Senior Internet Intellectual Property Enforcement Analyst

The Maus Frères Group, (which is the company owning (inter alia) the fashion & lifestyle brands LACOSTE, GANT, AIGLE and TECHNIFIBRE), is looking to recruit a Senior Internet IP Enforcement Analyst to be responsible for monitoring and resolving disputes involving infringing intellectual property issues within the online environment. Our ideal candidate will have a strong background in brand protection, with demonstrated expertise in legal online matters, but please note that this is not an attorney position.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Lead an innovative and complete online brand protection strategy and enforcement program, and work to continuously evaluate those strategies; make recommendations for improvement, as needed
• Supervise all "Notice and Takedown" operations, for all platforms
• Oversee vendor relationships and budget allocation to online investigations
• Monitor effectiveness of our online vendors
• Communicate with local e-Commerce teams and distributors in identifying key online marketplaces to target
• Research high-value sellers for investigative targeting
• Manage and coordinate online brand protection cases; instruct and work with outside law firms globally for assistance
• Prepare frequent status reports for internal and external reporting
• Track and analyse data for trends and compilation of statistics + KPI reports
• Provide authentication reports
• Work with law enforcement agencies on special projects related to online sellers
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Education Minimum Requirement: BS or BA degree
• Work experience in intellectual property and brand protection preferred but not required
• Strong internet + digital skills; tech-savvy is a must
• Proficiency with using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel + PowerPoint)
• Ability to take initiative and work independently; capable of executing results on the above job responsibilities autonomously
• Strong attention to details and strong analytical skills, to be successful with investigations
• Must demonstrate organizational and time management skills; this position will handle a high volume caseload, and the ability to function in a fast-paced environment is required
• Ability to maintain discretion, as needed

Core Values and Traits:

Play as One Team:

• Showing respect towards everyone
• Commitment for the team’s work and decisions

Play with Elegance:

• Striving for excellence
• Treating others with fair play and humility

Play by Daring:

• Having the courage to speak up, experiment and take initiative
• To explore new opportunities

Play with Tenacity:

• Constantly seek continuous improvement
• Learning from our failures

At Lacoste, we’re committed to building the best team we can. We hire for potential and support every team member through each step of their career development. Building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive space for our team to think differently and push the status quo is incredibly important to us; and we strive to use these guiding principles as the foundation for how we interact with each other, how we build our business, and how we hold ourselves accountable to our core values.

The Maus Frères Group, (which is the company owning (inter alia) the fashion & lifestyle brands LACOSTE, GANT, AIGLE and TECHNIFIBRE), is looking to recruit a Senior Internet IP Enforcement Analyst to be responsible for monitoring and resolving disputes involving infringing intellectual property issues within the online environment. Our ideal candidate will have a strong background in brand protection, with demonstrated expertise in legal online matters, but please note that this is not an attorney position.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Lead an innovative and complete online brand protection strategy and enforcement program, and work to continuously evaluate those strategies; make recommendations for improvement, as needed
• Supervise all "Notice and Takedown" operations, for all platforms
• Oversee vendor relationships and budget allocation to online investigations
• Monitor effectiveness of our online vendors
• Communicate with local e-Commerce teams and distributors in identifying key online marketplaces to target
• Research high-value sellers for investigative targeting
• Manage and coordinate online brand protection cases; instruct and work with outside law firms globally for assistance
• Prepare frequent status reports for internal and external reporting
• Track and analyse data for trends and compilation of statistics + KPI reports
• Provide authentication reports
• Work with law enforcement agencies on special projects related to online sellers
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Education Minimum Requirement: BS or BA degree
• Work experience in intellectual property and brand protection preferred but not required
• Strong internet + digital skills; tech-savvy is a must
• Proficiency with using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel + PowerPoint)
• Ability to take initiative and work independently; capable of executing results on the above job responsibilities autonomously
• Strong attention to details and strong analytical skills, to be successful with investigations
• Must demonstrate organizational and time management skills; this position will handle a high volume caseload, and the ability to function in a fast-paced environment is required
• Ability to maintain discretion, as needed

Core Values and Traits:

Play as One Team:

• Showing respect towards everyone
• Commitment for the team’s work and decisions

Play with Elegance:

• Striving for excellence
• Treating others with fair play and humility

Play by Daring:

• Having the courage to speak up, experiment and take initiative
• To explore new opportunities

Play with Tenacity:

• Constantly seek continuous improvement
• Learning from our failures

At Lacoste, we’re committed to building the best team we can. We hire for potential and support every team member through each step of their career development. Building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive space for our team to think differently and push the status quo is incredibly important to us; and we strive to use these guiding principles as the foundation for how we interact with each other, how we build our business, and how we hold ourselves accountable to our core values.