“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-premises 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 located in 10 Countries, with 15 nationalities, operate in over 50 Countries globally and engage with Partners and Customers at the most senior levels as well as with many business units throughout the Microsoft.  If you enjoy working in a highly diverse and collaborative global team, get energized delivering in a fast paced and challenging environment, have strong professional communication skills, proficiency in software licensing and project management and most of all, have an insatiable appetite to learn and grow then this is an opportunity you should consider.  

Responsibilities

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 a strong 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 strong 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. 

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

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

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.