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About the Role
Join a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. Grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, belonging and making a real impact.
Responsibilities
- Management of own patent portfolio, including filing decisions, deadlines, and mapping cases to commercial goals.
- Drafting and prosecution of patent applications and working with outside counsel on the same.
- Pro-active invention capture, including the assessment of invention disclosures.
- Responsible for IP communication and education, including designing and implementing awareness, training, and events in collaboration with key stakeholders.
- Working with the team on ad hoc and routine matters such as collection and reporting of data on patent matters.
Requirements
- Ability to take ownership of and work independently on patent matters.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to engage with technical, business and legal stakeholders at all levels.
- Experience in drafting patent applications and prosecution before the European Patent Office and the UK patent office in areas such as networks, AI, and software.
- In-depth knowledge of European and UK patent law.
Skills
- Experience in the use of AI tools for patent drafting and prosecution preferred.
Education Level
- Degree in Engineering Science, Electrical Engineering, or Software Engineering (PhD preferred).
- Qualified European and UK patent attorney (finals standards will also be considered).
Salary/Compensations
- Discretionary yearly bonus: 20%
- Company funded car of £580 per month + private fuel or cash alternative of £630 per month.
Benefits
- Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays + the opportunity to buy/carry over 5 days/year
- Charity days: 5 days/year
- Maternity/adoption leave: 52 weeks out of which the first 13 weeks are fully paid followed by 26 weeks of half pay and 6 months - working 4 days, getting paid 5
- Paternity leave: 16 weeks fully paid
- Private medical family plan: fully paid
- Private pension: You can contribute up to 5% of your basic pay with 2:1 matching from Vodafone up to 10%.
- Access to: private dental, free health assessments, share save scheme
- Additional discounts: Vodafone retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, season ticket loan
About the Company
- We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers.
- At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us.
- Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.
- Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do.
- You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures.
- We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.
Equal Opportunity
- If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, please refer to https://careers.vodafone.com/application-adjustments/ for guidance.