Director, WiFi & Multimedia SEP

About the role

Nokia’s SEP Licensing & Litigation, Technical team is responsible for technical, patent, and portfolio matters in SEP licensing and litigation activities. The Multimedia & Wi-Fi SEP team combines these capabilities for multimedia and Wi-Fi technologies and supports projects across jurisdictions. As a Director, Multimedia & Wi-Fi SEP, you will lead a team of world-class patent professionals working at the intersection of technology, patents, licensing, and dispute resolution in the area of Multimedia and Wi-Fi SEPs. You will be accountable for the team’s direction, priorities, capability development, and delivery, while contributing hands-on expertise to complex and strategically important matters. You will work closely with licensing and litigation programs, as well as numerous internal and external stakeholders. The role requires the ability to combine technical and legal understanding with sound commercial judgment and to translate patent insights into effective licensing and litigation strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop the Multimedia & Wi-Fi SEP licensing and litigation technical team, setting clear priorities and enabling high-quality delivery across projects.
• Drive the preparation and deployment of multimedia and Wi-Fi patent assets in licensing, assertion, litigation, and defensive matters worldwide.
• Oversee technical, patent, and portfolio work across projects, including essentiality, infringement, validity, implementation, and competitive-position analyses, as well as the preparation of technical positions and rebuttals.
• Manage relevant patent families for licensing and litigation use, including asset selection, readiness, claim-charting priorities, and coordination with prosecution, SEP declaration, and portfolio development activities.
• Shape and execute technical strategies for licensing negotiations, assertions, and multi-jurisdictional litigation in close collaboration with licensing, litigation management, dispute resolution, and other teams.
• Coordinate, guide, and