Software Asset Manager

Job Title Lead (SAM) – L3 Proposed Grade B3/C1 Primary Skill (Technical Skill) ITAM Software Asset Management / Software License Management/ Software License Optimization/ Secondary Skill (at least one) ITAM Software Asset Management/CMDB/Contract Management Educational Qualifications Graduate / Diploma Experience Level (6 years – 12 years) Provide License Management Consultancy and Guidance for good management and maintenance of licenses and contracts. Important focus on cost reduction and savings Focus on Audit Readiness Activities and participation in external and internal audits. Managing/reducing complexity in Licensing Domain Areas Managing the noncompliance risk and mitigate in given time. Having an efficient process to follow up of the regular and complex changes on license models from our main suppliers. Maintaining contract summary and following up updated catalog for main suppliers Drive all activities related to Tools Management, including requirements management, collection of the as-is situation, identification of gaps, Market survey, specification of the target situation, definition of the strategy (Central vs regional) and business case. Understand the ITAM and SAM Tools maturity and ensure good maturity strategy is in place. Strong understanding of the strategic changes happening in the Software License Domain Support ITAM Strategy and ensure it is implemented in the accounts with good governance. Identification of Software Asset covered by the contract. Support the account for the declaration / inventory (data collection, benefit allocation, compliance analysis) Consultancy on the products (Software Optimization, Compliance Recommendations, Savings Opportunities) Internal governance (Product Management, Support Domain Strategy, Collect Future Needs, Maintain Catalogs) Manage declarations and reservations. Manage license allocations to group company spread globally based on requirements and global agreement. Manage allocation of benefits from global agreement to group company spread globally - come up with transparent allocation models and process documentation, communicate the allocation mechanism, create process for requests handling, handle the allocation requests. Forecast future needs - Based on evolution, based on requirement, based on change in policy. Manage vendor licensing portals - access, license allocation, download and license keys. Act as SPOC for all internal queries related to licensing, Declarations, and allocations. Recognize Product/Service Evolutions and keep track - recognize products covered in the agreement. Manage product lifecycle, identify out of service products, and make sure entities follow product lifecycle - Communication to entities on lifecycle, ensure domain is updated on the product lifecycle. Architect Service Management processes and procedures including: o Portfolio Management o Install/ Move/ Add/ Change (IMAC) o Contract Management o Procurement o Financial Management o Software License Compliance o Software Asset Management o Integrations with complimentary systems, such as service management, auto-discovery, and configuration management data base (CMDB) Gathering business requirements and translating into technical solutions. Develop and deliver ITAM technical training for customers, partners and end users. Support business development initiatives and activities.