Senior Legal Counsel, Development & Supply Chain (IPR)

At Tetra Pak we touch millions of lives every day, ensuring better nutrition and healthier lifestyles through safe packaging and food processing solutions. Guided by our global brand promise, PROTECTS WHAT´S GOOD, we strive to make a difference by protecting food, people and our futures. To do this we need more than smart technology. We need smart people too. People like you, who want to work with people like us. The world is rapidly changing, and leading food and beverage producers are adopting automation and digitalisation technologies that give them a competitive edge, allowing them to produce more efficiently and providing insightful information for decision making. Do you want to work with a company which uses cutting-edge digital tools and innovations - connected machines, data analytics, mobility apps, virtual training and remote support – to bring value to our customers? Senior Legal Counsel, Development & Supply Chain (IPR) We are looking for a Senior Legal Counsel, Development and Supply Chain (IPR) who will work in an environment which uses cutting-edge digital tools and innovations - connected machines, data analytics, mobility apps, virtual training and remote support – to bring value to our customers. This is an exciting opportunity for a talented senior IPR lawyer to join our Legal Affairs team, guiding and supporting activities across Tetra Pak’s businesses, especially in the development and sourcing areas. The Legal Affairs function is headed up by the Tetra Pak Group General Counsel who leads a global team of world class senior lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys and corporate governance and risk management professionals. You will be based in Modena, Italy, but you will work in a global arena. You will report to the Vice-President, Legal Affairs, Development & Supply Chain. What you will do: In this role you will: • Advise stakeholders across the entire range of intellectual property issues including joint development, technology transfer, protection (internal & external), enforcement, licensing, litigation and dispute resolution as well as on the interaction between IPR and other regulatory areas such as competition laws and data protection; • Provide general legal, governance, risk and strategic support on a variety of business areas; • Draft and negotiate complex research, development, proof of concept/prototype, evaluation, licensing and project agreements; • Develop and support the continuous improvement of related policies, processes (including risk assessment), template agreements, notices, checklists and other tools • Train and develop business and legal colleagues in various IPR, legal and governance areas; • Help to select, manage and develop external legal advisers; • Facilitate close teamwork with the IPR team and other members of the Legal Affairs team as well as with specialists in various technology areas and other internal stakeholders. Who you are: We believe you are a highly skilled professional with a law degree from a reputable university and a minimum of 6 years’ experience working for a leading law firm and/or in-house in a multinational business of comparable size, with a keen interest in science and technology. Extensive experience in drafting and negotiation of complex IPR transactions and licences (including software development and licenses) and a sound knowledge of competition laws is a prerequisite. Experience in patent litigation would be an advantage. You are fluent in English, both written and spoken, with excellent drafting and communication skills. You are a driven, resourceful and quick self-starter with the ability to prioritize and manage senior stakeholder expectations. You are a strategic thinker who can apply their intellect and creativity in providing sound risk assessments and innovative legal solutions. You are practical, persuasive and a team-player with the ability to collaborate at all levels and across divisions, geographies and cultures. We offer you: In this role we offer you: • Variety of exciting challenges with ample opportunities for development and training in a truly global landscape; • Culture that pioneers a spirit of innovation where our engineering genius drives visible result; • Equal opportunity employment experience that values difference and diversity; • Market competitive compensation and benefits with flexible working arrangements. As our new Senior Legal Counsel, you will be part of a global leading company where our vision is to make food safe and available everywhere. We can offer you highly skilled and passionate colleagues, a vibrant melting pot of diversity, and a challenging and high paced work environment where our employees take great pride from protecting food to protecting the planet. You will work in a market leading company which offers continuous training and development opportunities in a trendy, comfortable and activity-based office environment. At Tetra Pak we believe in work-life balance, have flexible working hours, sports and training facilities. ...