Sr Licensing in Manager

**Who is our Client and your future employer?**:
Ranked among the world’s largest petrochemicals manufacturers, it is a public company based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. With operations in around 50 countries, The Company has a global workforce of over 31,000 talented individuals. The company operates through three strategic Business Units - Petrochemicals, Agri-Nutrients and Specialties. They support customers by identifying and developing opportunities in key end markets such as construction, medical devices, packaging, agri-nutrients, electrical and electronics, transportation, and clean energy.

The company’s manufacturing, sales, technology and innovation facilities are located throughout the globe and are managed by four regional offices: the Middle East and Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe.

The Company invests heavily in Technology and Innovation (T&I). The T&I facilities are spread across the globe with hundreds of dedicated scientists contributing to the ongoing development of new patents and certifications.

**LHR Americas**:
The job opportunity you have long waited for. LHR Americas recruit people from around the world to work in Saudi Arabia.

**Who are we looking for?****:
Sr Licensing-In Manager has the role of leading securing technologies including know how and/or patents from third parties in support of our Org, its affiliates and JVs growth,
sustainability, reliability and any other business needs. This is through leading negotiations with global technology providers (Licensors) in order to establish and execute
technology based License/Engineering-PDP/service/study agreements and NDAs with optimum terms and conditions for our Org, its affiliates and JVs. This happens in
alignment with different stakeholders, mainly, Business Units, Business T&I, Engineering & Project Management, Procurement, and Legal department. Sr Licensing-In
manager govern the interface between us and external Licensors in accordance to respective internal workflow of securing technology transfers though several tools
such as SOIs, NDAs, RFPs, LA/EAs, and other agreements

**Qualifications**:

- Degree in Chemical Engineering field is preferred
- 9-15 years of experience in manufacturing, engineering, technologies is preferred.
- At least 4 years of experience in licensing technologies is preferred.
- Possess high assertiveness/negotiation skills.
- Demonstrates strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.

**Duties and **responsibilities**
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- independently leading complex mega projects and its Licensing-In workflow with key stakeholders internally and externally throughout its different stages until
agreement execution and handover. Leading the integration efforts of various process technology compatibility while securing the relevant guarantees profile
and avoiding contamination risks. Leading the alignment efforts to ensure the sanctity of the integrated complex guarantees with the appropriate internal
stakeholders. Leading the technology screening and alignment with different stakeholders in Licensing-In and other functions as appropriate. Lead RFP
preparation activities and alignments with the relevant stakeholders. Govern the contractual and commercial evaluation process of Technology licensors. Lead
the negotiations for the delivery of the best terms and conditions for our benefit. Deliver agreement summaries for the review and approval of Licensing-In
leadership.
- Governing and managing the enforcement of appropriate Licensing-In workflow, record keeping, IP protection, procedures and processes, and when needed
creating procedures or initiating procedures modifications (e.g. ECM, AMS, Licensing-In Procedure, Firewall). Managing and reviewing requests through AMS
or any other systems as per MAS of all relevant parties. Governing the Licensing-in workflow from request initiation until signing. Lead and manage the
archiving and references availability in the ECM and other reference systems to include NDAs, LA/EAs, Service and Study agreements, critical communications
and proposals that Licensing-In is responsible for as per the workflow. Select and enforce appropriate contamination protection tools during Licensing-In
workflow for the protection of our IP and key personal/technologies.
- Facilitating and leading 3rd party engagements for internal stakeholders while maintaining records. Governing the engagements with Licensors in regards to
internal process technology improvements while ensuring no contamination to SABIC IP occurs and when appropriate leading the contractual implementation
of such improvements. Lead the engagements with licensors as they display new technology portfolios to our affiliates, this will include IP protection
methods selection and rollout as per the evolution of the Sr. Licensing Manager in coordination with relevant stakeholders.
- Leading engagements with internal functions as a Licensing-In expert focal point (e.g. Audit, EPM, BU, B-T&I, Procurement). Le