The Software Asset Management Professional maintains the smooth operation by performing moderately complex tasks, including monitoring systems, troubleshooting issues, and optimizing the organization's software assets throughout their lifecycle. With limited supervision, this job requires working closely with IT, procurement, finance, security, and vendors to ensure compliance, cost optimization
Key Accountabilities
Software Asset Lifecycle Management: Own end-to-end software asset lifecycle management from request, deployment, usage, optimization, and retirement. Maintain accurate and audit-ready software inventories and entitlement records. Ensure effective software normalization and reconciliations
License Compliance & Audit Management: Ensure ongoing compliance with software licensing agreements by identifying and remediating compliance gaps and over deployment risks
Cost Optimization: Analyse software usage data to identify optimization and cost reduction opportunities, support contract renewals, license negotiations, and true-up planning with data-driven insights
Tools & Data Management: Administer and operate SAM tools, ensure data accuracy across systems, and report for license compliance, deployment, and spend visibility
Process & Continuous Improvement: Maintain and continuously improve SAM policies, standards, and operating procedures aligning with ISO/IEC 19770, ITIL and internal governance frameworks
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree in IT or Computer Science from Tier 1 Engineering institute
6+ years of hands-on experience in Software Asset Management
Deep understanding of software licensing models and metrics (user, device, core, processor, subscription, BYOL, SaaS)
