Software License Professional

Job Title
Software License Professional

Agency
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Department
IT Enterprise Applications

Proposed Minimum Salary
Commensurate

Job Location
Corpus Christi, Texas

Job Type
Staff

Job Description
TAMU-CC is a dynamic university designated as both a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) with approximately 11,000 students from 47 states and 54 foreign nations. We employ over 1,400 full-time and 2,000 part-time Islanders (including students/GAs). The University attracts highly talented faculty and staff and offers an array of undergraduate and graduate degrees, including doctoral programs. As a member of the Texas A&M University System, TAMU-CC benefits from a range of resources, increased visibility and influence, and opportunities to collaborate in mutually beneficial ways with peers across member institutions and associated agencies.


TAMU-CC's beautiful campus is located on a 240-acre island on Corpus Christi Bay and was ranked #1 College by the Sea by Best College Reviews. Our natural setting is enhanced by its modern, attractive, and state-of-the-art classroom buildings and support facilities.


From our generous benefits package and professional development opportunities, to our retirement programs and our commitment to service excellence, the Island University is an engaging and rewarding place to work.
Learn more information here!

PURPOSE
The purpose of the Software License Professional is to provide the widest set of campus licensed software to the broadest population while minimizing the costs of delivering and managing the titles. This initiative is to manage software licensing and distribution for common and commonly used software for staff, faculty, and students.

RESPONSIBILITIES
OPERATIONS - 35%

• Assists all users with the process of acquiring software - functions as their “broker” to help navigate infosec, accessibility, sole source, contract review, etc.
  
• Maintains inventory of all the university software and tracking of upcoming software renewals. Reminds Owners/Custodians of upcoming renewals and recommendations for retiring software as needed.
  
• Advise on licensing options to develop the software portfolio and services to ensure continued alignment to business needs and strategic goals.
  

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT - 35%

• Stay current on legal issues in the areas of software usage and distribution.
  
• Employ software discovery and recognition tools such as SCCM to investigate software usage, analyze and understand findings to support software licensing related decisions and management information requests.
  
• Identify opportunities to provide improved value for money including consolidating individual licenses into larger agreements and reducing the replication of functionality across multiple products whilst maintaining compliance.
  
• Monitor classroom utilization of specialized software for educational use to ensure applications are not “stale” in usage
  
• Manage the configuration and quality of data within a Software Assets Management Tools such as “SNow” or “License Dashboard” to ensure optimized usage of software assets and facilitate compliance across the TAMU-CC software portfolio.
  

BUDGET - 20%

• Assist in maintaining a licensing budget to allow for recommending of solutions for similar product requests.
  
• Identifies software savings opportunities: overpayment, underutilization, redundancy.
  
• Confirms or performs business case analysis for all software acquisitions over $10,000/yr.
  
• Generates reports predicting how much the university expenditures currently as well as forecast models.
  
• Monitor software sales, distribute request forms, fill requests, and educate users of various software programs.
  

OTHER - 10%

• Attend educational workshops; review professional publications; establish personal networks; benchmark state of the art practices; participate in professional societies.
  
• Adheres to internal controls established for department.
  
• Performs other related duties as required.
  

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• Bachelor's degree in applicable field.
  
• Five (5) years of related experience in business analysis.
  
• Equivalent combination of education and experience: Master's + 3 years of related experience.
  
• Critical thinking and analytical abilities, exceptional communication skills, and strong leadership and collaborative skills, as well as project management skills
  
• Able to organize/manage multiple priorities and projects coupled with the flexibility to quickly adapt to ever changing business priorities and perform well under pressure.
  
• Understands the software acquisition process.
  
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in all areas.
  
• Ability to apply judgment and make decisions.
  
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to liaise with customers and vendors.
  
• Flexible approach to tasks with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks whilst maintaining accuracy.
  
• Capable of applying own initiative to address new and changing situations.
  

WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE

• Experience in higher education, organizational development and / or human resources preferably demonstrated knowledge of higher education organization structure and business practices and the associated systems and platforms.
  

SALARY: Commensurate upon experience.

NOTE: This position is a hybrid position.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution's verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution's procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer committed to diversity.


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