This role is the ideal next career step for you if:

• You can establish and communicate the vision for mutually beneficial enterprise business process flow improvements through automation.
• You have experience in applying strategic thinking to sequence automation initiatives based on an understanding of USPTO-wide IT and non-IT dependencies, political landscape, IT industry best practices, stakeholder change readiness, and funding streams.
• You can connect various change initiatives to communicate the rationale, in a meaningful and concise way, how the changes will accomplish the vision for enterprise business.
• You can engage the USPTO leadership to convey the merits of certain technical investments, such as cloud migration, that reduce business risk related to things such as cyber-attacks, fraud, and system availability.
• You can assist product teams in finding the appropriate balance of technical foundation and business improvement initiatives.
• You can assess the overall enterprise business priorities and appropriately adjust resourcing based on current information concerning the USPTO operating environment and initiative milestones and success metrics.
• You can obtain senior leader support for important enterprise-wide business initiatives such as customer experience and data governance.

This is the ideal position for you if...

• You enjoy coordinating and integrating the work of individual teams' members to ensure that joint products are completed and organizational goals and objectives are accomplished.
• You have experience developing IT policies, standards, and tailored methods to ensure complete and proper implementation of innovative software development practices and procedures.
• You look forward to coaching and mentoring product development teams to facilitate implementation of modern methodologies.
• You're excited to communicate with other development team coaches, product line leads, lead product owners, product owners, and product development teams on implementation plans.

• This position is eligible for fully remote work anywhere within the 50 United States, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. There is no reporting requirement.
• The duty station is the authorized telework location (typically your home address) and locality pay is adjusted appropriately.
• If selected for an interview, applicants are encouraged to discuss telework options and eligibility specific to the position in which they applied with the hiring manager.

If selected you may perform the following duties:

• Contribute to the analyses, interpretation, and evaluation of highly complex, or abstract information on licensing agreements.
• Draft and negotiate license agreements, Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs), Clinical Trial Agreements with profit and non-profit organizations.
• Participate in the evaluation of employee invention reports (EIR) arising from scientific research programs.
• Recommend domestic and foreign patent filing strategies to protect Government patent rights in compliance with policies and procedures.
• Advise staff on the development of new policies and procedures regarding Technology Transfer.
• Educate and train scientific and administrative staff about technology transfer issues.

The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia.This position is telework eligible per agency and business unit discretion/policy.

This role is the ideal next career step for you if:

• You want to manage the development, assignment, and higher-level clearance of goals and objectives of subordinate organizational units or lower organizational levels.
• You're committed to overseeing the overall planning, direction, and timely execution of program segments, each of which is managed through separate subordinate organizational units.
• You want to manage acquisitions and develop budget requests, operating plans, and related justifications for the Patent organization.
• You want to convey and interpret policies, objectives, and decisions of the Commissioner for Patents and Deputy Commissioners for Patents to managers within the Patent organization, officials within the USPTO, and officials in other government organizations.

The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia.

TELEWORK:

• This position is eligible for telework up to 3 days per week and reports to USPTO's Alexandria, Va headquarters for the remaining 2 days in the week.
• If selected for an interview, applicants are encouraged to discuss telework options and eligibility specific to the position in which they applied with the hiring manager.

This position is located in the Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA), Office of Policy and International Affairs (OPIA), United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

This exciting opportunity is for you if...

• You will enjoy serving as an expert technical advisor and consultant with respect to video teleconferencing, audiovisual equipment and systems, and visual information media.
• You have experience assuring audio/visual and video teleconferencing projects adhere to applicable specifications and standards while taking into account the capabilities of the officials on the receiving end.
• You look forward to providing analysis and implementation of long-range requirements, making recommendations, developing policies, plans, programs, operations, and other support for activities with USPTO-wide impact.
• You are ready to serve as the point of contact to plan, coordinate, or advise on video teleconferencing, audio/visual, training and visual information projects.

The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia.

TELEWORK:

• This position is eligible for telework up to 3 days per week and reports to USPTO's Alexandria, Va headquarters for the remaining 2 days in the week.
• If selected for an interview, applicants are encouraged to discuss telework options and eligibility specific to the position in which they applied with the hiring manager.

This position is located in the Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA), Office of Policy and International Affairs (OPIA), United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).This exciting opportunity is for you if...

• You will enjoy serving as an expert technical advisor and consultant with respect to video teleconferencing, audiovisual equipment and systems, and visual information media.
• You have experience assuring audio/visual and video teleconferencing projects adhere to applicable specifications and standards while taking into account the capabilities of the officials on the receiving end.
• You look forward to providing analysis and implementation of long-range requirements, making recommendations, developing policies, plans, programs, operations, and other support for activities with USPTO-wide impact.
• You are ready to serve as the point of contact to plan, coordinate, or advise on video teleconferencing, audio/visual, training and visual information projects.

