize tasks

• Pragmatism

• Proactivity

• Analytical mind

• Listening skills

• European Patent Attorney (EQE), EQF would be a plus.

• Fluent English (written/oral)

Position based in Guyancourt

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