Corporate Counsel -- Contracts, Licensing and IP (US Remote)

 Requisition #: 14737 

 

Our Mission: Powering Innovation That Drives Human Advancement  

 

When visionary companies need to know how their world-changing ideas will perform, they close the gap between design and reality with Ansys simulation. For more than 50 years, Ansys software has enabled innovators across industries to push boundaries by using the predictive power of simulation. From sustainable transportation to advanced semiconductors, from satellite systems to life-saving medical devices, the next great leaps in human advancement will be powered by Ansys. 

 

Innovate With Ansys, Power Your Career.  

 

Summary / Role Purpose

As the Corporate Counsel – Contracts, Licensing & IP in the Legal, IP and Risk department (“LIR”) at Ansys, the candidate will be an experienced attorney collaborating across the company to provide legal advice, counsel and support for software/technology agreements, OEM agreements, license agreements, consulting agreements, collaboration agreements, partnership agreements, license compliance, products, open-source software, IP management, and IP protection.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate the terms of various agreements, including software/technology agreements, collaboration agreements, OEM agreements, and partnership agreements
• Assist with protecting our software and licensing
• Support and provide advice on license compliance matters
• Support the company’s IP protection strategies

 

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience

• JD degree 
• A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience
• Experience with drafting and negotiating various types of license agreements and other agreements, including software/technology license agreements

 

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Experience with open-source software compliance issues
• Experience with license compliance issues, including license breaches, copyright infringements, and software pirating
• Experience protecting inventions and managing patent prosecution in the software area
• Registered patent attorney with experience drafting and prosecuting patent applications in the software area

 

At Ansys, we know that changing the world takes vision, skill, and each other. We fuel new ideas, build relationships, and help each other realize our greatest potential. We are ONE Ansys. We operate on three key components: the commitments to our stakeholders, the behaviors of how we work together, and the actions of how we deliver results. Together as ONE Ansys, we are powering innovation that drives human advancement. 

  

Our Commitments: 

• Amaze with innovative products and solutions
• Make our customers incredibly successful
• Act with integrity
• Ensure employees thrive and shareholders prosper

 

Our Values: 

• Adaptability: Be open, welcome what's next
• Courage: Be courageous, move forward passionately
• Generosity: Be generous, share, listen, serve
• Authenticity: Be you, make us stronger

 

Our Actions: 

• We commit to audacious goals
• We work seamlessly as a team
• We demonstrate mastery
• We deliver outstanding results

 

INCLUSION IS AT OUR CORE 
We believe diverse thinking leads to better outcomes. We are committed to creating and nurturing a workplace that fuels this by welcoming people, no matter their background, identity, or experience, to a workplace where they are valued and where diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging thrive. 

 
WELCOME WHAT’S NEXT IN YOUR CAREER AT ANSYS 

At Ansys, you will find yourself among the sharpest minds and most visionary leaders across the globe. Collectively we strive to change the world with innovative technology and transformational solutions. With a prestigious reputation in working with well-known, world-class companies, standards at Ansys are high — met by those willing to rise to the occasion and meet those challenges head on. Our team is passionate about pushing the limits of world-class simulation technology, empowering our customers to turn their design