• Reviews highly complex cases to make recommendations for appropriate actions such as preliminary court relief, amicus participation, interventions and direct suits.
• Performs high level liaison assignments on matters of special concern, involving contacts with officials prominent in business, unions, civil rights organizations, educational institutions and Federal, State, and local governments.
• Makes recommendations to the Commissioner on appropriate legal actions and drafts legal responses to inquiries received.
• Analyzes and reviews EEOC decisions and subpoena determinations in order to inform the Commissioner of their impact on program operations.
• Reviews highly complex Federal employee discrimination cases and appeals emanating from the Office of Federal Operations to recommend appropriate action.
• Advises the Commissioner concerning filing of the Commissioner's charges and other matters involving relevant laws.
• Acts as a liaison between the Commissioner, Office of the Chair and the Vice Chair, other Commissioners, and senior staff of EEOC.
• Drafts speeches, talking points and other materials as directed by the Commissioner.

Our team at Bloom Energy embraces the unprecedented opportunity to change the world and the way companies utilize energy. Our technology empowers businesses and communities to responsibly take charge of their energy. Our energy platform has three key value propositions: resiliency, sustainability and predictability. We provide infrastructure that is flexible for the evolving net zero ecosystem. We have deployed more than 30,000 fuel cell modules since our first commercial shipments in 2009, sending energy platforms to data centers, hospitals, manufacturing facilities, biotechnology facilities, major retail stores, financial institutions, telecom facilities, utilities and other critical infrastructure customers.

As Lead Attorney, Global Operations and Supply Chain, you will serve as a primary attorney for key technology engineering, supply chain & manufacturing operations teams within Bloom Energy and partner with these teams to develop, procure, manufacture and deploy Bloom Energy Energy Servers and Electrolyzers worldwide. The person serving in this role will structure, draft and negotiate agreements, counsel internal business clients on matters and issues across the technology development and supply chain & procurement spectrum. Additional responsibilities of this position include formulation and implementation of process-oriented improvements, administration and resolution of legal issues that arise in existing commercial relationships and handling of pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries. This position will report to the EVP, General Counsel. 

Location: Either San Jose, Ca or Newark, DE.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice to Bloom Energy Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Engineering teams on    joint development agreements, manufacturing agreements, strategic sourcing and supply agreements, indirect sourcing, logistics agreements.
• Support product managers and technical teams with legal advice during product design and development on issues related to supply chain coordination.
• Lead agreement-making process and develop and maintain ongoing relationships with external manufacturing and supply chain vendors, including directly negotiating with partners and suppliers.
• Draft and maintain forms/templates for a variety of supply chain agreements including detailed negotiation position documents
• Develop processes and procedures for direct and indirect procurement
• Provide training to internal customers on a variety of legal issues.
• Manage supply-side legal operations and processes, including template agreements, playbooks and back-off positions, supply contract database and contract activity monitoring and metrics.
• Provide strategic and practical legal advice and subject matter expertise on a range of relevant supply-side legal, regulatory and operational matters, including:
  • Security of supply
  • Supplier risk management on corruption and anti-bribery matters
  • Information security and data privacy
  • Corporate social responsibility
  • Procurement policies and procedures for both direct and indirect procurement
  • Conflict Minerals, trade compliance and related regulatory matter
     

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Degree in Law (JD / LLB) from an accredited law school
• Member in good standing of at least one state or provincial bar association
• 15 or more years of legal experience as a technology transactions attorney (with at least four years at a law firm); in-house experience in a technology company is a plus
• Intellectual property background and licensing experience required
• IP background a plus
• Patent licensing experience a plus
• Global supply chain and manufacturing
• International experience

ABOUT BLOOM ENERGY

Bloom Energy’s mission is to make clean, reliable energy affordable for everyone in the world. The company’s product, the Bloom Energy Server, delivers highly reliable and resilient, always-on electric power that is clean, cost-effective, and ideal for microgrid applications. Bloom’s customers include many Fortune 100 companies and leaders in manufacturing, data centers, healthcare, retail, higher education, utilities, and other industries. For more information, visit www.bloomenergy.com

Bloom Energy is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We are committed to compliance with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. All qualified applicants, will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability. Bloom Energy makes reasonable accommodations, consistent with applicable laws, for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified applicant or employee with a disability, who can perform the essential job functions, unless undue hardship would result.

Resumes should be sent to shawn.soderberg@bloomenergy.com

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