Team Manager, STEM Content Analysis - Engineering

About the role

Clarivate is looking for a Team Manager, STEM Content Analysis - Engineering, based in Chennai, to lead its Patents Content - Engineering Manual Coding team. The team produces editorially enhanced manual coding that powers DWPI (Derwent World Patents Index), one of the world's leading patent intelligence databases.

Key responsibilities

• Lead a team of subject matter experts who analyse engineering and technology patent disclosures and apply DWPI Manual Codes, enabling precise classification, retrieval and analysis of innovations.
• Drive a culture of execution, quality and continuous improvement through KPIs, reporting, best practices and quality controls.
• Define and execute operational strategies, standards, SLAs and scalable processes supporting Clarivate's content ecosystem.
• Manage departmental budgets, headcount planning and strategic initiatives.
• Collaborate with senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders on innovation and operational excellence.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or master's degree in a related field.
• Minimum 5 years' management experience in a global corporate setting, including 1 to 2 years in project or process leadership.
• Minimum 2 years' experience managing objectives, accountability, progress, results and feedback, working with global teams.
• Career level 4 or above, with a last performance rating of achieved or above.
• Preferred: engineering education and knowledge of the IP industry, products and services.

Required skills

• Excellent process management in content operations, with a focus on finding synergies and simplifying complex processes.
• Knowledge of Agile processes and delivery preferred.

The team is 20 people and works full time, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM IST (including a 1-hour break).