Software License Management Analyst – HYBRID

Job Overview

IFS is a billion-dollar revenue company with 6000+ employees on all continents. Our leading AI technology is the backbone of our award-winning enterprise software solutions, enabling our customers to be their best when it really matters–at the Moment of Service™. Our commitment to internal AI adoption has allowed us to stay at the forefront of technological advancements, ensuring our colleagues can unlock their creativity and productivity, and our solutions are always cutting-edge.
Copperleaf is the world’s leading AI powered Asset Investment Planning (AIP) solution, enabling organizations to make better decisions – faster, smarter and with more confidence.Together Copperleaf and IFS offer the first end-to-end asset lifecycle management solution. Underpinned by Industrial AI, the combining of Copperleaf and IFS will allow our asset intensive customers to deliver on their moment of service through strategic allocation and execution of CAPEX and OPEX; balancing expenditure, business objectives, risk and optimal asset performance.At IFS, we’re flexible, we’re innovative, and we’re focused not only on how we can engage with our customers but on how we can make a real change and have a worldwide impact. We help solve some of society’s greatest challenges, fostering a better future through our agility, collaboration, and trust.
We celebrate diversity and understand our responsibility to reflect the diverse world we work in. We are committed to promoting an inclusive workforce that fully represents the many different cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints of our customers, our partners, and our communities. As a truly international company serving people from around the globe, we realize that our success is tantamount to the respect we have for those different points of view.
By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to be part of a global, diverse environment; you will be joining a winning team with a commitment to sustainability; and a company where we get things done so that you can make a positive impact on the world.
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Job Description
The role requires experience with software licensing / license management and evaluating software deployments for licensing compliance.In this position you will work in a fast-paced environment and be responsible for understanding license and support agreements, analyzing license entitlements and software deployments, to confirm compliance with IFS terms of use.
To be successful in this position you will demonstrate: Excellent ability to research, organize and analyze information, identify and evaluate options, and problem-solveProven ability to work effectively both on a team and independently, meet objectives and deliverables, and adhere to timelinesAbility to exercise judgement and discretion while working with a high degree of independence within broadly-defined operational boundariesAbility to communicate accurately, concisely, and unambiguously to individuals possessing varying degrees of systems understanding and levels of responsibility within IFS and our customers organizationsAbility to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, manage resilience in times of uncertainty and effectively work in a changing environmentBroad understanding of cloud and on-premise licensing concepts and understanding of legal concepts and requirements associated with software licensing agreements
Successful candidates will have a bias toward analysis, enjoy finding patterns from different sources, making confident analytics-driven decisions, and engaging our customers to discover and document compliance issues.
In this role you will be part of a team that review and analyse customer deployments to develop licensing positions. You will act as a key point of contact for our clients during the deployment review and verification stage. You will be confident in front of clients, with an ability to communicate with varying stakeholders(technical , business operations) , providing clear and concise narratives with ease.
You will work closely with the license management team to strategize on tasks required to review / verify a deployment and execute those tasks assigned.
Key responsibilities
Queuing / Processing of customer deployment declarationsEvaluating deployment data for compliance issuesVerifying deployment data with customerCorrelating deployment data other data sources to support findingsClear and concise summarization of findings in a timely and efficient mannerContributing to methodology and delivery quality improvement projects
Qualifications
Essential
2+ years working within the Licensing industry/technology sectorExperience with MS Office and complex Excel data managementExperience with top tier software vendor (Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, IBM) deployments but experience with other vendors will also be consideredExcellent organizational skillsGood commercial acumenComfort engaging with internal/external stakeholders
Desirable
Strong background in contract law and license interpretationComplex data analysis skills to evaluate customer supplied and external dataSAM process and maturity assessment experience is a plusStrong administrative and/or technology background is a plusCRM and LinkedIn Sales Navigator experience is a plus
Other
Education Qualification is required. Bachelor Degree or higher in Comp Sc , IT , Business, any engineering degree OR graduate in any discipline2+ years experience is in the specific area / core skill and Overall Experience in the SW/IT industryWork hours will require regularly scheduled meetings with IFS global teams in either USA, UK/ Europe or APJ/MENUCandidate can work from regional offices or work from home
Additional Information
We believe that coming together as a community, in person, is important for innovation, connection and fostering a sense of belonging. Our roles have the right balance of remote and in-office working to enable flexibility for managing your life along with ensuring a real connection with your colleagues and the broader IFS community.
In IFS Industrial and Financial Systems Poland Sp. z o.o., based in Warsaw, the Whistleblowing Procedure is in effect, defining methods for reporting legal violations, rules for handling internal reports and taking follow-up actions, as well as principles for protecting whistleblowers. Reports can be submitted through the application at https://report.whistleb.com/pl/ifs, available on the website https://www.ifs.com/.