Senior Associate, Software License Management | Flexera One (Two Positions)

About Northern Trust As a global leader in innovative wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking services, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the world’s most successful individuals, families, corporations and institutions. Since 1889, we have aligned our efforts with our three guiding Principles That Endure: Service, Expertise, and Integrity. Together, they reflect the three cornerstones of business conduct which we strive to instill in our employees, whom we call partners, and to provide to our clients and the communities we serve worldwide. With more than 135 years of financial experience and over 24,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service. Software License Management Analyst Software License Management (SLM) is responsible for managing the license positions of NT hardware and software that support business strategic goals. The Software License Management Analyst participates in the lifecycle of software entitlements management including active license tracking and financial baseline and forecasting of software products. The role will utilize a combination of products and tools including the initial software entitlements for a portfolio of vendors utilizing Flexera One for entitlements mapping/utilization as well as engaging with a managed service partner. The role will also participate in support of the Flexera One platform and ensuring complete and accurate software inventory and related data. The key responsibilities of the role include: Software License Management • Engage with Entitlements Analysts to understand stakeholder software demand. This includes: 1. Understanding existing entitlements and cost for portfolio of software publisher products 2. Determining growth or decline projections based on engagement with software product owners/stakeholders • Track and report on current and future volumes/obligations for designated portfolio of software products • Establish regular cadence (monthly/quarterly) to provide reporting to management and stakeholders • Participate in the continuous improvement of systematic controls for software demand management SLM Tool Support • Conduct health checks of the Flexera One configurations and ensure operational effectiveness • Enable and maintain Flexera integrations and APIs • Support Flexera platform testing relative to Infrastructure change activities • Participate in the continuous improvement of systematic controls for software asset management • Maintain and manage inventory of Flexera FlexNet agents including lifecycle updates • Maintain and manage Flexera beacon operational effectiveness • Ensure data quality software asset inventory Other duties include: • Planning work in conjunction with IT and business priorities • Liaising with partners and peers throughout the organization The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience with the following: • Business analysis