Senior Associate, Patent Advisory - Intellectual Property

Posting Description: Aon is looking for a Senior Associate, Patent Advisory
What will your day look like?

• Enjoy collaborating with more- and less-experienced team members on consulting projects such as foundational landscape analyses, IP valuations, patent acquisition strategies, due diligence assessments, insurance underwriting related to IP, written reports and presentations, newsletters
• Support the creation of project proposals tailored to client business objectives and constraints
• Work collaboratively with clients and other team members in the delivery of services
• Participate in presentations to clients, presenting select content and addressing select issues
• Serve as a key resource to the team by independently seeking out answers to questions and taking the initiative to address project needs
• Demonstrate an ability to identify and prioritize the important work, address pressing issues and establish process improvements
• Engage with members of Consulting team to gain a deep understanding of existing systems, the underlying data, and how each system supports the business
• Aggregate and analyze data across multiple systems to ensure data accuracy, integrity and consistency
• Design and maintain various databases as required
• Utilize queries to retrieve, analyze and manipulate data as necessary
• Identify opportunities for improvement across our current software platform and recommend solutions to ensure maximum efficiency and utilization
• Have access to internal and external resources for client and industry research
• Prepare to shine, as you analyze data and produce high quality spreadsheets and other outputs
• Enjoy open communication to leaders and team members
• Other duties and projects as assigned

You Bring Knowledge and Expertise
Required Skills and Experience:

• 7+ years of relevant IP experience, preferably including time working as part of an in-house IP team
• Substantial experience with multiple domains of IP practice (e.g., more than one of asset development, risk mitigation, data and analytics, portfolio management, licensing, transactional due diligence, patent and non-patent IP assets/risks).
• Engineering, scientific or technical training highly desired
• Experience with a wide range of publicly available IP analytic tools and other resources, including IP portfolio management databases
• Advanced level of computer literacy, including intermediate to advanced proficiency in MS Excel, MS Access and database design, with Python and/or data visualization experience a plus
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills
• Team player with good communication
• Highly organized.
• Dependable.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to manage multiple priorities with flexibility and adaptability to rapid growth or change.
• Work effectively and professionally with employees in multiple locations.
• Comfortable making decisions with imperfect information.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Comfortable giving and receiving feedback.
• Experience with legal and/or consulting industry a plus.

Education:

• Law, MBA or other relevant graduate degree highly desired
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, other technical discipline, or business field (e.g., finance)

We offer you

A competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

Our Colleague Experience:

From helping clients gain access to capital after natural disasters, to creating access to health care and retirement for millions, Aon colleagues empower results for our clients, communities, and each other every day. They make a difference, work with the best, own their potential, and value one another. This is the Aon Colleague Experience, defining what it means to work at Aon and realizing our vision of empowering human and economic possibility. To learn more visit Aon Colleague Experience.

About Aon:Aon plc (NYSE:AON) is a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions. Our 50,000 colleagues in 120 countries empower results for clients by using proprietary data and analytics to deliver insights that reduce volatility and improve performance.
By applying for a position with Aon, you understand that, should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Aon's employment policies. Background checks may include some or all of the following based on the nature of the position: SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, and criminal check, search against global sanctions and government watch lists, fingerprint verification, credit check, and/or drug test. You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position.
Aon provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, or domestic partner status. Aon is committed to a diverse workforce and is an affirmative action employer.
DISCLAIMER:
Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.