Intellectual Property Manager

Green, United Kingdom Posted on 25/06/2026

IntellectualProperty Rights (IPR) Manager

Location: London

Employment Type: 24-Month Fixed Term Contract

Working Pattern: Full Time, Monday to Friday (35 hours per week)

About theRole

An exciting opportunity has arisen for anexperienced Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Manager to support the deliveryof a large-scale technology and infrastructure programme.

The successful candidate will be responsiblefor leading all Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) activities across theprogramme, ensuring contractual compliance, robust governance and effectivemanagement of all intellectual property, documentation and associated assetsthroughout the project lifecycle.

Working closely with Project Management,Change Management, Quality, Engineering and Service Delivery teams, you willensure that all IPR obligations are met, documentation is maintained to thehighest standard, and all contractual deliverables are produced in accordancewith programme governance and industry best practice.

KeyResponsibilities

• Lead the identification, classification andmanagement of Intellectual Property generated throughout the programme.
• Maintain ownership of all IPR artefacts andassociated documentation in accordance with contractual obligations.
• Act as the primary point of contact for allIPR-related matters with the customer and internal stakeholders.
• Develop, maintain and continuously improve theIPR Management Plan, ensuring alignment with programme governance and changemanagement processes.
• Coordinate the creation, review, approval andmaintenance of IPR documentation throughout the full project and changelifecycle.
• Manage the programme's IPR Repository,ensuring all documentation is complete, accurate, version-controlled andaudit-ready.
• Maintain the IPR Register, ensuring allintellectual property assets are correctly classified, recorded and updatedfollowing approved changes.
• Oversee updates to configuration and assetstructures, ensuring documentation accurately reflects approved programmechanges.
• Lead IPR activities throughout planning,design, implementation, deployment and operational transition.
• Ensure all IPR deliverables are completedprior to project or change closure, maintaining accurate records and lessonslearned documentation.
• Coordinate customer verification and auditactivities, preparing supporting documentation and acting as the primaryliaison during reviews.
• Oversee the Document Management System (DMS),ensuring compliance with document control procedures, metadata standards,security requirements and version management.
• Deliver awareness sessions and guidance toprogramme personnel on IPR obligations, document management and contractualcompliance.
• Chair regular IPR governance meetings,providing updates on compliance, documentation status, risks, outstandingactions and improvement initiatives.
• Manage all exit and contract handoverobligations relating to intellectual property, documentation and programmeknowledge, ensuring completeness and compliance.

Skills& Experience

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Law,Engineering, Information Management, Business, Computer Science or anotherrelevant discipline.
• Relevant certification or professionaltraining in Intellectual Property, Document Management, Records Management orContract Administration.
• Minimum of seven years' experience inIntellectual Property Rights, Document Control, Information Management orContract Compliance, including at least three years in a senior or leadershiprole.
• Proven experience managing IPR repositories,registers, controlled documentation and governance processes within complexcontractual environments.
• Strong understanding of change managementprocesses and the relationship between change delivery and documentationcontrol.
• Experience supporting large-scale technology,engineering, infrastructure or digital transformation programmes.
• Strong knowledge of Document ManagementSystems (DMS), version control principles and metadata management.
• Experience working with configurationmanagement processes and structured asset or module hierarchies.
• Familiarity with IT service managementprinciples such as ITIL is advantageous.

Key Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with both technical andnon-technical stakeholders.
• Exceptional organisational skills withmeticulous attention to detail.
• Strong experience coordinating complexdocumentation and governance activities across multiple teams.
• Ability to capture undocumented knowledge through workshops, interviews and knowledge transfer sessions.
• Proven ability to manage competing prioritieswhile maintaining compliance with contractual deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skillswith a proactive approach to continuous improvement.
• Comfortable operating within highly regulatedand governance-driven environments.
• Experience working within complex operationaltechnology, engineering, transportation, infrastructure or public sectorprogrammes.
• Knowledge of information governance,configuration management and document lifecycle management best practice.
• Experience supporting customer audits,contractual verification exercises or regulatory compliance activities.
• Familiarity with programme governanceframeworks, quality management systems and operational handover processes.