What you can look forward to as Manager- Contract Specialist Trademark Licensing:
Responsibilities
Prepare Monitor Trademark License Agreements Other Documents
- Draft trademark agreements and amendments.
- Draft authorization, termination and other related letters notifications.
- Maintain product/territory matrix related to assigned trademark agreements by trademark.
- Manage signature process until completion and log of agreements.
- Track term schedules per trademark agreement including renewal periods/break points. Set up receivable accounts for current licensees.
Business planning forecasting
- Draft and assess financial business plan for royalty income and related costs.
- Manage financial forecast for royalty income related costs
- Monitor analyze results to develop insights, leverage learning and make recommendations to improve licensed brand initiatives.
Measure Control: Monitor financial performance and align reporting with Finance
- Monitor financial performance and reporting of the global licensing program
- Ensure timely reporting from licensees and invoicing of royalties.
- Ensure payments are made in a timely manner.
- Ensure Withholding Tax Certificates are received by tax department.
Your profile
- Extensive and proven experience in Managing licensing agreements (8-15 Yrs)
- Fluent in developing executing Brand License Agreements. Knowledge of Trademark registration processes and procedures.
- Customer-centric attitude based on outside-in perspective and strong knowledge of market and customers
- Experience in cross functional project management. Experience in applying agile working methods
- Advanced stakeholder management skill, excellent ability to influence without authority and to collaborate across multiple markets / cultures
- Experience in critical thinking and ability to create insights from data and strategic recommendations from insights.
- Fluency in English is a must, proficiency in any other languages a greatplus