CognizantBangalore Urban, Karnataka, IndiaHybridFull-timeSignificant experience managing patent portfolios, patent prosecution, invention
Listing expiry: 19 October 2026
About the role
Role Overview
Lead global patent strategy and intellectual property initiatives as part of the Legal and Intellectual Property team. The role involves developing patent portfolios, evaluating inventions, managing patent prosecution and governance, and advising technology, research, product, engineering, business, and legal stakeholders on intellectual property matters.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute global patent strategies aligned with technology priorities, innovation roadmaps, business objectives, competitive positioning, and commercialisation goals.
- Lead invention-harvesting initiatives with engineering, research, innovation, delivery, and product teams to identify and evaluate patentable innovations.
- Manage patent evaluation, prior-art analysis, filing decisions, prosecution activities, and portfolio optimisation across relevant jurisdictions.
- Oversee patent governance, including patent committee processes, approvals, compliance, records management, external counsel engagement, and budget oversight.
- Advise stakeholders on intellectual property ownership, inventorship, AI-related patent considerations, collaborative innovation matters, and emerging IP developments.
- Translate complex patent matters into practical business recommendations and support effective collaboration across teams.
- Implement and improve patent operations, dashboards, standard operating procedures, and compliance frameworks.
Qualifications & Experience
- A law degree.
- A bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, information technology, electronics, telecommunications, data science, or another technical discipline.
- Significant experience managing patent portfolios, patent prosecution, invention evaluation, and intellectual property governance.
- Strong knowledge of global patent laws, patentability analysis, inventorship, ownership, licensing, and prosecution strategies.
- Experience working with external counsel, managing patent budgets, and advising technology and business stakeholders.
- Strong leadership experience, including the ability to coach and develop patent and intellectual property professionals.
- Advanced experience supporting AI-enabled and software-based innovations is beneficial.
- Expertise in computer-implemented inventions and emerging patent trends is beneficial.
- Experience building and optimising global patent portfolios within large multinational organisations is beneficial.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to explain complex patent matters in practical business terms.
- Experience implementing patent operations, dashboards, standard operating procedures, and compliance frameworks is beneficial.
Additional Details
- The official job listing identifies a hybrid work model, although working arrangements may change according to business and client requirements.
- Applicants must be legally authorised to work in the country without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future.
- The organisation highlights continuous learning, collaboration, innovation, professional development, and employee well-being.