Director, WiFi & Multimedia SEP

• Strong leadership capability with a team-player mindset. 
• At least 10 years of professional, hands-on experience in the patent field at a law firm and/or in-house, with substantial experience in SEP licensing, patent litigation, or both. 
• Degree in Engineering or Law, with a patent qualification. Strong understanding of multimedia and/or Wi-Fi technologies and the ability to analyze complex technical standards, implementations, and patent claims. 
• Solid understanding of FRAND matters, SEP licensing frameworks, and the role of technical evidence in licensing negotiations and litigation. 
• Hands-on experience in essentiality, infringement, and validity analysis, and in translating technical findings into clear positions for negotiations or legal proceedings.
• Experience in project management and coordinating complex, multi-jurisdictional matters involving internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and influencing skills, including the ability to explain complex technical and legal matters clearly to different audiences. 
• A proactive, results-oriented mindset and the ability to make sound decisions in high-pressure, high-stakes situations. 

It would be nice if you also had:

• Prior line-management or team-lead experience, with a track record of developing people, setting direction, and delivering through others.
• A strong interest in developing new and better ways of working, including the use of analytics and AI-enabled tools in patent analysis.
• Proven ability to navigate and organize work across multiple teams, disciplines, and stakeholders, and to build trusted relationships internally and externally.

• Lead, coach, and develop the Multimedia & Wi-Fi SEP licensing and litigation technical team, setting clear priorities and enabling high-quality delivery across projects.
• Drive the preparation and deployment of multimedia and Wi-Fi patent assets in licensing, assertion, litigation, and defensive matters worldwide.
• Oversee technical, patent, and portfolio work across projects, including essentiality, infringement, validity, implementation, and competitive-position analyses, as well as the preparation of technical positions and rebuttals.
• Manage relevant patent families for licensing and litigation use, including asset selection, readiness, claim-charting priorities, and coordination with prosecution, SEP declaration, and portfolio development activities.
• Shape and execute technical strategies for licensing negotiations, assertions, and multi-jurisdictional litigation in close collaboration with licensing, litigation management, dispute resolution, and other teams.
• Coordinate, guide, and review work performed by internal specialists, external counsel, patent attorneys, and technical experts.
• Assess Nokia and third-party portfolios for licensing relevance, strength, competitive position, and possible defensive exposure.
• Provide technology steering and portfolio feedback so that future multimedia and Wi-Fi portfolio development reflects licensing and litigation needs.
• Build effective ways of working across teams and disciplines, ensuring clear ownership, transparency, knowledge sharing, and timely decision-making throughout the project lifecycle.
• Drive continuous improvement in tools, processes, analytics, and responsible use of AI-enabled solutions in patent analysis and project execution.

• Strong leadership capability with a team-player mindset.
• At least 10 years of professional, hands-on experience in the patent field at a law firm and/or in-house, with substantial experience in SEP licensing, patent litigation, or both.
• Degree in Engineering or Law, with a patent qualification. Strong understanding of multimedia and/or Wi-Fi technologies and the ability to analyze complex technical standards, implementations, and patent claims.
• Solid understanding of FRAND matters, SEP licensing frameworks, and the role of technical evidence in licensing negotiations and litigation.
• Hands-on experience in essentiality, infringement, and validity analysis, and in translating technical findings into clear positions for negotiations or legal proceedings.
• Experience in project management and coordinating complex, multi-jurisdictional matters involving internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and influencing skills, including the ability to explain complex technical and legal matters clearly to different audiences.
• A proactive, results-oriented mindset and the ability to make sound decisions in high-pressure, high-stakes situations.

It would be nice if you also had:

• Prior line-management or team-lead experience, with a track record of developing people, setting direction, and delivering through others.
• A strong interest in developing new and better ways of working, including the use of analytics and AI-enabled tools in patent analysis.
• Proven ability to navigate and organize work across multiple teams, disciplines, and stakeholders, and to build trusted relationships internally and externally.