Software Asset Management (SAM) Lead

The Software Asset Management (SAM) Lead professional defines and drives the overall strategy for software and hardware asset management across their full lifecycle from procurement to retirement. This role focuses on developing licensing frameworks, optimizing costs, ensuring compliance, and managing complex vendor relationships.

Requirements

• Define the strategy for licensing metrics
• Handle complex licensing metrics and agreements with major publishers
• Lead license consumption data and cost analysis efforts
• Develop roadmaps and guide the team to drive Optimization initiatives
• Define and oversee compliance strategies and frameworks for licensing agreements and regulatory requirements
• Manage and execute license renewals and handle external audits
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting
• Define and guide Effective License Positioning (ELP) efforts
• Define the strategy for hardware asset management
• Develop and guide the governance of the CMDB
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and implement best practices to enhance efficiency in HAM and SAM processes
• Lead vendor management strategy and collaborate with stakeholders and cross functional teams

Benefits

• Opportunity to work with a diverse and inclusive team
• Chance to contribute to a company committed to increasing women in management positions to 30% by 2030