MICROSOFT Licensing Specialist

Accenture PLC; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Licensing Specialist to join the Software Engineering team for the SAM_India Ops project. The role focuses on Microsoft licensing, including Product Terms, renewal strategies for Select Plus, Enterprise, and MPSA, and analysis of usage data across on-prem and cloud deployments.

You will read and interpret reports from Microsoft portals, support global teams in renewals, and develop entitlement summaries to guide licensing decisions.

Qualifications

• 5 years of Microsoft licensing experience with focus on Product Terms and licensing agreements.
• Experience with Select Plus, Enterprise, and MPSA renewals and license management.
• Proficient in navigating Azure, M365, Visual Studio portals and reading usage reports.
• Experience with BYOL requirements across cloud providers and on-prem deployments.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a global cross-functional team across multiple time zones.
• Create detailed entitlement summaries and license usage reports from entitlement data.
• Read and interpret Contracts, MLS and CPS reports to derive actionable insights.
• Support audit processes and licensing negotiations when required.

Skills

Licensing expert

Microsoft licensing

Portal navigation

BYOL knowledge

Contract interpretation

Analytics

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Client & Project:

We are seeking a new talent to join the Software Engineering team where you will have the opportunity to collaborate in the project SAM_India Ops. The client is Cross Client, a company that provides diverse services across multiple industries, focusing on delivering tailored solutions to meet complex business needs.

Experience Required

5 years of Microsoft licensing experience, including creating full Effective License Positions Strong skills and has deep expertise in:

• Using and interpreting Microsoft’s current and past Product Terms
• Managing Microsoft’s many licensing agreements, including Select Plus, Enterprise, and MPSA, with deep expertise in how to approach and complete renewals for these agreements
• Navigating Microsoft’s portals (Azure, M365, Visual Studio, etc) and read usage reports from these portals
• Licensing Microsoft products deployed both on-prem and in cloud, with knowledge of BYOL requirements for different cloud providers
• Understanding virtual technology terms, reports, and set-up to create overviews of server software deployment
• Reading and interpreting Contracts, MLS and CPS reports, beyond the overviews, to create detailed entitlement summaries
• Create detailed license usage reports by analyzing entitlement reports and comparing the total available entitlement to software deployment data

Ability to seamlessly work on a global, cross-functional team located in different time zones Strong communication skills Extensive experience in using Microsoft Office Suite, especially Microsoft Excel Nice to Have Experience working with and configuring different Industry SAM Tools like Flexera or ServiceNow Audit support experience Contract negotiation experience Licensing knowledge of other publishers, including Adobe, IBM, Oracle, SAP, and m

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