Aftermarket Legislation & Licensing Lead (122974)

REQ ID: 122974
JOB TITLE: Aftermarket Legislation & Licensing Lead
SALARY: £55,000 - £68,000

POSTING DATE: 13/03/2024
POSTING END DATE: 27/03/2024
LOCATION: Whitley

Beyond Property, Purchasing, HR and IT, more than being part of our Finance or Marketing teams, beyond even Sales and Service, every role in every business area offers unique opportunities to make an impact on the future of mobility and the automotive industry.

WHAT TO EXPECT

As the Aftermarket Technical Legislation & Licensing Lead, you will be working within the Technical Service Integration team helping to identify, implement and manage new and current external revenue opportunities. There will be plenty of opportunity in this role for cross functional collaboration, whether it be supporting the TOPIx team with implementing new solutions for revenue or to meet new legislative requirements, to liaising with legal, brand protection and the regulations team to assist with the protection of JLR’s intellectual property, copyright and database security.

You will represent JLR within technical forums in relation to the creation and development of technical standards and legislation for repair and maintenance information, ensuring our commercial and customer interests are best represented. In addition to this, you will be responsible for managing current licensing agreements and data supply for technical licencees, as well as identifying new revenue opportunities for technical and diagnostic information with the goal of generating income.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

In this role you will develop and improve current licencing and revenue processes to maximise revenue generation, reduction in duplication, efficient data supply and other value-added initiatives/efficiencies that enable quicker and effective licence management.

Further responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Represent JLR in various forums related to the development of global aftermarket standards to ensure that JLR commercial interests are maximised whilst ensuring regulatory compliance.

• Cross functional working with Legal, Brand Protection and the Regulations Team, to assist with the protection of JLR’s copyright, intellectual property and database security.

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal stake holders, licencees, external partners and sponsors.

• Preparation and reporting of monthly status reports for current and ongoing activities.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

We are looking for someone that has good commercial awareness of automotive aftermarket activities with extensive experience of technical documentation, publishing systems and diagnostic tooling.

Essential:

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

• Good commercial awareness in relation to aftermarket automotive activities

• Relationship and contract management experience, preferably in a licensing environment

• Experience in the area of technical documentation, publishing systems and diagnostic tooling

• Awareness and working knowledge of markup languages (XML, HTML and scripting languages)

SO WHY US?

Bring all this to the home of premium innovation, and you’ll find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, membership of a competitive pension plan and performance related bonus scheme. All this and more makes JLR the perfect place to continue your journey.

This role may offer the opportunity for hybrid working where you can split your time between working from home and in the office. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees with more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work, if suitable for their role. Further details can be discussed with the Hiring Manager at interview stage. 

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.

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