Senior Intellectual Property Manager
Location: Hybrid, based from one of our offices in Derby, Manchester or Warrington.
Salary: £81,650 – £107,200.
We are looking for a Senior Intellectual Property Manager to lead our intellectual property function, reporting into the Legal team. This is a pivotal, senior individual contributor role with enterprise‑wide influence, shaping and embedding IP strategy while protecting and enabling our technology, partnerships and future growth.
We’ll Need You To
- Lead and evolve Rolls‑Royce SMR’s intellectual property strategy, policies and governance using a clear, risk‑based approach
- Oversee and protect IP rights across complex contracts, customers and suppliers, ensuring regulatory and contractual compliance
- Partner closely with engineering and commercial teams to identify innovations, manage patent strategy and avoid third‑party constraints
- Build IP capability across the organisation through practical guidance, training and continuous improvement
You’ll Bring
- A recognised qualification in intellectual property, law, engineering or a related STEM discipline, or equivalent practical experience
- Deep working knowledge of IP management within a large, complex engineering or technology‑led organisation
- Experience shaping IP provisions across contracts and managing a patent pipeline with external counsel
- The ability to operate confidently with multiple stakeholders, balancing commercial, technical and regulatory considerations
Location
This role offers flexible and hybrid working. You’ll be expected to attend a Rolls‑Royce SMR office on a regular basis to support collaboration and stakeholder engagement.
What’s In It For You – Salary & Benefits
Salary: £81,650 – £107,200, dependent on the skills, values, and knowledge you bring. We also offer flexible working, development opportunities and the chance to shape IP strategy in a growing, purpose‑led organisation.
Benefits
- Performance‑related bonus with a target of 17%
- Benefits Allowance – £5,000, enabling you to create a bespoke package
- 12% employer and 6% employee pension contributions
- 28 days holiday (+ public holidays) and the ability to buy or sell up to 4 days
- Private medical insurance – BUPA single cover health care
- Life assurance – 6× pensionable pay
- One‑off payment for new starters for home office purchases (£250)
Equal Opportunity Statement
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. As a Disability Confident organisation, we are committed to inclusive, fair and accessible recruitment and to making reasonable adjustments where needed.
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Location: Hybrid, based from one of our offices in Derby, Manchester or Warrington.
Salary: £81,650 – £107,200.
We are looking for a Senior Intellectual Property Manager to lead our intellectual property function, reporting into the Legal team. This is a pivotal, senior individual contributor role with enterprise‑wide influence, shaping and embedding IP strategy while protecting and enabling our technology, partnerships and future growth.
We’ll Need You To
- Lead and evolve Rolls‑Royce SMR’s intellectual property strategy, policies and governance using a clear, risk‑based approach
- Oversee and protect IP rights across complex contracts, customers and suppliers, ensuring regulatory and contractual compliance
- Partner closely with engineering and commercial teams to identify innovations, manage patent strategy and avoid third‑party constraints
- Build IP capability across the organisation through practical guidance, training and continuous improvement
You’ll Bring
- A recognised qualification in intellectual property, law, engineering or a related STEM discipline, or equivalent practical experience
- Deep working knowledge of IP management within a large, complex engineering or technology‑led organisation
- Experience shaping IP provisions across contracts and managing a patent pipeline with external counsel
- The ability to operate confidently with multiple stakeholders, balancing commercial, technical and regulatory considerations
Location
This role offers flexible and hybrid working. You’ll be expected to attend a Rolls‑Royce SMR office on a regular basis to support collaboration and stakeholder engagement.
What’s In It For You – Salary & Benefits
Salary: £81,650 – £107,200, dependent on the skills, values, and knowledge you bring. We also offer flexible working, development opportunities and the chance to shape IP strategy in a growing, purpose‑led organisation.
Benefits
- Performance‑related bonus with a target of 17%
- Benefits Allowance – £5,000, enabling you to create a bespoke package
- 12% employer and 6% employee pension contributions
- 28 days holiday (+ public holidays) and the ability to buy or sell up to 4 days
- Private medical insurance – BUPA single cover health care
- Life assurance – 6× pensionable pay
- One‑off payment for new starters for home office purchases (£250)
Equal Opportunity Statement
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. As a Disability Confident organisation, we are committed to inclusive, fair and accessible recruitment and to making reasonable adjustments where needed.
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