Job Description
“Subject line - Team Leader for Hanwha Q-cells”
Specialisation: Patent Search & leadership capabilities.
Job Level – Senior
Location – Gurgaon
Industry - Manufacturing + Renewable Energy + CleanTech company
Employment type – Permanent Full Time
Language – English
Salary - As per industry standards
Job Description
Opening for Hanwha Q-Cells – Team Leader | Gurgaon (8–13 Years)
We are hiring for Hanwha Q-Cells and looking for an experienced IP professional with strong technical and leadership capabilities.”
Key Responsibilities:
• Conduct Freedom to Operate (FTO) searches and analyses to support innovation and business strategy
• Perform Patentability / Novelty searches and Validity / Invalidity analyses
• Prepare Patent Landscape Reports, White Space Analysis, and Technology Insight Reports
• Track competitor patent activities and summarize global IP trends
• Work closely with Global R&D teams, inventors, patent engineers, and IP counsel
• Identify innovation opportunities and support invention harvesting initiatives
👥 Leadership Responsibilities:
• Manage and lead team members effectively
• Review team performance and productivity
• Allocate work and monitor deliverables
• Approve leaves, attendance, and schedules
• Handle escalations and resolve team issues
• Support hiring, performance evaluations, training, and mentoring
🎓 Desired Candidate Profile:
• 8–13 years of hands-on experience in IP Analytics / Patent Research with people management skills
• Strong expertise in patent search tools and databases
• Prior experience in consulting firms or in-house IP teams
In-house experience as preferred (not mandatory).
• Minimum 2+ years of people management / leadership experience
• Domain expertise in Solar / Renewable Energy Technologies preferred
• IP drafting and prosecution knowledge preferred (not mandatory)
🎓 Education: Bachelor’s / master’s in chemistry, Electrical, Electronics, Solar, or a related technical field
Educational Qualification
🎓 Education: Bachelor’s / master’s in chemistry, Electrical, Electronics, Solar, or a related technical field
