Senior SAM (Software Asset Management) Consultant

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Job Description

Job Title - Senior SAM (Software Asset Management) Consultant

Experience - 8 - 15 Years

Location - PAN India

 Notice - Immediate to 15 days

Requirements:-

The Senior Software Asset Management (SAM) Consultant (L3) should be highly specialized IT governance and a licensing expert.

Key Responsibilities

· The role requires extensive experience in managing SAP license management, understanding the products of SAP from a licensing perspective, including understanding agreements, licensing mechanisms, various metrics, and rules.

· Lead software license reconciliation and baseline calculations for tier-1 vendors.

· Reviewing existing license contracts and usage data to ensure compliance with licensing terms.

· Analysing user access patterns to recommend appropriate license types.

· Generating Effective License Position (ELP) reports, compliance statuses, and cost analyses. Staying informed about the latest trends and terminology in SAP and its products, other publishers products licensing.

· Conducting SAP and other publishers license audits and reviews to identify compliance issues and suggest solutions.

· Advising clients on strategies to optimize SAP and other publishers licenses, maximizing value while minimizing costs.

· Advise customers on all SAP licensing topics, including named users, use types, engines, indirect/digital access

· Advise customers on all SAP licensing topics, including named users, use types, engines, indirect/digital access

· Act as the primary Subject Matter Expert (SME) during internal and external vendor audits.

· Develop “true-up” strategies and mitigate compliance risks to prevent financial penalties.

· Create customized compliance dashboards, automated workflows, and reporting mechanisms for executive stakeholders using tools of Snow, Flexera one etc.

· Identify cost-saving opportunities through license harvesting, downgrades, and reallocations.

· Advise clients on shifting from on-premise to complex cloud/subscription-based licensing models (AWS, Azure, SaaS).

· Provide tier-3 functional and technical escalation support

· Mentor junior and L2 consultants, reviewing their deliverables and guiding them on complex licensing scenarios.

· Experience: 8 to 12 years of core ITAM/SAM experience, with at least 3+ years in a senior consulting or L3 capacity at a global IT consultancy or enterprise.

· Licensing Knowledge: Deep understanding of server, core, and user-based licensing models for major publishers.

· Soft Skills: Exceptional stakeholder management, analytical problem-solving, and executive-level presentation skills.

Preferred Certifications:

· ITIL 4 Foundation Qualification

· Certified Software Asset Manager (CSAM)

If you are excited to grab this opportunity, please apply directly or share your CV at [email protected] and [email protected]