Israel
Highly qualified with 17 years of experience in Information Systems in various technologies with proven managerial experience. Working with senior executives, formulating and managing teams and activities. The skills I bring include the ability to lead strategic IT change processes, broad knowledge of major products and technologies and strong interpersonal skills. Experience and specialization in the assimilation of Information Technologies and business processes. Broad experience with: Microsoft Technologies, Business Applications, SaaS Applications - implementation and integration to business core applications and implementing cross functional processes and procedures.
Responsible for managing the IT Software Asset & Licensing operation for a global enterprise. Ensuring that all corporate and subsidiaries systems are fully compliant and maintained. Responsible to manage the full lifecycle of software assets. Responsible for the daily and long-term strategic management of software licenses within the organization. This includes planning, monitoring, and recording software assets to ensure financial and operational efficiency of software usage as well as to ensure compliance with vendor contracts. • Hold prime responsibility for the IT Software Licensing, responsible for IT Software Compliance and Auditing all over the organization. • Plans for the development and implementation of all relevant Software Asset Management (SAM) policies, procedures and tools. • Manages the risks, costs, challenges and benefits associated with SAM. • Understands different types of licensing metrics commonly used by commercial software vendors. • Gathers appropriate information about the organization’s environment to centralize licensing entitlements. • Manages the IT Software procurement process: managing licensing contracts and negotiation processes with software vendors. • Manages all Support and Maintenance agreements ensuring adequate cover is in place. • Evaluate and recommend on business and technology solutions, provide professional support and consulting to the managers in IT department • Providing assistance and consultancy to company managers and directors of the subsidiaries in software and licensing domain. Selecting alternatives for optimizing and savings software budget.
Leading the Enterprise Applications group – Responsible for the processes, technologies and operative domains. Reporting to the CIO. Supporting the business, the company’s growth and new business directions through implementation of new technologies and systems. • Overall responsibility on corporate's applications and information systems: ERP, Finance applications, CRM, BI, ITSM, HR, Legal system, Enterprise Portal, PPM, Travel System and more. • Direct management of an international group of workers, suppliers and subcontractors in Israel and Europe. Responsible for employee recruitment, planning of work programs according to organizational objectives, building professional and personal development plans for my staff in conjunction with HR. • Building and managing of the Enterprise Applications' annual budget and work plans • Lead the unit’s strategic and operational planning to achieve its goals • Evaluate, recommend and implement new initiatives and projects of strategic information systems, in global deployment, such as: - CRM cloud system – Oracle On Demand - Contracts & processes management system for the legal department - Corporate HR System - IT Service Management system – ServiceNow - Project Portfolio Management system • Working with top management (C level), analyzing requirements to address business needs and execute programs and plans. Providing professional advice on information systems to managers. • Responsibility for the process of selecting vendors, supervision and control over their work.
Leading the pre-sales and technology strategy on an account team unit of Microsoft’s largest enterprise customers, within the sectors of Financial Services, Healthcare and Military Industries. Leading and responsible for adoption and deployment of Microsoft technologies and solutions. • Working with business and technical decision-makers to understand and analyze the customers' business needs, and provide solutions based on Microsoft technologies. • Providing pre-sales technical/architectural support • Evangelizing current and future MS products and technologies. • Responsible for developing the account technology vision and strategy to support the overall business objectives for Microsoft and customers. • Assisting the Account Managers in formulating and executing the team’s sales strategy in meeting revenue goals and winning strategic initiatives.
This role is accountable for increased Microsoft share and revenue growth in K12 (schools) and higher education. Responsible for evangelizing Microsoft products and education solutions. • Lead and develop “Learning Gateway” solution, educational portals, for academic institutions and schools through Microsoft partners. • Work with educators and Ministry of Education for adaption and deployment of Microsoft Technologies. • Technology advisor for account team, partners and customers.
• Leading and managing development group of projects in Information systems, knowledge management and Web projects. • .NET and SharePoint consulting for enterprise customers. • Technical pre-sale and responsible for RFI, RFQ answers
• Development of .Net infrastructures projects. • Developed IT solutions and Web systems based on Microsoft and Oracle technologies.