Manager, Licensing

• You will lead and manage NDA and licensing negotiations for Nokia’s patent portfolio, focusing on identifying and executing IoT licensing opportunities and supporting litigation strategy.
• The role requires 6+ years of relevant patent licensing and IPR experience and a Master of Laws, with a proven track record in closing licensing deals.
• Strong negotiation, influencing and presentation skills, a sales‑oriented mindset, project management and analytical abilities, independent work capability and willingness to travel are essential.
• Nokia offers flexible hybrid working, parental leave, annual bonus, an Edenred voucher (€400/year), health and wellbeing support, share purchase plans and career development opportunities.

Technology Standards licenses Nokia’s intellectual property, building on Nokia's continued innovation and decades of R&D leadership in technologies deployed in virtually all connected devices today.

The Licensing team engages with companies benefiting from Nokia innovations in their solutions across various industry verticals, including but not limited to mobile and consumer electronics devices, automotive and various other IoT solutions as well as multimedia solutions. Licensing leverages Nokia’s strong essential patent portfolio related to connectivity and video standards, as well as other patents covering further technology areas in Nokia’s R&D focus.

In this role, you will support the Licensing team identifying, developing, and executing patent licensing opportunities especially in the IoT domain. 

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE AND WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• Lead and manage the negotiation and finalization NDAs and licensing agreements
• Work with the litigation team to support litigation strategy and execution. 
• Contribute to meeting the Licensing business goals and targets. 
• Must be able to multitask across multiple licensing engagements and manage several license negotiations concurrently. 
• Demonstrate strategic thinking to contribute to the design and development of projects, processes, and content relevant especially for our IoT patent licensing domain. 
• Influence business strategy to address internal or external business and customer issues.

KEY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• 6+ years of relevant work experience. Experience and earlier exposure to patent licensing and IPR is considered a must.

• University degree: Master of Laws.

• Proven track-record in closing licensing deals 

• Demonstrated sales-oriented mindset 

• Strong negotiation, influencing and presentation skills as well as a team player mindset.

• Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects and ensure timely delivery of results.

• Able to work with independently within agreed targets.

• Ability to think and act creatively in order to develop and apply new innovative approaches to complex problems.

• Analytical skills and understanding of financial analyses

• Willingness to travel 

• Great communication skills, excellent command of written and spoken English

ABOUT THE TEAM

Some of our benefits in Finland:

• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements to support work–life balance
• A minimum of 90 days of Maternity and Paternity Leave based on eligibility
• Edenred benefit voucher - 400€ per year
• Annual bonus - based on individual and company performance
• Health and well-being support - occupational health services, well-being programs, employee resource groups, reimbursement for spectacle lenses, life insurance and gyms at every site
• Personal Support Service 24/7 – a confidential support channel open to all Nokia employees and their families in challenging situations
• Share in Success – voluntary employee share purchase plan
• Employee Referral program – reward yourself and support Nokia by referring a friend to apply to Nokia
• Career growth & learning - technical career path, job rotation, coaching and digital learning platforms
• Car benefit – the eligibility for a company car is based on employee’s job grade