Finance License Compliance

This is a fantastic opportunity for a results-driven professional with a keen interest in Customer engagement and driving business impact in one of the largest and most innovative organizations in the world.  The License and Contract Compliance Team (“LCC”) plays a pivotal role in protecting Microsoft’s Intellectual Property.   

“Microsoft Runs on Trust” and to this end LCC works with Microsoft’s global Partners and Customers to help ensure compliance in both the traditional on-premise world and in the cloud. Delivering valuable enterprise insights that will impact how Microsoft evolves its approach to licensing and customer/partner engagement from a contractual standpoint in the future, is a key element of our mission.   

We are a diverse team operating in over 50 Countries globally and engage with Partners and Customers at the most high-levels as well as with many business units throughout Microsoft.  If you enjoy working in a highly diverse and collaborative global team, get energized delivering in a dynamic and challenging environment, have efficient professional communication skills, proficiency project management and most of all, have an insatiable appetite to learn and grow then this Finance License Compliance position is an opportunity you should consider.  

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in finance or related field AND 4+ years experience in finance or financial compliance
  • OR equivalent experience.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Communication (Oral and Written) 
• Influence without authority 
• Complex Problem Solving 
• Building Trusted Relationships 
• Negotiation 
• Advanced Microsoft Licensing Knowledge 
• Understanding of Information Technology Business 
• Project/Program Management 
• Basic Financial Analysis
• Reporting to the LCC Global Director, this role will be responsible for working with our Volume Licensing customers in North America. It involves internal networking and influencing across Sales, Marketing, Finance and Legal to identify candidates for Review, coordinate field work performed by Independent Firms, establish compliance gaps and determine the required remediation actions.  

**This role does require you to be onsite 2-3 days a week.**

Travel Requirement: 0- 25%. Travel is mostly within region but with some international, with some flexibility in scheduling.  

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

Customer Engagement and Negotiation: The ability to quickly build relationships, establish trust, and effectively achieve compliance objectives alongside multiple competing priorities in a professional manner is key. Resolution of license or contractual compliance findings, identified through an independent review, requires candidate to have an outstanding understanding of software licensing and contract elements to be effective at communicating complex licensing and contractual elements for mutual understanding in a customer/partner friendly manner. 

Professional Communication and Engagement: Garner support of and maintain relationships with key business stakeholders through program education, delivering valuable data insights for planning and driving program engagement to meet target expectations.  This would include working with Microsoft Legal Digital Crimes Unit (CELA DCU), Business Desk, Product Teams, and Professional Services Firms when necessary to achieve clarity throughout. 

Project Management: Manage projects, including key milestones and risk, through the compliance verification lifecycle in a specific regional territory. Candidate will ensure advanced controls and best practices are being deployed in support of Microsoft’s business while achieving customer/partner compliance with contractual Terms & Conditions.  Additionally, the candidate will be accountable for accurately maintaining CRM data for business reporting purposes. 

Process Improvement Enablement:  Contribute to automation, process improvement efforts and new programs by adopting a “growth mindset” for participating and collaborating with globally diverse teams on strategic projects. 

Other: Embody our culture and values