Patent Manager

Group Services

Metsä Group is a successful forest industry group with roots in the Finnish forest - Our parent company is a cooperative of over 90,000 forest owners. Metsä Group’s Group Services employ some 1,000 professionals in finance, IT, sourcing and logistics, HR, technology, business process development, communications, law, and many other fields. Their task is to support Metsä Group and its Business Areas in implementing their strategy. Our specialists’ independent work is supported by a strongly networked workplace community.

We welcome people from diverse backgrounds and different stages of life. Metsä has space and opportunities for many kinds of talent, regardless of age, gender, ethnic background, sexual orientation, disability or other characteristics – Metsä is for all. Read more: metsagroup.com/metsaforall.

​This recruitment is carried out anonymously.

We are looking for

PATENT MANAGER

for a permanent full-time position in our Technology team in Espoo.

Your role in the Forest of the Future

As the Patent Manager in the Technology team, you will support the daily operations of Metsä Group's business operations in patent matters, ensuring smooth everyday life and high-quality customer service. The purpose is to enhance the strategic value of the company's intellectual property assets for Metsä Fibre and Metsä Board. Your work is versatile and independent, but you will also collaborate flexibly with different stakeholders.

As Patent Manager you provide business orientated patent services:

• Manage invention protection and patent portfolios
• Enforcement of IPR rights
• Analyze competitor patent activities to identify strategic opportunities and risks in the IPR landscapes
• Advising on Patent risks and mitigations
• Raising patent awareness in the organization by delivering training and being the first point of contact for any patent queries
• Networking with external and internal stakeholders
• Administrative tasks relating to IPR processes and tools.

The best conditions for success in the position

We expect you to have a suitable education for the position: a master's degree in chemistry, physics, chemical engineering, materials science, or a comparable field relating to bioproducts, chemistry or natural fibers and polymers.

You have experience in international IPR law and practices, and possess good English language skills. Other languages are valued as an asset. A qualification for professional representation in front of national/regional patent offices (e.g., Finnish patent attorney, EP patent attorney) is also considered an asset. Additionally, you have excellent communication, networking, and influencing skills.

You do your job punctually, proactively and reliably. With your positive and service-minded attitude, you know how to adapt to a wide range of situations that come your way. You take care of things with an active approach and take things to the end.

Career in the new era at Metsä Group

An international growth business – build a successful career At Metsä Group. The forest industry is a prime example of the bioeconomy and circular economy, and shows the way to the future. Megatrends such as urbanisation and rising living standards are driving Metsä Group’s business and the shift to renewable fossil free raw materials. With us, you’ll get to develop future skills, business and products with a long-term perspective, together with our top professionals. Our big company offers a wide range of career opportunities and many interesting challenges. 

Metsä Group has a responsible corporate culture that creates a safe working environment for all of us. We value good leadership and support for personal career development. We encourage you to display your competence and will provide you with opportunities to use it.

We offer our employees a wide range of fringe benefits, including comprehensive occupational health care, and extensive training and development opportunities.  To support wellbeing at work, we encourage our employees to take advantage of culture, sports and bicycle benefits.             

Metsä Group has a hybrid working model. In this position, part of the work can be done remotely.

Anonymous recruitment - this is how it works

This is an anonymous recruitment process. The gender and date of birth of the applicant are not asked for on the application form. Personal details such as name, mother tongue, time of studies, name of educational institution and contact details are hidden until the interview stage. Attachments (such as CVs) are also hidden.

Recruiters have access to the contact details of those invited for interview once the applicant has been selected for interview.

Our system will guide you through the application process. The questions on the application form will help you present your skills and experience anonymously. Answer all questions carefully. If you’re invited for interview, your CV will be displayed to the recruiters to support the interview.

Read more and watch the video on anonymous recruitment. 

Would you like to know more? Contact us!

Because the application process is anonymous, we don’t record any information about people who contact us. So don’t hesitate to call us if you have any questions about the position or the recruitment process itself. For more information about the position, please contact IPR Coordinator Suvi Leskinen. You can reach Suvi by phone on +358 (44) 3655156 best on April 16th between 14-15 and on April 23rd between 10-11.

What happens next?
 

Click on the link above to apply. Note that attachments won’t be visible in anonymous recruitment until the interview stage, so it’s important to fill in the application form carefully. Please send your application as soon as possible, as we’ll already start processing applications during the application period. Please include your cv and salary request. You’ll receive a confirmation message the next morning after your application has been received.

The application will be open until 4.5.2025. We wish you the best of luck!

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