[Hiring] Director, License Assurance @Apryse

Role Description

The Director, License Assurance will lead Apryse's global license audit function into a proactive, cross-product compliance program. This role will report to the Vice President of License Management and manage the team, operating model, audit processes, system requirements, and performance accountability, with a focus on establishing a scalable, data-driven program that systematically covers Apryse's eligible existing-customer base and delivers measurable business outcomes.

The Director will oversee reviews of customer software usage against contractual entitlements, including:

• Licensed volume commitments
• Permitted use cases
• Deployment and redistribution rights
• Royalty obligations
• Reporting requirements

This role will work closely with:

• Sales
• Customer Success
• Sales Operations
• Business Systems
• Finance
• Legal
• Product
• Data teams

The right candidate is a strategic, hands-on leader who has led a software license audit, license assurance, or software compliance function and has experience building or significantly improving audit operations. They should be comfortable leading global teams, establishing performance expectations, and working directly with customers and internal stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; an advanced degree or relevant certification is a plus.
• 10+ years of experience working in software and technology with progressing experience involving license audit/assurance, IP/licensing operations, or a closely related audit or compliance function.
• 5+ years in a management role.
• Strong understanding of software licensing and compliance.
• Experience with end-to-end audit operations.
• Strong Salesforce or similar CRM/workflow experience.
• Strong communication skills, proven experience working cross-functionally, and demonstrated strong customer relations experience.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills.
• Strong leadership, organization, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

Requirements

• Lead and develop the global License Assurance team, including capacity and production planning, team assignments, coaching, hiring, onboarding, performance management, and quality standards.
• Own the proactive audit program and its governance, including risk-based customer coverage and prioritization based on licensing signals, nominations, and potential exposure.
• Define and improve the end-to-end audit lifecycle from intake and prioritization through customer engagement, entitlement validation, findings, handoff, escalation, and closure.
• Establish standards for auditing customer software usage against contractual entitlements.
• Own business requirements for Salesforce and related audit systems.
• Maintain reporting and accountability for program performance.
• Ensure audit findings and customer communications are accurate, professional, and documented.
• Establish a consistent operating cadence to review team productivity, audit progress, and quality.
• Extend the audit model across product lines and acquired products.

Benefits

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.
• A comprehensive extended benefits package including health, dental, and vision for you and your family, with company-paid offerings.
• An uncapped commissions structure.
• Generous paid time off (PTO) is offered to support the ability to rest and recharge.
• A great team environment and resources, supporting you to do the best work of your life and providing unlimited career growth potential.
• Highly autonomous and entrepreneurial environment.
• Annual recurring WFH allowance for you to purchase items you need for your home office.
• Ongoing support for learning development so you can master your craft.
• Work with the hardware you're most comfortable with (Windows or Mac).
• Diverse and inclusive workplace where we all learn from each other.

Company Description

As the industry-leading provider of document software development (SDK) technology powering everything from traditional desktop software to innovative web and mobile applications, at Apryse we are committed to delivering cutting-edge technology solutions that empower our clients to achieve their goals.

Customers like IBM, Autodesk, DocuSign, Boeing, Microsoft (and many more!) come to us to realize their web and mobile strategies for document management, editing, and collaboration as the #1-ranked commercial document SDK of choice for companies worldwide.