Head of Legal IP/IT/GDPR

Our organization:

IP/IT legal team is organizing partnerships and collaborations between ArcelorMittal affiliates and industrials, suppliers, institutes and customers to support the Company in its strategy of control, management and valorization of the new developments and new technologies and support Company in its relationship with software editors - notably with regards to compliance with data protection , and also has to manage GDPR activities. This team is also following related litigations. The activities are provided in close collaboration with Central Patent Team, Tax Dpts and the Regional/local legal Departments. 

Manager with lawyer profile, he/she will manage a team of legal counsels and legal assistants (10 employees), such management including preparation of budget and use of reporting tools;  
Based on his/her good knowledge on Group technology and his/her high skills in IP/IT laws and contractual negotiations, he/she will bring legal worldwide support to the whole group for IP/IT legal files, and notably by providing :

Your role: 

• Advice and analysis and definition of the intellectual property strategy to be aligned with strategy of the segments and the Company, advice and analysis about situations involving IP or IT concerns in compliance with business strategy, drafting and negotiation of agreements about major IP or IT matters, such as JV companies relationship, licensing in or out,  Auto and decarb projects and ensuring harmonized treatment of IP/IT files by the team  in the whole group (ensuring implementation of templates, of training...); participation to steering committees with segments for strategic files (litigations and exploitation of IP in auto market, decarb)  ; 
• Legal management of internal organization : update of IFA and its ancillary agreements networks, preparation of IT global contracts and services network up to signature of most of the agreements, drafting of agreements to document R&D and IT or other services provided among the group in application of business strategy, in coordination with tax departments and other legal teams; with dotted line with Genral Counsel and reporting strategic or major files and litigations to General Counsel by using Corporate tools;
• Advice, preparation, follow up and steering of litigation files about IP or IT matters ;
• Definition of what has to be implemented for GDPR for Global R&D by member of my team;
• Management of ArcelorMittal brand trademarks and domain names portfolio, and notably of related litigations and other recovery processes by using contractors.

Your profile:

• MASTER's degree in the legal field  
• High skills in intellectual property laws, IT contracts
• Ability to manage a team 
• Aptitude to support change management, to work with various cultures and with  people having various backgrounds (CTOs, engineers, researchers, commercials, lawyers, business persons, CFOs in various countries all around the word) 

According to ArcelorMittal Global R&D values:
- You agree to comply with health and safety rules
- You are respectful, transparent, honest and empathetic in your relationships. You honor your word and your commitments to others
- You agree to behave consistently with the highest level of integrity
- You strive to question your practices. with high expectations of yourself and others, You strive for a high level of quality and reliability in everything You do.
- You recognize that diversity, varied skills and fresh ideas make a group exponentially better in the pursuit of a common goal
- You know that learning changes minds and lives, so You are committed to learning throughout your professional career and continually achieving the skills required and essential to your success
- You are open to ideas that challenge conventions and stimulate innovation

Join us and you will see that your work will help create renewable energy, impact major industries and boost economies. At ArcelorMittal, we'll help you create your world.

Attractive remuneration with stimulating career prospects.