Anti-Piracy Manager

Are you looking for a career at a Multinational Software Company that utilizes your passion, ability and experience to address one of Companies top business challenges and growth opportunities? This Multinational Software Company has identified reducing piracy as an instrumental strategy. The Anti-Piracy Manager will lead a team dedicated to driving up revenue through long term,  sustained  piracy  reductions while maintaining market share and a positive customer  experience. The Anti-piracy Manager has responsibility for developing and executing the end-to-end plan across  segments, channels, and products as well as leading the anti-piracy virtual team. They materially impact the company's sales revenues by broadly incenting the proper licensing of Microsoft software. This role will aggressively drive a comprehensive approach to addressing Microsoft software piracy via changing customer and partner behavior, while also incorporating the shift to Online Services into the overall strategy


The Anti-Piracy Manager focuses on the following key responsibilities:
 

  • Lead Anti-Piracy Initiatives for the Subsidiary
  • Drive Up Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Awareness
  • Drive Piracy Prevention Strategies & Initiatives
  • Legalize the Installed Base & Lead with Online Services where appropriate
  • Reduce  the  economic  loss  from  software  piracy  while  maintaining  usage  share  and  a  good  customer  and partner experience. 
  • Drive IPR Awareness by running Government IPR campaigns, government enforcement including government sponsored commercial legalization
  • Prevent  Piracy  in  Consumer  segment  by  driving    preference  for  Genuine  and  properly  licensed  software  via WAT (Windows Activation Technology) and OGA (Office Genuine Advantage)
  • Prevent Piracy in SMB by driving attach of Online Services, increasing  reach with Genuine software messages; driving attachment of Genuine Operating System at OEM / System Builder end. 
  • Prevent  Piracy  in  Enterprise  by  driving  proper  future  licensing  via  SAM  (Software  Asset  Management)  tools deployment and SAM optimization; driving attachment of Genuine Operating System at OEM / System Builder end. 
  • Convert Piracy in installed customer base legalization using different tools and campaigns.
Candidate Profile
Area Qualification Description of What's Needed
Experience 8 – 10 years of related experience.
At least 2 years of Microsoft experience preferred including managing vendor relationships
Education Bachelor's Degree (B.S./B.A.)
Field of Study Business, Information Technology, Marketing, Legal, Economics or computing related.
Professional Training and
Certification 		Formal training in project management preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, and
Abilities 		Candidates must have at least 7 years of practical experience in sales, marketing,
communications, and channel and/or business development. 2-3 years management
experience strongly preferred.

If you think you have what it takes to be part of our dynamic team and are the right person for this exciting position,  please send your resume, with a recent pass port size photograph to: email bdstaff@microsoft.com within 29 th February 2012.
   
Any attempts towards persuasion will result immediate disqualification.