Global Process & Licensing Manager

About Client :

Looking for Global Process & Licensing Manager with a reputed client of Wizmatrix which is a leading consumer goods industry.

Criteria :

- 8+ years experience in software licensing, asset management.

- Handling vendors, stake holders.

Qualification : BE / MBA

Location of Posting : Bangalore.

Designation : Global Process & Licensing Manager

Responsibilities :

- Define and own Software Policy and keep it relevant; continued user education/awareness; drive its implementation globally across all business clusters.

- Define and manage the process framework for Software Asset Management and integration with other IT/ES processes.

- Maintain close relationship with Geography IT teams and Innovation leads via the local software license coordinators.

- Directly work with project/programme managers within ES to provide support and consulting on license costs and commercially optimal methods of licensing.

- Accountable for producing and managing SAM service line KPIs

- Manage the relationship with global software resellers and closely work with procurement to optimise the purchasing activities.

- Maintain specialised supplier licensing knowledge and act as CoE for company; Create and lead a community of practice for Software Asset Management within company and using this to leverage internal and external knowledge to deliver a better understanding of the market.

- Manage & maintain effective license position for all software in use, globally, and associated compliance Maintain an yearly BAU plan of activity (process improvements, audits, data analysis, remediation)

- Collect Proof of Entitlement and approve small purchase requests globally

- Lead supplier initiated audits and ensure protection of company interests

- Manage & maintain a global software catalogue (package approvals, reviews, additions, removals of software) Use Configuration Management system and associated procedures to ensure that appropriate records of all changes to IT assets within area of responsibility are accurately controlled and recorded.

- Initiates, organises and presents sound information and advice on issues such as maintenance of software assets, licensing of software, and legal obligations such as compliance with the Data Protection Act. Maintains familiarity with, and uses international standards such as ISO / IEC 19770-1 for software asset management; define strategy for SAM to obtain external accreditation.

- Produces and analyses registers and histories of authorised IT assets, their valuation generated (for example) from data in the configuration management database (CMDB) and verifies that all the organisation’s authorised assets are in a known state and location, and that there are no unauthorised assets such as unlicensed copies of software.

Noor Asma
Contact No : 08040050924