Licensing Analyst, Contract Optimization

Gartner•Prior Lake, IL

23h•Hybrid

About The Position

Gartner’s Consulting business is an extension of Gartner’s industry-leading IT Research. We help Gartner clients across enterprises translate insights into transformational actions and achieve their mission-critical priorities. Leveraging the breadth of Gartner’s resources, Consulting is growing rapidly, with unlimited potential to continue expanding our client base. We help the C-suite make the right decisions based on how technology can transform their businesses, delivering value to clients in areas such as IT Strategy Consulting, Benchmarking, Analytics and Optimization, Digital Acceleration and Transformation, Enterprise Enablement, Big Data and Analytics, Applications Rationalization, Cloud Strategy, Sourcing and Ecosystem Optimization, Contract and Cost Optimization, and Security and Risk Management. The Licensing Analyst performs a critical analytical/Knowledge component as part of a high-level project delivery team. You will be part of a team that will execute contract optimization client engagements. You will be responsible for creating spreadsheet-based analysis and conceptual models to provide clients with logical scenarios and conclusions in client engagements, delivering practical licensing expertise within the context of the client’s unique circumstances.

Requirements

2 to 5 years’ experience in a relevant role e.g. as a SAM consultant or within a procurement team or for a reseller
Experience in licensing, pricing, and contracting policies for one or more major software vendors
An understanding of developments and issues with software licensing with the objective of delivering innovative, impactful, fact-based guidance and recommendations
An ability to analyze large volumes of data and produce logical conclusions
Use of lateral thinking to solve problems in which inconclusive evidence and assumptions exist
An unwavering commitment to the success of your team, and willingness to provide and receive constructive/ corrective action when needed
Demonstrated intellectual curiosity and the ability to assist in the creative development of solutions and strategies to solve client problems
An ability to be hands-on and to manage multiple client priorities simultaneously
Expert proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
Outstanding presentation and communication skills

Nice To Haves

Comfortable taking direction and building trust-based, value-added relationships with team members and senior executives
Coachable and embracing of best practices and feedback as a means of continuous improvement
A consistently high achiever marked by perseverance, humility, and a positive outlook in the face of challenges

Responsibilities

Perform a critical analytical/Knowledge component as part of a high-level project delivery team
Be part of a team that will execute contract optimization client engagements
Create spreadsheet-based analysis and conceptual models to provide clients with logical scenarios and conclusions in client engagements
Deliver practical licensing expertise within the context of the client’s unique circumstances