Job Title: Software Asset Specialist
Role Summary:
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced professional to manage our ICT software and licensing, ensuring compliance, optimising our software environment, and driving cost savings.
Key Responsibilities:
* Ensure software licensing compliance with all commercial and non-commercial agreements and regulations.
* Maintain and contribute to the development of our ICT Software Asset Management system.
* Manage vendor entitlements, renewals, and renewal schedules, while engaging with key stakeholders.
* Develop, enhance, and promote SAM and Cloud guidelines and processes.
* Conduct regular audits of the SAM system and its supporting data sources to ensure quality and compliance.
* Identify opportunities for software consolidation and rationalisation.
* Manage internal and external software audits, minimising risk exposure by ensuring organisational compliance.
* Provide customer support for software licensing, acquisition, and management within a small team of specialists.
* Help reduce software and support costs by implementing optimisation strategies, including identifying opportunities to eliminate, decommission, or reallocate underutilised licenses.
Requirements:
* A relevant tertiary qualification in information technology, business, or computer science, and/or relevant industry experience.
* Certifications in ITIL/lifecycle management/Software Asset Management or relevant industry experience.
* Demonstrable experience in Software Asset Management.
* Exposure to cloud cost management and value realisation.
* Experience with one or more of the following software asset toolsets: Flexera/SNOW, Ivanti, XenSAM, Licenseware, Certero is preferred.
* Enterprise-class software licensing experience (e.g., Microsoft, Oracle, Citrix, VMWare, Adobe).