Assistant General Counsel – Trademarks & Marketing

Saint Paul, MN - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 169100 - 253700

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Ecolab Inc. is a global leader in water hygiene and energy technologies and services that provide and protect clean water safe food abundant energy and healthy environments. With $16 billion in annual sales Ecolab delivers comprehensive products programs and services to the food energy healthcare industrial and hospitality markets in more than 170 countries.

Join a stable growing global Fortune 500 company as an Assistant General Counsel Trademark & Marketing to help protect our valuable portfolio of trademarks and advise on marketing matters. This person will be an integral member of the Legal team who will help protect the companys global trademark copyright and domain name portfolio and support Ecolabs businesses with review of marketing materials.

Position Details:

Position Location: St. Paul MN (Hybrid).
60% (3 days per week) in our St. Paul office.
Option to work remotely 40% (2 days per week).

Whats In It For You:

The opportunity to help protect over 1000 brands of a global sustainability leader taking on some of the worlds most meaningful challenges including offering water hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services that protect people and the resources vital to life maintain clean and safe environments and optimize water conservation and energy use.
The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth.
The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people perspectives and ideas to achieve our goals and make a positive impact on the world.

What You Will Do:

Manage trademark clearance prosecution and enforcement activities for a global trademark portfolio with over 15000 filings.
Provide legal advice on all aspects of trademark and copyright law domain names social media marketing and advertising issues.
Conduct and manage trademark clearance providing clients with trademark availability analysis risk mitigation strategies and brand protection options to maximize brand equity.
Develop and provide global marketing trademark and copyright in-house training and education.
Support Ecolabs businesses on marketing legal matters including guidance regarding marketing agreements and marketing asset reviews.
Work with members of various internal and external teams on negotiations and drafting of license sponsorship and settlement agreements.
Advise and consult with clients in all levels of the organization including senior leadership to identify and assess critical IP and marketing issues and provide risk mitigation strategies.
Responsible for trademark copyright and domain name due diligence for M&A matters and post-acquisition integration activities.

Minimum Qualifications:

JD degree with strong academic performance.
Possess 7 years of experience preferably at top law firms and/or in-house with at least 4 years of law firm practice managing large trademark portfolios.
Experience with efficiently conducting and effectively reporting high volumes of global trademark clearance searches.
Strong knowledge of US and international trademark rules procedures prosecution clearance and enforcement.
Experience managing trademark paralegals and directing foreign counsel.
Ability to form strong relationships with business leaders and communicate with them effectively.
Exemplary organizational skills and impeccable attention to detail.
Ability to proactively manage a high volume of tasks with competing deadlines through time management and establishing priorities.
Resourcefulness sound judgment and tact to appropriately handle requests from all levels including senior management.

Annual or Hourly Compensation Range

The base salary range for this position is $169100.00 - $253700.00. This position is eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentives based on performance per plan terms. Many factors are taken into consideration when determining compensation such as experience education training geography etc. We comply with all minimum wage and overtime laws.

Benefits

Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families.Click here to see our benefits.

If you are viewing this posting on a site other than our Ecolab Career website view our benefits at Customer Requirements Notice

To meet customer requirements and comply with local or state regulations applicants for certain customer-facing roles may need to:

- Undergo additional background screens and/or drug/alcohol testing for customer credentialing.

- Be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 including a booster if eligible unless a religious or medical accommodation is requested by the applicant and approved by Ecolab.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Ecolab will provide reasonable accommodation (such as a qualified sign language interpreter or other personal assistance) with our application process upon request as to comply with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require accommodation assistance in this application process please visit the Recruiting Support link in the footer of each page of our career website.

Position Details:

Position Location: St. Paul MN (Hybrid).
60% (3 days per week) in our St. Paul office.
Option to work remotely 40% (2 days per week).

Whats In It For You:

The opportunity to help protect over 1000 brands of a global sustainability leader taking on some of the worlds most meaningful challenges including offering water hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services that protect people and the resources vital to life maintain clean and safe environments and optimize water conservation and energy use.
The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth.
The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people perspectives and ideas to achieve our goals and make a positive impact on the world.

What You Will Do:

Manage trademark clearance prosecution and enforcement activities for a global trademark portfolio with over 15000 filings.
Provide legal advice on all aspects of trademark and copyright law domain names social media marketing and advertising issues.
Conduct and manage trademark clearance providing clients with trademark availability analysis risk mitigation strategies and brand protection options to maximize brand equity.
Develop and provide global marketing trademark and copyright in-house training and education.
Support Ecolabs businesses on marketing legal matters including guidance regarding marketing agreements and marketing asset reviews.
Work with members of various internal and external teams on negotiations and drafting of license sponsorship and settlement agreements.
Advise and consult with clients in all levels of the organization including senior leadership to identify and assess critical IP and marketing issues and provide risk mitigation strategies.
Responsible for trademark copyright and domain name due diligence for M&A matters and post-acquisition integration activities.

Minimum Qualifications:

JD degree with strong academic performance.
Possess 7 years of experience preferably at top law firms and/or in-house with at least 4 years of law firm practice managing large trademark portfolios.
Experience with efficiently conducting and effectively reporting high volumes of global trademark clearance searches.
Strong knowledge of US and international trademark rules procedures prosecution clearance and enforcement.
Experience managing trademark paralegals and directing foreign counsel.
Ability to form strong relationships with business leaders and communicate with them effectively.
Exemplary organizational skills and impeccable attention to detail.
Ability to proactively manage a high volume of tasks with competing deadlines through time management and establishing priorities.
Resourcefulness sound judgment and tact to appropriately handle requests from all levels including senior management.

Annual or Hourly Compensation Range

Benefits

Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families.Click here to see our benefits.

If you are viewing this posting on a site other than our Ecolab Career website view our benefits at Customer Requirements Notice

To meet customer requirements and comply with local or state regulations applicants for certain customer-facing roles may need to:

- Undergo additional background screens and/or drug/alcohol testing for customer credentialing.

- Be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 including a booster if eligible unless a religious or medical accommodation is requested by the applicant and approved by Ecolab.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Key Skills

General Counsel
Legal Case Management
Legal Drafting
Litigation
Intellectual Property Law
Legal Counsel
Legal Research
Securities Law
Employment & Labor Law
Real Estate Law
negotiation
Contracts

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About Company

Ecolab

Ecolab is the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services. Every day, we help make the world cleaner, safer and healthier – protecting people and vital resources.

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