Service Delivery Manager - Patent Annuities (m/d/f)
About this role
PAVIS GmbH is one of Europe's leading service providers in the field of Intellectual Property (IP). The focus is on worldwide payment of annual fees for patents, EP validations and the maintenance of trademarks. PAVIS manages a portfolio of over 1,000,000 property rights for more than 1,500 customers. In 2020, PAVIS Payments GmbH, a subsidiary of PAVIS GmbH, received permission as a regulated payment institution by the BaFin (the German regulatory authority) and since then provides payment service to the customers of PAVIS GmbH. PAVIS has been part of Questel pay since 2021. Questel’s mission is to become one of the world's leading providers of intellectual property and innovation management solutions. Questel operates internationally from over 30 offices in the US, Asia and Europe.
As a Service Delivery Manager Annuities Front Office, you will be part of a very dedicated service delivery team which puts customer at the center. We are serving international customers across the globe and are taking care of their most valuable assets, their IP rights.
The Operations/Service Delivery function plays an integral role in our business model and is working closely with our Sales departments as well as with Client as well as Data Onboarding teams. As part of the front office team, your task will be to deliver a high quality service to our customers and support them in all aspects to maintain their IP rights.
Your main responsibilities:
- Independent support of national and international new and existing customers and their IP portfolios (no acquisition activities!)
- Point of contact between customers and internal departments
- Presentation of client engagement model to new clients.
- Build strong and positive relationships with customers at various levels
- Gathering and documenting information about the business and technical conditions of customers
- Identify training and knowledge needs of customers
- Prepare and conduct training for customers
- Independent manual and electronic order processing of national and international property right renewals incl. data recording and control for patents, utility models and designs
- Quickly and professionally process customer orders & requests while adhering to Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and individual contracts.
- Prepare and conduct yearly customer service reviews
- Correspondence in English (in writing and by phone) with international customers
- Regular processing of individual inquiries and smaller projects
- Active participation in the achievement of business objectives
The perfect match...
- Successfully completed education as patent paralegal; foreign language correspondent or comparable qualification
- Several years of professional experience in demanding customer and order management, preferably in a service environment regularly requiring explanation
- Practical work experience in IP and deadline management
- Independent, reliable, detail-oriented and precise
- Precise, solution-oriented and structured way of working
- Commitment, initiative and distinct ability to work in a team
- Strong communication skills and quick comprehension
- Excellent command of English and conversational German are essential for this role. Proficiency in additional foreign languages would be a distinct advantage
- Confident handling of MS-Office and a strong affinity for IT
- Project management experience an advantage
What we offer...
- A permanent full-time position (remote work possibilities)
- An interesting, varied, autonomous task in an international environment
- Pleasant and open team atmosphere
- Future-oriented service company with flat hierarchies and short decision-making paths
- Best of both worlds: dive into agility and growth in a dynamic setting, supported by structured onboarding and continuous learning for your success!
- International teams: offices in the USA, EMEA and APAC
- Work with a diverse range of prestigious international clients (Fortune 500, CAC40etc.)
Join PAVIS, be part of the Questel Group, a growing international group, and live a great human adventure!
đź“Ť Job location : Starnberg, Germany
Company at a glance
Questel is a true end-to-end intellectual property solutions provider serving 20,000 organizations in more than 30 countries for the optimal management of their IP assets portfolio.
Whether for patent, trademark, domain name, or design, Questel provides its customers with the software, tech-enabled services, and consulting services necessary to give them a strategic advantage.
We use state-of-the-art technology such as artificial intelligence, big data, or blockchain, powered by an unparalleled network of international experts, to optimize the maintenance of any IP asset while streamlining the internal processes of our corporate and law firm clientele.
These solutions, when combined with our IP cost management platform, deliver clients an average savings of 30-60% across the entire prosecution budget.
Beyond IP, Questel’s mission is to facilitate the development of innovation in an efficient, secure, and sustainable way.
Top Benefits
- Remote work possibilities
- Structured onboarding
- Continuous learning
- International environment
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