Director – Office of General Counsel

Skills

• Lead in line with our values and brand.
• Develop new ideas, solutions, and structures; drive thought leadership.
• Solve problems by exploring multiple angles and using creativity, encouraging others to do the same.
• Balance long-term, short-term, detail-oriented, and big picture thinking.
• Make strategic choices and drive change by addressing system-level enablers.
• Promote technological advances, creating an environment where people and technology thrive together.
• Identify gaps in the market and convert opportunities to success for the Firm.
• Adhere to and enforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance) the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.
  

Activities To Be Performed

• Lead the review and finalization of various client service agreements for the Firm with focus on Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence.
• Interacting with internal clients providing guidance to the technology/assets team, product developers, client-facing teams, firm leadership, external vendors, clients, procurement officers, and lawyers.
• Having a firm foundational understanding of intellectual property (IP) and IP commercialization and must be familiar with the entire technology contract lifecycle, from product counseling to post-signature contract compliance.
• Demonstrating experience with various forms of technology, ideally across various industries and market segments, understanding the landscape for commercializing technology. Prior experience in Artificial Intelligence space will be an added advantage.
• Providing IP, legal, and commercial guidance to product developers and business owners, and negotiating technology agreements of every kind.
• Possessing experience as a technical professional in technology transactions.
• Liaising with multiple stakeholders and driving consensus.
• Delivering unwelcome news in an appropriate and diplomatic manner.
• Acting as an individual contributor, but also within a small team in a large enterprise