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Primary locations are Beachwood, Ohio at the company's US HQ and/or in Moon Township, Pennsylvania at the Electrical Sector NA HQ . Will also consider remote work with travel.\nWhat you’ll do:\nJob Summary\nEaton is seeking an experienced and strategic intellectual property leader to serve as Assistant Chief IP Counsel within the Innovation and Technology Legal team. Reporting to the Vice President & Chief Counsel, Innovation and Technology, this role serves as a senior legal advisor to technology leadership, business executives, and cross-functional stakeholders on intellectual property strategy, portfolio management, technology transactions, innovation protection, commercialization, and risk management.\nThe Assistant Chief IP Counsel plays a key leadership role in developing and executing Eaton’s global intellectual property strategy, enabling protection of intellectual property assets, driving exploitation strategies to advance Eaton’s business objectives. This position is responsible for providing strategic counsel across patents, trade secrets, software, AI-enabled technologies, copyrights, trademarks, data rights, licensing, technology collaborations, open-source software, and innovation ecosystems.\nThe successful candidate will combine deep intellectual property expertise with strong business acumen and executive presence, helping to translate complex legal and technology issues into practical business solutions that support innovation, growth, competitiveness, and enterprise value creation.\nJob Responsibilities:\n\nIntellectual Property Strategy & Leadership\nPartner with senior business, engineering, and technology leaders to develop and execute a global intellectual property strategy aligned with Eaton’s innovation and business objectives.\nDrive the identification, protection, development, maintenance, exploitation, and optimization of Eaton’s intellectual property portfolio worldwide.\nAdvise executive leadership on emerging intellectual property risks, opportunities, competitive positioning, and innovation trends.\nServe as a trusted advisor to the Chief Legal Officer and senior legal leadership team, Chief Technology Officer, business presidents, and senior business leadership and engineering leadership, regarding intellectual property and technology-related legal matters.\nDevelop and implement governance frameworks, operating procedures, and key performance metrics for intellectual property management and innovation support.\n\nPortfolio Development & Innovation Support\nLead strategic patent portfolio development activities across multiple technology domains, including electrical systems, industrial technologies, software, automation, digital solutions, AI-enabled systems, cybersecurity, and connected products.\nGuide invention harvesting, patentability assessments, portfolio prioritization, whitespace analyses, competitive intelligence, and innovation protection strategies.\nDrive enterprise-wide intellectual property portfolio optimization efforts, ensuring investment is focused on high-value technologies and business priorities.\nProvide strategic counseling regarding trade secret protection, know-how management, proprietary information management, and confidential information programs.\n\nFreedom-to-Operate & Risk Management\nProvide strategic advice regarding freedom-to-operate assessments, infringement risks, competitive patent landscapes, and product development initiatives.\nDevelop and execute risk mitigation strategies that support innovation while minimizing exposure to third-party intellectual property claims.\nOversee infringement investigations, validity analyses, opposition proceedings, post-grant challenges, and intellectual property dispute management.\nAdvise on intellectual property implications arising from emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, digital products, cloud solutions, data-driven technologies, and software-enabled offerings.\nTechnology Transactions & Commercialization\nLead and support complex technology transactions.\nStructure and negotiate intellectual property provisions in commercial, supply chain, engineering, and strategic partnership agreements.\nSupport innovation commercialization initiatives by developing practical and scalable intellectual property frameworks.\nMergers, Acquisitions & Strategic Transactions\nLead intellectual property due diligence activities for acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, minority investments, and strategic transactions.\nAssess intellectual property assets, liabilities, ownership, licensing structures, and freedom-to-operate considerations.\nAdvise transaction teams on intellectual property valuation, integration planning, and post-transaction risk management.\nGlobal Intellectual Property Operations\nLead and collaborate with globally distributed intellectual property professionals, outside counsel, and service providers.\nManage outside counsel performance, budgeting, staffing, and portfolio efficiency initiatives.\nDrive continuous improvement efforts within intellectual property operations through standardization, automation, analytics, and process optimization.\nEnsure compliance with applicable intellectual property laws, regulations, and evolving legal requirements across jurisdictions.\nEducation & Stakeholder Engagement\nBuild strong relationships across Eaton’s businesses and corporate functions.\nDevelop and deliver executive, engineering, and business-focused training on intellectual property, trade secrets, innovation protection, artificial intelligence, software development, and related topics.\nFoster a culture of innovation, intellectual property awareness, and responsible technology development throughout the organization.\nEaton's technology journey: As Eaton accelerates its technology journey from digital enablement to AI-enabled enterprise transformation, the Assistant Chief IP Counsel plays a critical role in ensuring innovation is protected, scalable, and aligned with business strategy. This role partners closely with various leaders and innovators to harvest, identify, and protect high-value innovations, manage intellectual property risk, enable responsible adoption of emerging technologies, and help convert technical breakthroughs into sustainable competitive advantage. By combining legal, technical, and strategic expertise, the Assistant Chief IP Counsel helps ensure Eaton's investments in innovation, data, software, AI, and connected technologies create long-term value while safeguarding the company's intellectual assets and freedom to operate.\nQualifications:\nEducation level required\n\nJuris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.\nActive license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.\nUndergraduate degree in engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, physics, chemistry, or other technical discipline.\nYears and area of experience required\nMinimum of 15 years of experience in intellectual property law, including significant experience supporting innovation-intensive businesses.\nTechnical knowledge\nRegistered U.S. Patent Attorney or equivalent patent qualification in a major jurisdiction.\nExperience managing patent portfolios, technology transactions, licensing, and intellectual property risk matters.\nExperience leading complex intellectual property issues within a multinational organization, major law firm, or combination thereof.\nPreferred Qualifications\n\nAdvanced degree in engineering, science, technology, business, or intellectual property law.\nExperience supporting industrial, electrical, software, automation, digital, cybersecurity, AI, or connected-product businesses.\nExperience working as an IP attorney at a law firm and an industrial company preferred.\nSignificant experience with patent portfolio management, freedom-to-operate analysis, licensing and monetization, trade secret programs, open-source software, AI governance, and IP due diligence.\nDemonstrated success leading global teams and managing outside counsel relationships.\nSkills:\nSoft skills\nThe successful candidate will demonstrate:\nThink Big\nDevelops enterprise-wide intellectual property strategies that create long-term competitive advantage.\nAnticipates emerging technology, legal, and market developments.\nAct Boldly\nMakes informed decisions in ambiguous and rapidly evolving environments.\nChallenges conventional thinking and advances innovative solutions.\n\nWin Together\nBuilds trusted relationships across legal, engineering, R&D, product, technology, cybersecurity, and business teams.\nInfluences without authority and drives alignment among diverse stakeholders.\n\nBusiness Acumen\nUnderstands how intellectual property drives enterprise value, revenue growth, innovation, and market differentiation.\nBalances legal risk with commercial objectives.\n\nExecutive Presence\nEffectively communicates with executive leadership, boards, senior management, and technical audiences.\nDelivers clear, practical, and business-focused recommendations.\nAdditional Information:\nAll positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.\nAt Eaton, we strive to provide compensation and benefits that attract, engage, and retain the best talent. This includes competitive pay and a variety of benefit programs for eligible employees. The expected annual salary range for this role is $203000 - $297000 a year. This role is also eligible for a variable incentive program. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.\nWe are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.\nEaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.\nYou do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.\nTo request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.\nWe know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. 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