About this role
You are responsible for the correct and efficient licensing of a defined range of software products from the global software portfolio of ContiTech and the successful implementation of strategic guidelines.
In this role, you're in charge of the following tasks:
Efficient and correct licensing according to contractual conditions, especially according to valid license metricsEnsuring seamless renewals of maintenance and subscriptionsEnsuring the documentation of each license acquisition in the license management toolIssuing and managing license keysDefining and implementing sustainable measures to minimize risks and ensure always valid licensing and software usage (compliance)Regularly providing license balances (license inventory, license usage, license requirements)Regularly conducting internal license audits to validate or identify deviationsDetermining needs and planning the budget for centrally managed software usage rightsCentral internal contact for software licensing, especially in the sourcing process towards Purchasing departmentDeveloping simulations and scenarios for license models and contract volumesMonitoring the data quality of license types and usageProviding analyses and data for management requestsCoordinating or conducting measurements for internal or external inquiriesCommunicating changed license conditions to internal application and service ownersDeveloping alternative license metrics and adapting changed metrics for internal operationsActively participating in mergers & acquisitions (M&A), especially regarding license metrics and temporary usage rights University degree in computer science, business informatics, business administration with a relevant focusSeveral years of professional experience in IT license management, IT controlling, or IT license consultingAdvanced knowledge of internal procedural instructions on compliance, workflows, and approvalsCertification as a license manager (TÜV, CSLP, CSAM, or comparable) as well as ITIL Foundation (v3, v4)Basic knowledge in finance, such as purchase-to-pay, project cost planning, investment calculationAdvanced analytical expertise, proficient in MS Office Excel (PIVOT reports, filter criteria, enrichment with external data) or PowerBI, SQL, KNIME, etc.Fluent English skills, both written and spoken; German is a plus Solid mathematical and statistical knowledge with high affinity for numbers and statistics
Applications from severely handicapped people are welcome.
What We Offer:
The 13th salary – Paid once a year, in December;Meal tickets - With a value of 40 Ron;Hybrid schedule – Work-life balance is important, so we offer a flexible schedule. Please agree on this with your superior;Private Health Insurance – Health is the most important, so we offer you a medical subscription through Signal Iduna;Referral bonuses - We encourage colleagues to refer new candidates to us and, at the same time, to get the chance to receive a bonus;Bookster – Feed your body and your mind. You can borrow books and you’ll receive them at the office;Sports benefits- It’s important to stay active, so we offer you the 7Card;Discounts at our partners – We collaborate with different vendors, and we receive discounts for various products/ services like rubbers, restaurants, kindergartens, etc;System for Rewarding Improvement Ideas – We have an internal improvement program (Continental Idea Management) that gives you the opportunity to come up with ideas and to be honored with an attractive bonus (this is established by the CIM team according to your improvement idea);Happy days – If you or your child is getting married, or you become a parent, you receive some extra free days;Life events celebration - If your family is growing, we praise your newborn with a bonus;Unfortunate events - In case of unhappy events in your life, we support you by offering you free days and financial support (handled on a case-by-case basis);Extra vacation days – You begin with 22 vacation days/year, and starting with the 3rd year with us, we offer you 1 more day of vacation and, afterward from 2 to 2 years you’ll get one more extra day (the maximum you can achieve is 27);Professional development - Many opportunities to develop yourself within the company;Diversity and multicultural mindset - We encourage you to join us no matter who, where, or what you are. We have colleagues from different nations and a variety of languages are spoken in our company.Ready to drive with Continental? Take the first step and fill in the online application.