Lead Project Manager (Intellectual Property)

About the Role

In this role, you will govern a global project portfolio, ensuring optimal resource utilization and driving consistent project execution standards across regions. You will operate as a facilitator at the intersection of project delivery, operations, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• 10+ years of combined experience in project/program management, professional services, software implementation, customer success, or customer support roles
• 3+ years of experience with enterprise Project Management tools (Project Insights, Jira, Power BI)
• Professional certification, such as PMP, PMOCP, PRINCE2, or APM/IPMA

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Intellectual Property experience
• Experience with Clarivate Intellectual Property (IP) software products
• A collaborative leadership style and a passion for driving alignment, clarity, and positive outcomes across teams
• Proven ability to operate in a cross-organizational role

Responsibilities

• Portfolio Governance
  • Establish and operate a federated portfolio governance model focused on standards and enablement, not centralized control
  • Enable portfolio-level visibility into performance, risks, dependencies, and outcomes
• Global Resource Allocation & Capacity Planning
  • Facilitate resource sharing and capacity planning across regions
  • Partner with regional leaders to address capacity gaps and demand fluctuations
  • Serve as an escalation point for resolving resource prioritization conflicts
• Tooling & Data Management
  • Own the selection and optimization of PMO tools (e.g., project management systems, reporting platforms)
  • Standardize data collection procedures to ensure accurate and consistent reporting
• Executive Reporting & Insights
  • Collaborate with Operations teams to deliver executive-level dashboards and reports on portfolio health, KPIs, and delivery performance
  • Translate operational metrics into actionable insights to support leadership decision-making
• Project Management Methodology & Standards
  • Collaborate with Global Practice Director to enable and evangelize adoption of standard processes, tools, and governance models across the global organization
  • Collaborate with regional Project Managers to co-design and regionally-contextualize PM methodologies and best practices
  • Collaborate with regional delivery Partners/Contractors to ensure standard implementation methods are understood and partner lessons learned and recommendations are captured
• Continuous Improvement
  • Partner closely with Global Practice Director, regional Delivery Directors, and Operations teams to:
    • Identify delivery methodology bottlenecks, waste, and variation
    • Monitor and report KPIs to enable data-driven process changes
    • Implement continuous process improvements across the global project portfolio
• Strategic Initiatives Governance
  • Provide project/program management leadership to initiatives that are strategic to business objectives and organizational growth
  • Partner with clients, implementation partners, and internal stakeholders to define project strategy, align priorities, and drive successful delivery of high-impact initiatives

About the Team

You will be joining the Product Management team on the Intellectual Property team at Clarivate. You will work cross-functionally with global teams such as regional leadership, IP Product leads, operations, and project leads. You will report directly to the VP of Product Management.

Schedule

• Hybrid role working 2-3 days a week in one of our Clarivate offices in EST or CST (Alexandria VA, Philadelphia PA, Ann Arbor MI, or Kansas City MO/KS)
• May be required to travel 1-2 times a year for team collaboration