Job
- Level
- Lead
- Location
- Cologne
- Working Model
- Onsite
- Job Field
- IT, Project, System
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
Job Summary
In this role, you will shape the central license management, develop licensing strategies, manage external service providers, and ensure license compliance and cost optimization within the REWE Group.
Your role in the team
- As Lead Group License Management, you will be responsible for the group-wide development, leadership, and further advancement of the central license management of the REWE Group.
- In this key role, you will shape the strategic direction and operational implementation of a company-wide Software Asset Management – with the goal of ensuring license compliance and unlocking economic optimization potentials.
- You work cross-functionally and closely with internal and external stakeholders to establish a unified, efficient license management across all IT units.
- Leadership and development of a central License Management team with a focus on strategic and operational software licensing within the REWE Group.
- Responsibility for license compliance and cost optimization within the scope of Software Asset Management (SAM).
- Management of an external license management service provider, including contract management, performance monitoring, and quality assurance.
- Regular coordination with senior management as well as the preparation of reports on compliance status, license risks, and cost-saving potentials.
- Close collaboration with IT procurement, enterprise architecture, and product owners to align licensing strategies with overarching corporate objectives.
- Development and implementation of licensing strategies for various software vendors (e.g., Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, IBM).
- Standardization and harmonization of license management processes across various IT units to ensure a uniform approach.
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Our expectations of you
Education
- Completed degree in (Business) Informatics, IT Management, Business Administration with an IT focus, or a comparable qualification.
Qualifications
- In-depth knowledge in the areas of software licensing, compliance, and contract management.
- Strong analytical skills and strategic thinking.
- Fluent communication skills in German and English, as well as the ability to convey complex issues clearly.
- Confident demeanor when interacting with internal and external stakeholders at all levels of hierarchy.
- A high degree of self-responsibility, assertiveness, and strong entrepreneurial thinking.
Experience
- Several years of professional experience in License or Software Asset Management, ideally within a corporate environment.
- Experience with Flexera FNMS or comparable SAM tools.
- Leadership experience in managing teams as well as in coordinating external service providers.
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What we offer
- Your life-work integration through flexible working hours, remote work, 30 days of vacation + regional traditional days, time-off models (sabbatical, caregiving leave, etc.), and company kindergarten.
- We invest in your future. With your annual training budget of approximately €2,000, you can focus on developing your individual skills.
- Updates for you on in-house workshops and events, such as the hackathon and tech talks, as well as weekly stand-ups, regular tech all-hands, and open door formats.
- Your relaxed commute with the discounted Germany ticket, a company bike, and parking spaces right in front of the door.
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Benefits
Health, Fitness & Fun
Work-Life-Integration
- 🚌Excellent Traffic Connections
- 🐕Animals Welcome
- 🏝Extra Holidays
- 🏠Home Office
- ⏸Educational Leave/Sabbatical
- ⏰Flexible Working Hours
- 🅿️Employee Parking Space
Higher Take-Home Pay
- 🏝️Summer and Christmas Bonus
- 📱Company Phone for Private Use
- 💻Company Notebook for Private Use
- 👴🏻Company Retirement Provision
- 🛍Employee Discount
- 🚎Public Transport Allowance
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About Your Employer
REWE Digital GmbH
As drivers of the digital innovation of the REWE Group, we are responsible for all strategic online activities of one of Europe's leading trade and tourism companies. Our most important brands at home and abroad include REWE, Penny, Billa, Merkur, BIPA, ITS , DER Touristik Meier's World Travel Jahn Reisen and Toom Hardware Store.
Description
- Company Type
- Digital Agency
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Internet, IT, Telecommunication
Lead Group License Management
- Location
- Cologne
- Working Model
- Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
