Commercial and Legal Manager

Microtech Global Ltd; Coventry; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hi-tech manufacturing company is seeking a Commercial and Legal Manager to provide strategic guidance and support across all commercial matters. You will evaluate, draft, and negotiate various contracts and legal documents, oversee intellectual property management, and work with various departments to safeguard the company's interests. This role requires a robust understanding of commercial law and excellent negotiation skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in negotiating and drafting commercial contracts and agreements.
• Strong understanding of intellectual property management.
• Ability to engage with external legal advisors.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, draft, negotiate, and implement a range of commercial and legal documents.
• Oversee patents and trademarks, manage IP assignments.
• Work cross-functionally to protect the company's commercial interests.

Job description

Role Overview :

A leading hi-tech manufacturing company is seeking a Commercial and Legal Manager to provide strategic guidance and support across all commercial matters up to board level. This role will work cross-functionally with Research & Development, Sales & Marketing, Procurement, and the Senior Management Team to safeguard the companys commercial and legal interests.

Key Responsibilities :

Commercial Contracts & Agreements :

• Evaluate, draft, negotiate, and implement a range of commercial and legal documents, including :
• International and national multi-party agreements
• R&D collaboration and consortium agreements
• Standard terms & conditions, sales contracts, frame agreements
• Representative, distributor, consultancy, confidentiality agreements
• External funding agreements (EU & Innovate UK)
• Complex quotations, tenders, licence agreements, settlements, assignment agreements
• Ancillary commercial documents (performance guarantees, bank guarantees)
• Supply agreements and software licences

Engage specialist legal advice as needed and manage external legal advisors.

Intellectual Property (IP) Management :

• Oversee patents and trademarks (applications, renewals, maintenance)
• Manage IP assignments, trade secrets, and confidenti...