Director Licensing

InterDigital, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 210,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

InterDigital, Inc. seeks a Director of Licensing to enhance its patent royalty revenue in the smartphone market. This collaborative role involves negotiating licensing agreements, providing strategic guidance in IP, and supporting various internal teams, while leveraging extensive experience in patent licensing and financial analysis.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years’ experience in IP procurement, litigation or licensing.
• Ability to analyze and draft licensing agreements.
• Experience with financial modeling and DCF-based IP valuation.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial models and presentations.
• Negotiate licensing agreements with potential partners.
• Review compliance with licensing terms and conditions.

Skills

Negotiation

Intellectual Property Law

Financial Modeling

Communication Skills

Collaboration

Education

J.D. from an accredited law school

Degree in engineering or MBA preferred

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About InterDigital

InterDigital is a global research and development company focused primarily on wireless, video, artificial intelligence (“AI”), and related technologies. We design and develop foundational technologies that enable connected, immersive experiences in a broad range of communications and entertainment products and services. We license our innovations worldwide to companies providing such products and services, including makers of wireless communications devices, consumer electronics, IoT devices, cars and other motor vehicles, and providers of cloud-based services such as video streaming. As a leader in wireless technology, our engineers have designed and developed a wide range of innovations that are used in wireless products and networks, from the earliest digital cellular systems to 5G and today’s most advanced Wi-Fi technologies. We are also a leader in video processing and video encoding/decoding technology, with a significant AI research effort that intersects with both wireless and video technologies. Founded in 1972, InterDigital is listed on Nasdaq.

About InterDigital

InterDigital is a global research and development company focused primarily on wireless, video, artificial intelligence (“AI”), and related technologies. We design and develop foundational technologies that enable connected, immersive experiences in a broad range of communications and entertainment products and services. We license our innovations worldwide to companies providing such products and services, including makers of wireless communications devices, consumer electronics, IoT devices, cars and other motor vehicles, and providers of cloud-based services such as video streaming. As a leader in wireless technology, our engineers have designed and developed a wide range of innovations that are used in wireless products and networks, from the earliest digital cellular systems to 5G and today’s most advanced Wi-Fi technologies. We are also a leader in video processing and video encoding/decoding technology, with a significant AI research effort that intersects with both wireless and video technologies. Founded in 1972, InterDigital is listed on Nasdaq.

InterDigital is a registered trademark of InterDigital, Inc.

For more information, visit: www.interdigital.com.

Summary:

The successful candidate is a proven team player and will join a dynamic, professional, and respected Licensing team aspiring to grow the licensing business of the company. Through thought leadership, this role will influence the licensing industry and environment positively and strengthen the Licensing team focusing primarily on delivering patent royalty revenue in the smartphone market. This role is highly collaborative and requires a global mindset and the ability to work across licensing programs and verticals, as well as with various groups supporting the licensing business. The internal collaboration partners include the Legal, Corporate Development, Research and Innovation, Government Affairs, Communications, and Finance departments. Together, these teams comprise more than 500 members worldwide and include significant experience relating to generating and licensing standard essential patents (“SEPs”) as well as implementation patents.

This position will report directly to the Vice President, Head of Mobile Licensing, and will also support this leader in their responsibility of commercial coordination across the various InterDigital licensing programs, in particular in the SEP space. In support of this role, the selected individual will be responsible for licensing a broad set of SEPs relating to wireless and video technologies and non-SEPs that cover these technologies, among others.

The ideal candidate in this role will have demonstrated effectiveness as a negotiator in some cross-border IP licensing deals and providing detailed and supportable valuation analysis of patent licensing and other related transactions. The candidate will provide direction and guidance across a matrixed team of support functions including but not limited to the following: infringement analysis; technical due diligence and litigation support. The individual should have the ability to handle a full negotiation of business terms and support the Legal Team in its drafting of key agreements. There will be significant growth opportunities for this individual and, as a result, he or she should have the ability to interact with senior level executives both internally and externally.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare detailed and comprehensive financial models and presentations.
• Negotiate with potential licensees.
• Review, help draft and provide input into agreements reached in the course of such negotiations.
• Review and ensure compliance with third-party licensing terms and conditions.
• Participate in the development of strategies, tactics and priorities to protect, assert and enforce intellectual property rights and to develop, maintain and enhance royalty revenues.
• Participate in the identification of patents to be asserted, potential infringers and appropriate approach and priority of action.
• Provide feedback and guidance on opportunities to continuously evaluate and improve related business processes and licensing/legal templates.
• Support the Corporate Development, Finance and/or Legal Team(s) at times on various M&A projects relating to licensing, valuation and best licensing practices.
  
  
  

Education:

• J.D. from an accredited law school required.
• Degree in engineering and either an MBA or strong understanding of finance preferred.
  
  
  

Qualifications:

• Demonstrate and leverage prior experience in patent licensing negotiations and knowledge of laws and trends relating to intellectual property.
• 3-5 years’ experience in the following areas and contexts is strongly preferred: IP procurement, IP litigation in a law firm, IP consulting, corporate licensing or valuation and general client-facing advice relating to IP-based transactions (e.g., M&A, in-or out-bound licensing).
• Working knowledge of leading SEP valuation jurisprudence and strategies.
• Relevant licensing experience, reviewing and negotiating a wide variety of intellectual property transactions, with emphasis in patent license agreements.
• Strong financial modeling skills in Microsoft Excel is required. This includes: (a) DCF-based non-litigation IP valuation experience, including presentation/defense of positions taken and final work product to external audiences; (b) calculating economic damages in IP litigation matters, including in high-tech technology areas, such as mobile, IoT, video and semiconductors; and (c) experience in using Monte Carlo simulation techniques to account for uncertainty in financial models.
• Significant experience in developing and using patent analytics to formulate IP strategies such as: (a) identifying in-bound and outbound licensing opportunities; (b) finding white-space available for patenting, understanding the patent landscapes in various technology areas; and (c) improving operational excellence within the Licensing Team.
  
  
  

Skills and Additional Qualifications:

• Excellent presentation and communication skills, both verbal and written (e.g., Microsoft PowerPoint).
• Excellent interpersonal skills; must work well in fast-paced, highly collaborative, team environment and effectively manage multiple deadlines and deliverables.
• Excellent business judgment, ability to think strategically and give practical advice.
• Prior experience working in industries related to telecommunications and video codecs is preferred.
  
  
  

Other:

• Domestic and foreign travel required.
• United States is preferred location.
  
  
  

InterDigital is an equal employment opportunity employer. InterDigital will not engage in or tolerate unlawful discrimination with regard to any employment decision, policy or practice based on a person’s sex, gender, pregnancy (including childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), age, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, compensation, benefits, training, assignments, evaluations, coaching, promotion, discipline, discharge and layoff.

A reasonable estimate of the current salary range specific to New York is $210,000 - $260,000 /annually + discretionary incentive bonus, benefits and may include other forms of compensation components such as long-term incentives. Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience and may fall outside of the range shown.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Telecommunications

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