Senior IT License and Contract Manager (m/f/diverse) - REF80996A

Job Description

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 metrics
• Ensuring seamless renewals of maintenance and subscriptions
• Ensuring the documentation of each license acquisition in the license management tool
• Issuing and managing license keys
• Defining 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 deviations
• Determining needs and planning the budget for centrally managed software usage rights
• Central internal contact for software licensing, especially in the sourcing process towards Purchasing department
• Developing simulations and scenarios for license models and contract volumes
• Monitoring the data quality of license types and usage
• Providing analyses and data for management requests
• Coordinating or conducting measurements for internal or external inquiries
• Communicating changed license conditions to internal application and service owners
• Developing alternative license metrics and adapting changed metrics for internal operations
• Actively participating in mergers & acquisitions (M&A), especially regarding license metrics and temporary usage rights

Additional Information

The well-being of our employees is important to us. That\’s why we offer exciting career prospects and support you in achieving a good work-life balance with additional benefits such as:

• Training opportunities
• Mobile and flexible working models
• Sabbaticals

and much more…

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Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging are important to us and make our company strong and successful.We offer equal opportunities to everyone – regardless of age, gender, nationality, cultural background, disability, religion, ideology or sexual orientation.

Ready to drive with Continental? Take the first step and fill in the online application.

Qualifications

• University degree in computer science, business informatics, business administration with a relevant focus
• Several years of professional experience in IT license management, IT controlling, or IT license consulting
• Advanced knowledge of internal procedural instructions on compliance, workflows, and approvals
• Certification 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 calculation
• Advanced analytical expertise, proficient in MS Office Excel (PIVOT reports, filter criteria, enrichment with external data) or PowerBI, SQL, KNIME, etc.
• Fluent German and English skills, both written and spoken
• Solid mathematical and statistical knowledge with high affinity for numbers and statistics

Applications from severely handicapped people are welcome.

Company Description

Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation.In 2024, Continentalgenerated sales of €39.7 billion and currently employs around 190,000 people in 55 countries and markets.

Guided by the vision of being the customer\’s first choice for material-driven solutions, the ContiTech group sector focuses on development competence and material expertise for products and systems made of rubber, plastics, metal, and fabrics. These can also be equipped with electronic components in order to optimize them functionally for individual services. ContiTech\’s industrial growth areas are primarily in the areas of energy, agriculture, construction, and surfaces. In addition, ContiTech serves the automotive and transportation industries as well as rail transport.

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