Senior Associate General Counsel – Intellectual Property

Overview

Lead global IP portfolio management, structuring, and commercialization for Worley.

Key Responsibilities

• ip strategy
• portfolio management
• policy framework
• ip audits
• ip registration
• ip education

Tasks

-Develop and implement group-wide IP structuring strategies to ensure legal ownership, tax, and operational alignment (in coordination with Tax, Finance, and Corporate functions). -Lead the development, protection, and ongoing management of Worley’s global IP portfolio (patents, trade marks, copyrights, know-how, data, and proprietary products and solutions). -Lead the development of Worley’s IP policy framework, playbooks, and training modules as part of the Technology & IP CoE. -Advise on IP ownership and licensing in joint ventures, collaborations, digital solutions, and technology-enabled projects. -Conduct IP audits and develop an IP classification and valuation framework aligned with business priorities. -Establish IP registration, maintenance, and renewal processes, including coordination with external Counsel. -Act as a trusted advisor to the business on IP risks, opportunities, and compliance. -Develop and deliver internal IP education and awareness programs across the business. -Support Worley’s Advanced Development Lab (ADL) and Innovation team on IP strategy, protection of emerging technologies (including AI and data-driven solutions), and defensible IP positions. -Advise on IP flows and cross-border transactions relating to royalties, cost sharing, and R&D allocations. -Support technology commercialisation initiatives, including spin-outs, licensing programs, and partnership models. -Provide thought leadership on IP strategy for digital products, software, and data models. -Support integration of IP considerations into AI governance, software procurement, and technology contracting frameworks. -Partner with Tax to ensure IP ownership and exploitation models align with global transfer pricing arrangements and intercompany agreements.

Requirements

• ai
• project management
• ip law
• law degree
• ip valuation
• energy sector

What You Bring

-Exposure to digital product development, AI, or data-driven innovation. -Strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills. -Experience with IP structuring and alignment with transfer pricing frameworks. -Strong expertise in intellectual property law, including IP ownership, licensing, protection, and commercialisation. -Proven ability to influence and collaborate across global business, tax, and innovation teams. -Law degree with relevant years post-qualification experience (ideally with time spent in a leading law firm and/or multinational corporate environment). -Familiarity with technology-driven businesses. -Experience with IP valuation, tax planning, or corporate structuring. -Experience in the energy, resources, or engineering sectors. -You will be a commercially minded lawyer with a strong understanding of intellectual property, technology, and innovation in a complex multinational environment.

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About Worley

-Expanding globally through steady growth and acquisition. -Broadened reach in Canada, China, the U.S., and beyond. -Merged with Parsons E&C in 2004. -Delivers full-lifecycle services from concept to decommissioning. -Partners on major global projects across energy, chemicals, resources, and power. -Innovates in low-carbon energy and carbon capture. -Large-scale direct air capture engineering in the U.S. -Unified subsidiaries under single identity in 2023, reinforcing integrated engineering model.

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