SAP Software License Manager (f/m/d)

Siemens Energy; Mülheim an der Ruhr; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-financed pension scheme

Shareholder opportunity

Flexible remote work options

Professional development programs

Family-friendly work arrangements

Job summary

Siemens Energy seeks a SAP Software License Manager to govern SAP licensing across ERP and cloud landscapes, ensuring compliance and optimizing entitlements. You will analyze license consumption, advise stakeholders, and collaborate with IT, Procurement, Finance, and external partners to minimize financial risk.

The role requires deep SAP licensing knowledge, experience across ECC, S/4HANA, and Cloud environments, and strong German/English communication skills.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Software Asset Management (SAM) with a focus on SAP licensing
• Strong knowledge of SAP licensing models (Digital Access, indirect usage, user/engine metrics)
• Ability to analyze license consumption data and perform contract analysis
• Experience with SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA, RISE with SAP, and SAP Cloud environments
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication in German and English

Responsibilities

• Own and govern the SAP Effective License Position (ELP) and report risks
• Develop and implement SAP license governance frameworks across SAP ecosystems
• Analyze and reconcile SAP license consumption data (user, engine, Digital Access)
• Identify and drive SAP license optimization initiatives for cost and compliance
• Advise stakeholders on SAP licensing, budgeting, demand planning, and negotiations
• Coordinate SAP license audits and liaise with SAP, Procurement, Finance, IT, and external bodies

Skills

SAP licensing

License governance

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

German & English comms

Education

University degree in IT/Business/Finance or related field

Job description

A Snapshot of Your Day

As a SAP Software License Manager (f/m/d), you drive the strategic governance and optimization of SAP software licenses across complex ERP and cloud landscapes. You ensure license compliance, analyze consumption and contractual entitlements, and provide expert guidance to stakeholders on licensing strategies, audits, and cost optimization. By collaborating closely with IT, Procurement, Finance, and external partners, you help minimize financial risks and maximize the value of SAP investments.

As a SAP Software License Manager (f/m/d), you drive the strategic governance and optimization of SAP software licenses across complex ERP and cloud landscapes. You ensure license compliance, analyze consumption and contractual entitlements, and provide expert guidance to stakeholders on licensing strategies, audits, and cost optimization. By collaborating closely with IT, Procurement, Finance, and external partners, you help minimize financial risks and maximize the value of SAP investments.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Ownership and governance of the SAP Effective License Position (ELP), including license compliance, quality assurance, and risk reporting
• Development and implementation of SAP license governance frameworks across SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA, RISE with SAP, and SAP Cloud environments
• Analysis, validation, and reconciliation of SAP license consumption data, including user, engine, FUE, and Digital Access metrics
• Identification and execution of SAP license optimization initiatives, including cost optimization, compliance remediation, and licensing strategy for transformation programs
• Strategic advisory for stakeholders on SAP licensing, budgeting, demand planning, supplier negotiations, and commercial decision-making
• Management of SAP license audits, stakeholder communication, and collaboration with SAP, Procurement, Finance, IT, and external organizations such as DSAG

What You Bring

• University degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field
• Extensive professional experience in Software Asset Management (SAM) with a strong focus on SAP software license management
• Proven expertise in managing SAP licensing across complex landscapes, including SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA, RISE with SAP, and SAP Cloud solutions
• Comprehensive knowledge of SAP licensing models, including Digital Access, indirect usage, user and engine license metrics, and contract analysis
• Strong analytical expertise in data analysis, license reconciliation, financial modeling, risk management, compliance, and process improvement
• Excellent stakeholder management, strategic advisory, negotiation support, and communication skills in German and English

About The Team

In our Business Functions we enable our organization to reach their targets by providing best-in class services and solutions in the areas of IT, HR, Finance, Real Estate, Strategy & Technology and more.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100.000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards/Benefits

• In addition to an attractive remuneration package in line with the market, you can expect an attractive employer-financed company pension scheme
• We also offer the opportunity to become a Siemens Energy shareholder
• We offer our employees the opportunity to work flexibly and remotely, and our inspiring offices provide space for collaboration and creativity
• The professional and personal development of our employees is very important to us. We provide them with the opportunities to learn and develop in a self-determined way, various attractive programmes and learning materials are available for this purpose
• In relation to the "compatibility of family and work", we have a wide range of offers, e.g. flexible working time models, childcare places at many locations, the possibility of trial part-time work or even a sabbatical

We value equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities.

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