Senior Manager, License Compliance

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

Job Overview:

The purpose of the role within the license compliance department is to serve as the technology lead and subject matter. Protection of intellectual property from a technological standpoint is central to this career opportunity. If you believe in being leveraging technology to address software non-compliance - then you have come to the right place.

Technology Road Map

• Drive the technology road map to innovate LC program in support of its initiatives and provide guidance on implementation to various teams.

• Strategic mindset and decision making in collaboration with key stakeholders to develop ways to detect unauthorized usage.

• Ability to assess root causes and produce plans to provide a solution.

LC Enforcement Support

• Ability to provide enforcement support while working alongside license compliance managers when speaking to customers with the goal of resolving non-compliance in a commercial context.

• Experience in engaging with customer's IT personnel in addressing technology related subjects such as network and client/server architecture within a computing environment.

• Be able to provide support to legal counterparts when topics related to our enforcement activities, software products and licensing come up.

Application Integrations

• Oversee implementation of application integrations in partnering with R&D, product and software engineering teams (for existing product lines and acquisitions) for the purpose of protection of our intellectual property.

• Good understanding of the software release process for commercial level software.

• Manage technology vendors and triage issue reported by product teams and drive to resolution.

• Evangelize the compliance features among product teams to have them embed enhancements into our software products

• Track product teams adoption of new compliance features

Job Responsibilities:

• Skilled at writing sensitive communications with regards to non-compliance: externally with the customer and internally with key stakeholders.

• Strong verbal communication and listening skills in support of license compliance process during a customer engagement

• Proficient in program management or Agile software development methodology.

• Ability to interface well with other departments such as legal, sales, and engineering teams

• Detail oriented in producing quality deliverables for an executive audience

• Manage resources and team of technology specialists to execute department initiatives

• Working experience with forensic tools used by the software license compliance industry - Desirable

Job Qualifications:

• BA, emphasis in Business: Management Information Systems OR

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering or experience in job offered or related field.

• Minimum 8-10 years of experience in a software license compliance department / software development

• Big 4 accounting firm experience servicing clients in the software license compliance industry

Additional Skills/Preferences:

• Understanding of software license models on FlexLM.

• Understanding of Linux/Windows operating systems

• Understanding of computing environment and infrastructure such as networking, wifi, servers, virtual machines, computer endpoints, etc.

• Write Requirement Specifications in SMART for Engineering team and get them approved

Additional Information:

Cadence is committed to equal employment opportunity and employment equity throughout all levels of the organization. We strive to attract a qualified and diverse candidate pool and encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Travel: >10% (ensure to call out relevant travel %)

The annual salary range for California is $140,000 to $260,000. You may also be eligible to receive incentive compensation: bonus, equity, and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the salary range is a guideline and compensation may vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies and work location. Our benefits programs include: paid vacation and paid holidays, 401(k) plan with employer match, employee stock purchase plan, a variety of medical, dental and vision plan options, and more.

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