Software Asset Manager
Job Description
· Ability to navigate publisher portals and interpret usage reports. · Familiarity with virtual technology terms and entitlement reports analysis. · Demonstrable experience in designing and implementing SAM Governance, Policy and lifecycle processes aligned to industry accepted standards.
· Strong communication and collaboration skills for effective teamwork across global, cross-functional teams. Responsibilities: · Interpret current and past Product Terms for various publishers. · Manage licensing agreements of various publisher and overseeing renewals.
· Navigate publisher portals and interpret usage reports. · Manage product licenses on-premises and in the cloud, including BYOL requirements for different cloud providers. · Analyze entitlement reports and software deployment data for detailed usage reports.
· Collaborate seamlessly with a global, cross-functional team across different time zones. · Management and administration of tools like SNOW, ServiceNow etc · Create dashboards and reports with SNOW reporting tools to monitor KPIs, calculate savings, and show the ROI of software asset management programs. · Provide and troubleshoot early warnings on tool issues.
· Establish and maintain accurate inventories of software assets, including licenses, entitlements, and usage statistics, in cooperation with the procurement, IT, and finance teams. · Interface with the product vendors to seek technical clarifications on Product related issues faced. · Identifies and delivers various cost optimization opportunities throughout the asset lifecycle.
· Provide consulting advice on license implications for deployments in Datacenter, EUC estate and Cloud. -Experience in understanding IT Infrastructure, cyber security and network land scape and respective software knowledge is added advantage