IT License Management Professional
Siemens Healthineers
Tasks And Responsibilities
- End to end owner of multiple software license environments, focusing primarily on flexlm/flexnet based license servers as well as other vendor specific technologies.
- Manage token, floating, and site license models across various vendors, ensuring optimal allocation, availability, and utilization.
- Oversee day to day license service operations, including monitoring, troubleshooting, vendor coordination, and lifecycle management.
- Maintain transparent usage metrics, generate reports, and drive optimization based on actual consumption and business needs.
- Ensure compliance with license agreements, contractual terms, audits, and legal frameworks across all managed vendors.
- Establish and maintain policies, standards, and procedures for software license management ensuring high quality and traceability.
- Implement processes to identify security concerns, gaps, and remediation actions relevant to license servers and software distribution.
- Evaluate new vendor requirements, assess impacts on existing licensing architectures, and design required changes.
- Consult and support business units regarding new demand, license model selection, cost estimation, and implementation of new or changed license services.
Experience - 5+ Years of experience
Preferred Technical Skills
- Experience with software license management, especially environments using flexlm/flexnet including license server administration.
- Experience with license monitoring tools, reporting dashboards, and vendor specific license utilities.
- Solid understanding of token based, floating, and site licensing models.
- Familiarity with IT Service Management, software deployment, Internet technologies, and/or cloud licensing concepts (e.g., SaaS, subscription models).
- Knowledge of ITIL processes is a plus.
- Experience interacting with multiple software vendors (e.g., CAD/CAE/ECAD tools, engineering software).
- Strong analytical and structured working style to manage complex global license requirements and their interdependencies.
- High customer orientation and strong communication skills to align with users and negotiate with vendors and align cost efficient license strategies.
- Ability to communicate effectively in English; German language skills are welcome.
- Team oriented mindset and ability to collaborate with IT service teams, procurement, finance, engineering departments, and vendors.