Software Asset Management (SAM) Analyst II / Senior | Vendor & Asset Management
Join our team as a Senior IT Asset Management Analyst, where you will play a pivotal role in overseeing the administration, negotiation, and management of software acquisitions, compliance, and license renewals. Your expertise will ensure that our IT assets are optimized, compliant, and aligned with organizational goals.
Key Responsibilities:
- Software Acquisition & Compliance: Lead the negotiation and administration of software purchases, ensuring compliance with licensing agreements and managing renewals effectively.
- Budget & Forecasting: Oversee the budgeting and forecasting for IT software and assets, ensuring financial efficiency and alignment with organizational needs.
- IT Purchasing Standards: Contribute to the development and implementation of enterprise-wide IT purchasing standards and asset management procedures, driving consistency and efficiency across the organization.
- Asset & License Management: Manage entitlement records, license agreements, and maintenance contracts, ensuring that all IT assets are accurately tracked and maintained.
Ideal Candidate Qualifications:
- Expert Negotiator: Strong experience in negotiating software acquisitions and managing licensing agreements to ensure compliance and cost-effectiveness.
- Financial Acumen: Proven ability to manage budgets and forecast IT asset expenditures, with a focus on optimizing resources.
- Process Improvement: Experience in developing and implementing IT purchasing standards and asset management procedures across an enterprise.
- Detail-Oriented: Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage complex entitlement records and ensure accurate documentation.
If you are a detail-oriented professional with a strong background in IT asset management and vendor negotiations, we invite you to join our team and help us optimize our IT investments.
Minimum Requirements
Software Asset Management (SAM) Analyst II | Vendor & Asset Management
- Bachelors' degree in Information Technology or related field
- AND two (2) years' of prior relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and directly related experience.
- Requires working technical knowledge gained through experience within a job area or system
Software Asset Management (SAM) Analyst, Senior | Vendor & Asset Management
- Bachelors' degree in Information Technology or related field
- AND five (5) years of prior relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and directly related experience.
- Requires strong technical knowledge within a job area or system and basic knowledge across related technical areas
Preferred Special Skills, Knowledge or Qualifications
- Familiarity with ServiceNow Software Asset Management
- Software Asset Manager Certification
- Knowledge of technology asset life cycle management processes and supporting tools and services
- Understanding of IT business continuity, cybersecurity, integrated risk management and optimization methodologies as they apply to technology contracts
- Excellent presentation, written and verbal communication skills
- Financial and Budget Acumen
- Demonstrated contract negotiation skills
Major Accountabilities
1) Directly contributes to the establishment and implementation of hardware and software acquisition, protection, maintenance and retention policies, standards and procedures aligned with IT standards and strategy
2) Investigates hardware and software products of a complex nature; evaluates and recommends products based on available metrics, intended usage and financial impact
3) Coordinates with the procurement function and project teams to select, negotiate, and track software & hardware maintenance investments
4) Gather complex data on, and provide analysis of, activities that have an impact on the value, cost and risk of technology assets
5) Ensure accurate and timely reporting, and that data completeness and quality issues are quickly identified and escalated to the responsible data or process owners
6) Identify and report on compliance to IT Asset Management policies, recommend and track remedial action
7) Analyzes new technology investments & advises on contract structure, content and financial modeling
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