Trademarks, Design & Brand Protection Legal Lead

In short

For this new and exciting role, we are looking for a passionate, business-oriented, pragmatic, and proactive IP professional who has a demonstrated ability to independently manage a diverse and complex responsibilities workload, while maintaining priorities and proactively anticipating topics. As a team member of the On Legal team, you take ownership in a broad range of day-to-day topics in the areas of trademarks, designs, copyrights, brand protection/anti counterfeiting, etc.

Your Mission

• Legal Expertise and Advice: Provide advice and counseling on legal topics related to trademarks, designs, copyrights, and brand protection/anti counterfeiting activities.
• Global Perspective: Manage global trademark and design portfolios as well as brand protection/anti counterfeiting programs, including contested proceedings and litigations.
• Strategic Thinking: Provide strategic counsel to business stakeholders, including development and implementation of strategies around trademark and design portfolios, and brand protection/anti counterfeiting activities.
• Communication and Negotiation: Effectively communicate and present complex IP concepts to various stakeholders within the organization, and draft and negotiate IP related agreements.
• Collaboration and Relationship Building: Collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout the organization, including Innovation/R&D, Design, Product, Marketing/Communication, etc. Raise awareness through trainings and build relationships with external stakeholder groups.
• Provide ad hoc support to the Head of Intellectual Property and the General Counsel as needed.

Your story

• 10+ years experience as a lawyer in a cross-cultural, cross-functional global environment, ideally gained within law firms and companies in the sports or consumer goods industry.
• Strong background in intellectual property law, including experience in managing global trademark and design portfolios as well as contested proceedings and litigations, including drafting and negotiating settlement agreements.
• Strategic mindset and the ability to develop and implement comprehensive strategies around global trademark and design portfolios, and brand protection/anti counterfeiting programs.
• Excellent communication, project management, and negotiation skills to interact with stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to address complex legal and business challenges.
• Passion for identifying innovative solutions and not afraid of venturing into unknown territory.
• Collaborative nature and the ability to build relationships with diverse teams and stakeholders.

About The Team

Working out of our brand-new office in Zurich, the On Legal Team supports all business units across the globe in their daily endeavors. Being part of the Legal Team at On means to be an entrepreneurial minded self-starter, who is not afraid of venturing into unknown territory and working autonomously and with a high degree of proactiveness. Our mission is to provide the global organization with business-oriented advice to help and enable On to grow internally and externally. You will be part of a team of lawyers, patent engineers, and paralegals and report directly to the Head of Intellectual Property.

On is a place that is centered around growth and progress. We offer an environment designed to give people the tools to develop holistically – to stay active, to learn, explore and innovate. Our distinctive approach combines a supportive, team-oriented atmosphere, with access to personal self-care for both physical and mental well-being, so each person is led by purpose. On is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a work environment that is fair and inclusive, where all decisions related to recruitment, advancement, and retention are free of discrimination.