Intellectual Property Manager
$60,000–$70,000 year
On-siteGreen, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Job Summary
Lead identification, classification, and management of intellectual property assets throughout the programme lifecycle. Maintain ownership of all IPR artefacts and documentation in accordance with contractual obligations, acting as the primary point of contact for customer and internal stakeholders. Develop and improve the IPR Management Plan while coordinating the creation, review, and maintenance of IPR documentation across planning, design, implementation, deployment, and operational transition. Oversee the IPR Repository and Register, ensuring all assets are version-controlled, audit-ready, and accurately reflect approved programme changes. Chair governance meetings to track compliance status and risks, deliver awareness sessions to programme personnel, and manage exit and contract handover obligations. This role supports the delivery of a large-scale technology and infrastructure programme within a highly regulated, governance-driven environment.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Law, Engineering, Information Management, Business, Computer Science or another relevant discipline
- Relevant certification or professional training in Intellectual Property, Document Management, Records Management or Contract Administration
- Minimum of seven years' experience in Intellectual Property Rights, Document Control, Information Management or Contract Compliance, including at least three years in a senior or leadership role
- Proven experience managing IPR repositories, registers, controlled documentation and governance processes within complex contractual environments
- Strong understanding of change management processes and the relationship between change delivery and documentation control
- Experience supporting large-scale technology, engineering, infrastructure or digital transformation programmes
- Strong knowledge of Document Management Systems (DMS), version control principles and metadata management
- Experience working with configuration management processes and structured asset or module hierarchies
Desired Qualifications
- Familiarity with IT service management principles such as ITIL
- Experience working within complex operational technology, engineering, transportation, infrastructure or public sector programmes
- Knowledge of information governance, configuration management and document lifecycle management best practice
- Experience supporting customer audits, contractual verification exercises or regulatory compliance activities
- Familiarity with programme governance frameworks, quality management systems and operational handover processes
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