Global Licensing - Inbound Licensing / Contract Senior Specialist

Requisition ID:333526
Work Area: Finance
Expected Travel: 0 - 10%
Career Status: Professional
Employment Type: Regular Full Time
Career Level: T3
Hiring Manager: Thorsten Holtfurth

Recruiter Name: Milagros Mazzoli

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

SAP started in 1972 as a team of five colleagues with a desire to do something new. Together, they changed enterprise software and reinvented how business was done. Today, as a market leader in enterprise application software, we remain true to our roots. That’s why we engineer solutions to fuel innovation, foster equality and spread opportunity for our employees and customers across borders and cultures.

SAP values the entrepreneurial spirit, fostering creativity and building lasting relationships with our employees. We know that a diverse and inclusive workforce keeps us competitive and provides opportunities for all. We believe that together we can transform industries, grow economics, lift up societies and sustain our environment. Because it’s the best-run businesses that make the world run better and improve people’s lives.

THE ORGANIZATION

SAP offers products and services that help customers to become intelligent enterprises and run at their best.

SAP’s Global Licensing organization is responsible for partnering with third parties to acquire rights to use and integrate third-party IP (software, web/cloud services, content, etc.) into SAP products and solutions in accordance with SAP product licensing standards; managing the lifecycle of third-party agreements; ensuring SAP’s compliance with third party requirements; and approving third-party IP usage in SAP products and solutions per negotiated terms. We work in close cooperation with SAP development and product lines of business, Legal, global support, controlling, partner organizations, field areas, etc.

In short, we help to enable and expedite amazing SAP products and services.

THE OPPORTUNITY

This role will support Global Licensing’s Inbound Licensing efforts, including support and lead of contract negotiations with external partners and providing support for our internal stakeholders in Board areas of GFA, Customer Success, Product Engineering and Technology & Innovation. There will also be initiatives and projects to improve, simplify and standardize the existing processes in the Inbound Licensing team

This position will report to the Team Lead for Inbound Licensing (HR reporting line into Head of Global Licensing).

EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS

Specific tasks may include the following:

• Negotiation of third-party agreements, which includes providing templates to potential partners, providing clarifications, aligning internal teams and responses
• Provide guidance regarding the Inbound Licensing related processes and policies
• Prepare & present approval requests and risk evaluations and mitigation plans in cooperation with other stakeholders
• Coordination and execution of special and complex ad-hoc tasks
• Managing contracts, which includes drafting and executing amendments for various reasons, handling terminations, renewals etc. Taking over contract management responsibility for several existing partner agreements
• Support of partners with general contract administration topics
• Supporting defined projects in Global Licensing, taking over work packages and workstreams

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

Desired skills and characteristics

• Project management experience
• Contract drafting/negotiation experience
• Familiarity with licensing, contracts, risk assessment and compliance
• Experience within Finance roles would be a big plus
• High service attitude, while making no compromises on compliance
• Ability to think proactively and create pragmatic solutions
• Good analytical skills
• High level of ownership, responsibility, motivation, and drive
• Be a flexible team player able to deal with transition and change
• Being able to work independently
• Open for new topics and assignments
• Good written and oral communication and presentation skills
• Strong networking skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 4+ years’ experience

WHAT YOU GET FROM US

Success is what you make it. At SAP, we help you make it your own. A career at SAP can open many doors for you. If you’re searching for a company that’s dedicated to your ideas and individual growth, recognizes you for your unique contributions, fills you with a strong sense of purpose, and provides a fun, flexible and inclusive work environment – apply now.

SAP’S DIVERSITY COMMITMENT
To harness the power of innovation, SAP invests in the development of its diverse employees. We aspire to leverage the qualities and appreciate the unique competencies that each person brings to the company.

SAP is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team (Americas: Careers.NorthAmerica@sap.com or Careers.LatinAmerica@sap.com, APJ: Careers.APJ@sap.com, EMEA: Careers@sap.com).

Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.