Innovation Manager

Who We Are
Helsing is a defence AI company. Our mission is to protect our democracies. We aim to achieve technological leadership, so that open societies can continue to make sovereign decisions and control their ethical standards.

As democracies, we believe we have a special responsibility to be thoughtful about the development and deployment of powerful technologies like AI. We take this responsibility seriously.

We are an ambitious and committed team of engineers, AI specialists and customer-facing programme managers. We are looking for mission-driven people to join our European teams – and apply their skills to solve the most complex and impactful problems. We embrace an open and transparent culture that welcomes healthy debates on the use of technology in defence, its benefits, and its ethical implications.

The role
As an Innovation Manager you will be a key player in our IP efforts, working within a team of highly motivated IP professionals and closely with the brilliant minds behind our cutting-edge technologies. You will be instrumental in finding, understanding, and protecting our innovations.

The day-to-day

• Collaborate proactively with our product and engineering teams to find and capture innovations
• Prepare and review invention disclosure reports, including the drafting of claims, and to ensure alignment with our IP strategy
• Lead engagement with external patent law firms
• Prepare reports on the business value of our IP portfolio to internal and external stakeholders
• Contribute to strategic decisions regarding our patent filings and the overall management of our IP portfolio
• Analyze the patent landscape to inform R&D strategy and identify potential risks
• Innovate and apply cutting-edge technology to the IP management and reporting system itself, to improve efficiency and impact

You should apply if you

• Can demonstrate the ability to quickly understand hard technical problems. This could be through professional experience or a degree in Engineering, Computer Science and related technical fields
• Can demonstrate working knowledge of IP law and procedures
• Possess strong analytical and technical writing skills
• Have excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Are business fluent in English and preferably German, other languages like Spanish/Catalan or French are a plus
• Have a proactive mindset with a passion for continuous learning

Note: We operate in an industry where women, as well as other minority groups, are systematically
under-represented. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all the listed qualifications; ability and impact cannot be summarised in a few bullet points.
Join Helsing and work with world-leading experts in their fields

• Helsing's work is important. You'll be directly contributing to the protection of democratic countries while balancing both ethical and geopolitical concerns
• The work is unique. We operate in a domain that has highly unusual technical requirements and constraints, and where robustness, safety, and ethical considerations are vital. You will face unique Engineering and AI challenges that make a meaningful impact in the world
• Our work frequently takes us right up to the state of the art in technical innovation, be it reinforcement learning, distributed systems, generative AI, or deployment infrastructure. The defence industry is entering the most exciting phase of the technological development curve. Advances in our field of world are not incremental: Helsing is part of, and often leading, historic leaps forward
• In our domain, success is a matter of order-of-magnitude improvements and novel capabilities. This means we take bets, aim high, and focus on big opportunities. Despite being a relatively young company, Helsing has already been selected for multiple significant government contracts
• We actively encourage healthy, proactive, and diverse debate internally about what we do and how we choose to do it. Teams and individual engineers are trusted (and encouraged) to practise responsible autonomy and critical thinking, and to focus on outcomes, not conformity. At Helsing you will have a say in how we (and you) work, the opportunity to engage on what does and doesn't work, and to take ownership of aspects of our culture that you care deeply about

What We Offer

• A focus on outcomes, not time-tracking
• Competitive compensation and stock options
• Relocation support
• Social and education allowances
• Regular company events and all-hands to bring together employees as one team across Europe

Helsing is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or gender identity. Please do not submit personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, data concerning your health, or data concerning your sexual orientation.
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