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JOBG8

Location

Netherlands

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

For our International end client we are looking for a Global Software License Coordinator for the run and mantain activities. Financial tool skills is a must!

Start: 1-8-2012
End: 31-7-2013
Rate: 55
Loaction: Rijswijk/The Hague

1. Administer software license, maintenance & support renewals and new license purchases including:
a) Ensuring license is within defined scope of software license management
b) Ensuring license, maintenance & support coverage renewals, true ups and true downs are completed according to agreed processes, on time and accurately.
c) Obtaining approvals from budget holder/portfolio manager/application owner for license, maintenance & support renewals & new license purchases.
d) Obtaining quotes for license renewals & purchases from software publisher/vendor
e) Verifying software vendor quotes for license, maintenance & support renewal fees & new license purchases with Contracts & Procurement.
f) Ensuring timely renewal & installation of license keys for end users to access software.
g) Reporting on renewal status, spend and cost savings information

2. Determine license compliance position & coordinate license remediation by:
a) Registering and maintaining accurate license entitlement information in software license registry/tool.
b) Collating software deployment data and reconciling that data against the license entitlement information to determine effective license position.
c) Developing license gap remediation plan.
d) Engaging stakeholders (eg Portfolio Managers, Contracts & Procurement, Information Risk Management (IRM) for input and sign off on license gap remediation plan (where there's agreement to remediate gaps) and risk acceptance document (where there's a decision not to remediate gaps).
e) Coordinating and where relevant, collaborating with relevant stakeholders to implement license gap remediation plan
f) Assisting in software vendor audit exercises and remediation actions following audits.
g) Assist in ensuring that our client's Information Risk Management controls relating to software license management are Embedded and facilitate successful testing of compliance with such controls.

3. Contribute towards increasing the maturity level of software license management (SLM) processes & tooling in P&T and the enterprise by:
a) Contributing subject matter expertise towards the development, implementation & continuous improvement of P&T SLM processes & tooling.
b) Ensuring that SLM processes which are implemented are adhered to by the relevant stakeholders.
c) Advising stakeholders on the applicable SLM processes.
d) Assisting P&T SOM with license budget management.
e) Identify opportunities for license optimisation and cost savings.
f) Contributing towards the establishment and implementation of software license management processes and tooling on an enterprise level.

4. Act as P&T Software License Focal Point Coordinator on Enterprise Software License Compliance Initiatives where responsibilities include:
In relation to the Enterprise High Priority List (HPL)
a) Collecting all license entitlements and deployment data for the identified contracts on the HPL for the P&T organisation.
b) Representing P&T in the weekly enterprise software license compliance (SLC) meetings and workshops.

In relation to the License Management Forum (LMF)
a) Representing P&T in the LMF by getting business input, verification and approvals for periodic license renewals, true ups/true downs and license upgrades.
b) Coordinating the software license challenge for P&T.
c) Collaborating with the LMF and the P&T businesses in onboarding new applications into the Optional and/or Managed Business Applications (MBA) portfolio.

Is this you? Then we'd like to receive your CV, a motivation for the assignment and your houly rate!