Legal, IP, and Risk Project Manager

Reference #: 1157182000

Requisition #:14267

Our Mission: Powering Innovation That Drives Human AdvancementWhen visionary companies need to know how their world-changing ideas will perform, they close the gap between design and reality with Ansys simulation. For more than 50 years, Ansys software has enabled innovators across industries to push boundaries by using the predictive power of simulation. From sustainable transportation to advanced semiconductors, from satellite systems to life-saving medical devices, the next great leaps in human advancement will be powered by Ansys.Innovate With Ansys, Power Your Career.Summary / Role Purpose

The Legal, IP, and Risk Project Manager will play a critical role in the execution and delivery of LIR (Legal / Intellectual Property / Risk) initiatives and projects. The primary focus will be LIR-led initiatives that are large-scale and high impact with moderate to high risk and complexity. The LIR Project Manager will support and/or manage workstreams throughout cross-functional teams that include Legal, IT, Cyber, Product Development, Data Management, HR, and business operations. This is an excellent opportunity for candidates who enjoy leading teams and who thrive in fast-paced, collaborative environments.Key Duties and Responsibilities

Manages small and/or large-scale, complex projects that may involve multiple internal and external stakeholders

With direction from Leadership, determine and track against project milestones, while evaluating and actively measuring progress

Partner with business sponsors to define success metrics and criteria

Assists with the building, leading, and coaching of multiple project teams throughout project lifecycles

Assesses and resolves high priority project risks as they are encountered

Continually updates relevant business stakeholder of project status and periodically publish project status reports

Contributes relevant subject matter expertise to regularly brief key stakeholders on different aspects of assigned initiatives

Represents LIR in various project governance and inter-departmental forums

Assists with improving consistency through which LIR initiatives are managed and trackedMinimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience

Bachelor's Degree and 3+ years of project management experience OR 5+ years project management with 2+ years of related experience in LIR Project Management

Demonstrated experience in establishing and delivering complex projects

Experienced in partnering with senior stakeholders to identify and address project issues

Strong project management skills, including the ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines

Solid planning, organizational, and leadership skills, including the ability to mobilize and motivate teams, set direction and approach, resolve conflict, deliver tough messages with grace, and execute with limited information and ambiguity

Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, including the ability to remove barriers and enable teams to complete their objectives

Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate at all levels with clarity and precision

Solid influencing and negotiation skills, including the ability to navigate in a highly matrixed organization effectively

Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to make effective presentations, and proven ability to quickly earn the trust of sponsors and key stakeholders

Focused and versatile team player who is comfortable under pressure, ambiguity, frequent change, or unpredictability

Sound business and technical acumen, with emphasis on cyber and data security related frameworksAt Ansys, we know that changing the world takes vision, skill, and each other. We fuel new ideas, build relationships, and help each other realize our greatest potential. We are ONE Ansys. We operate on three key components: the commitments to our stakeholders, the behaviors of h w we work together, and the actions of how we deliver results. Together as ONE Ansys, we are powering innovation that drives human advancement.Our Commitments:

Amaze with innovative products and solutions

Make ourcustomers incredibly successful

Act with integrity

Ensure employees thrive and shareholders prosperOur Values:

Adaptability: Be open, welcome what's next

Courage: Be courageous, move forward passionately

Generosity: Be generous, share, listen, serve

Authenticity: Be you, make us strongerOur Actions:

We commit to audacious goals

We work seamlessly as a team

We demonstrate mastery

We deliver outstanding resultsINCLUSION IS AT OUR CORE

We believe diverse thinking leads to better outcomes. We are committed to creating and nurturing a workplace that fuels this by welcoming people, no matter their background, identity, or experience, to a workplace where they are valued and where diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging thrive.WELCOME WHAT'S NEXT IN YOUR CAREER AT ANSYS

At Ansys, you will find yourself among the sharpest minds and most visionary leaders across the globe. Collectively we strive to change the world with innovative technology and transformational solutions. With a prestigious reputation in working with well-known, world-class companies, standards at Ansys are high - met by those willing to rise to the occasion and meet those challenges head on. Our team is passionate about pushing the limits of world-class simulation technology, empowering our customers to turn their design concepts into successful, innovative products faster and at a lower cost.At Ansys, it's about the learning, the discovery, and the collaboration. It's about the "what's next" as much as the "mission accomplished." And it's about the melding of disciplined intellect with strategic direction and results that have, can, and do impact real people in real ways. All this is forged within a working environment built on respect, autonomy, and ethics.CREATING A PLACE WE'RE PROUD TO BE

Ansys is an S&P 500 company and a member of the NASDAQ-100. We are proud to have been recognized for the following more recent awards, although our list goes on: Newsweek's Most Loved Workplace globally and in the U.S., Gold Stevie Award Winner, America's Most Responsible Companies, Fast Company World Changing Ideas, Great Place to Work Certified (Belgium, China, Greece, France, India, Japan, Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, and U.K.).For more information, please visit us at www.ansys.comAnsys does not accept unsolicited referrals for vacancies, and any unsolicited referral will become the property of Ansys. Upon hire, no fee will be owed to the agency, person, or entity.ANSYS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.