SAP License Compliance & Licensing Standards Specialist 

Argentina, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires 

417059814

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.

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