Associate General Counsel, IP

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What’s in it for you:

Be a part of our mission! As a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable, and efficient environments, it’s our responsibility to put the planet first. For us at Trane Technologies, sustainability is not just how we do business —it is our business. Do you dare to look at the world's challenges and see impactful possibilities? Do you want to contribute to making a better future?

If the answer is yes, we invite you to consider joining us in boldly challenging what’s possible for a sustainable world.

Thrive at work and at home:

• Benefits kick in on DAY ONE for you and your family, including health insurance and holistic wellness programs that include generous incentives – WE DARE TO CARE!
• Family building benefits include fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
• 401K match up to 6%, plus an additional 2% core contribution = up to 8% company contribution.
• Paid time off, including in support of volunteer and parental leave needs.
• Educational and training opportunities through company programs along with tuition assistance and student debt support.

This position will be located in Davidson, NC, where you will work our standard work arrangement.

• From Monday to Thursday, work onsite with your colleagues. On Fridays, choose your work location, balancing what your work requires

What you will do:

The Associate General Counsel, IP will report to the Vice President, Chief IP Counsel and Deputy General Counsel, where the primary responsibilities of the role are to direct intellectual property matters, transactional and business matters involving technology and innovation.

In this role, you will be a key member of our Global IP team while engaging our business operations in Strategic Business Units by leading patent creation and deployment efforts, supporting asset portfolio development and functional excellence initiatives. In this role, you will manage the invention review process, develop high-value assets in alignment with portfolio management and handle intellectual property matters as assigned.

You will also handle localized patent prosecution and transactional matters involving our technology and innovation. You will provide on-going analysis and clearance efforts related to products, services and competitive assessment. You will work closely with cross-functional teams of engineers, product managers, business leaders and legal service providers, assisting in creating a premier performing operation globally.

• Intellectual property portfolio development, functional excellence initiatives, and the coordination and alignment of IP Strategies.
• Invention capture and review process, and develop high-value IP assets that, as defined by the Chief IP Counsel, are of quantity and quality in alignment with portfolio management and strategy objectives.
• IP litigation and support, including management of litigation strategies and outside counsel.
• Manage intellectual property transactional matters for the business area(s) assigned, including technology licensing into the Enterprise, out to other entities.
• Assist in the development of strategies and technology roadmaps for the assigned business area(s) with attention to IP metrics and achieve performance results required.
• Prepare, prosecute, and develop associated portfolios of strategic, high quality patent applications protecting products, services, and strategic innovation objectives, as assigned.
• Provide focused legal advice and guidance on technology, IP and innovation matters involving contracts, joint development agreements, non-disclosure agreements, strategic alliances, international IP development and commercialization issues, competitive technology, changes in the law, and the like.
• Provide trademark and copyright oversight and training, including clearance and registration of trademarks, global enforcement, takedown notices, and domain name support.
• Active participation in creating dynamic and effective integrated technical teams for projects, individual inventive initiatives and innovation activities.
• Support educational sessions,…