Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property | Penang, Malaysia  

As a senior counsel in the Intellectual Property (IP) Compliance team, you will play a key role in ensuring that Company and business-partner confidential information and trade secrets are properly handled and protected, and that third-party confidential information and trade secrets are not improperly acquired or used by Company employees. You will report to the Director, IP Compliance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist the Director, IP Compliance in updating and implementing the IP Compliance program for a complex global technology company
• Assist with IP-related internal investigations
• Partner with IT information security team to implement prevention, monitoring and remediation program for protecting Company’s IP
• Develop and/or provide training to employees on IP Compliance topics
• Help on-board and off-board new and departing employees, to ensure compliance with Company’s IP policies and procedures
• Work cross-functionally to evaluate and recommend changes and solutions to improve policies, procedures, and internal controls based on risk assessments and root-cause analyses
• Advise internal business partners on IP Compliance related issues

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate and/or graduate degree in law, computer science, electrical engineering, materials science, or related discipline
• 4-6 years of experience working as an attorney at a top law firm and/or as an in-house attorney at a technology company, in the areas of patent/trade secret litigation or transactions
• Knowledge of trade secret and patent law
• Ability to quickly grasp technical concepts related to the memory, storage, semiconductor, and computing industries
• Excellent technical, organizational, and analytical skills
• Ability to effectively communicate legal and compliance issues verbally and in writing, in a clear and understandable manner
• Excellent presentation skills
• Has a customer-service focus and works collaboratively with internal partners
• Ability to be proactive and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong work ethic and ability to consistently produce high-quality work product under deadline pressures
• Instills trust and develops/maintains good working relationships with internal partners
• Ability to work effectively in a global environment, including sensitivity to cultural differences
• Must be flexible to work varying schedules and hours as needed, working at times with global teams in other time zones
• Ability to travel, including international travel, as needed
• Willing to relocate to Batu Kawan, Penang, Malaysia