License Compliance & Licensing Standards Specialist

Job Description

We help the world run better

At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.

What you’ll do

License Review

• License review and risk evaluation of various forms of third-party IP (Intellectual Property) and other materials, including:
  o Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS),
  o (Free) Third-party web APIs/services,
  o (Free) Third-party contents and standards (e.g. data sets).
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders on licensing efforts of third-party IP through meetings, emails, and service tickets.
• High level review of the technical integration of third-party IP.
• Prepare and present approval requests and risk evaluations and mitigation plans.
• Interpret license materials as well as technical use cases to help SAP make informed decisions.
• Enhance, simplify and improve third-party license review process in collaboration with legal team.

3rd Party Licensing Standards

• Be the SPOC for SAP Product Standard Licensing to internal stakeholders to align on open questions
• Support the develop of changes in the Product Standard Licensing, whenever needed
• Support Projects that require Product Standard Licensing guidance

Software Quality Analysis

• Conduct research into open source software: This includes substantive investigations into all areas of open source components: licensing, security vulnerabilities, vibrancy and adoption rates of open source projects, etc.
• Administer and utilize static analysis tools to help assess and triage risk: you will become a super-user of some of the industry’s leading open source management tools: Black Duck, WhiteSource, NexB, FOSSology, SW360, ClearlyDefined, etc.
• Help developers understand and manage the hierarchical dependencies (both direct and transitive) of open source.
• Communicate directly with developers to:
• Understand use cases within the context of SAP solutions,
• Support fulfillment of open-source obligations and manage any relevant issues that may arise.

What you bring

• Bachelor or Master Degree in Business, Law, Management of Information Systems, Engineering or equivalent degree.
• Expertise in open source or other third-party licensing terms.
• Familiarity with licensing, contracts, risk assessment and compliance.
• Understanding of compliance concepts and interest in legal/finance processes.
• Knowledge of the software development lifecycle is an advantage.
• Customer service skills - high service attitude, while making no compromises on compliance.
• Ability to think proactively and create pragmatic solutions.
• High level of ownership, responsibility, motivation, and drive
• Project Management Skills
• Flexible team player able to deal with transition and change.
• Being able to work independently.

​Bring out your best

SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion

SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.
SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and 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: Careers@sap.com
For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.

EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability:

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.
Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

Requisition ID: 421199 | Work Area: Finance | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.