Microsoft Licensing Asset Management Consultant

Brennan; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellbeing benefits

Learning & development culture

Flexible work options

Job summary

Brennan is seeking a Microsoft Licensing Asset Management Consultant to oversee licensing across Brennan customers, including Microsoft 365, Windows, SQL Server, Azure, and more. The role collaborates with AM/BDM and SW specialists to ensure accurate entitlements, deployments, and cost management across Brennan's Australian offices.

The successful candidate will design SAM processes, manage compliance, and drive cost optimisation through licensing reviews and data-driven recommendations.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Microsoft Licensing Asset Management
• Experience with reporting and dashboard development and management

Responsibilities

• Analyse customer Microsoft licensing positions and identify potential compliance gaps, unused licences, and optimisation opportunities.
• Support management of Microsoft Enterprise Agreements, Cloud Solution Provider arrangements and other Microsoft licensing contracts.
• Review customer Microsoft 365 licence assignments, utilisation and subscription consumption.
• Design SAM processes and operating models that support the value-creation offering.

Skills

Microsoft Licensing Asset Management

Reporting & Dashboards

Job description

Microsoft Licensing Asset Management Consultant

Why work for Brennan? At Brennan, we aim to lead, not follow. One of the ways we do this is through an open diverse culture that values performance, where anyone in the team can bring new ideas to the table and see them thrive. Our people are empowered, considerate, supportive, trusting and accepting, they are the cornerstone of the business. Because of this approach, we have become the largest Australian owned systems integrator in Australia and continue to grow.

We offer an excellent remuneration package and benefits including:

• A focus on health and wellbeing - social club, sporting teams, health checks, poker, trivia nights and more!
• A strong culture underpinned by values that are truly lived every day
• An environment that embraces learning and development of all employees
• Flexibility to work in the way that brings out the best in you
• High levels of reward and recognition for overachieving

The Role

The role will be responsible for managing Microsoft licensing across Brennan customers, including Microsoft 365, Windows, SQL Server, Azure, and other Microsoft products and services. The SAM Specialist will work closely with AM/BDM, SW Specialist and Brennan's customers to provide an accurate view of software entitlements, deployments, consumption and associated costs. The role can be based in any of Brennan's Australian offices - Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Hobart or Newcastle.

Responsibilities

• Analyse customer Microsoft licensing positions and identify potential compliance gaps, unused licences, and optimisation opportunities.
• Support management of Microsoft Enterprise Agreements, Cloud Solution Provider arrangements and other Microsoft licensing contracts.
• Review customer Microsoft 365 licence assignments, utilisation and subscription consumption.
• Design SAM processes and operating models that support the value-creation offering.

Microsoft Licensing & Asset Management

• Establish and maintain Microsoft software asset management policies, procedures, standards, and controls.
• Conduct regular customer licensing reviews and reconciliation activities.
• Identify and mitigate software licensing risks and provide recommendations to Brennan customers.

Cost Optimisation

• Identify opportunities to reduce software expenditure through licence reclamation, optimisation, consolidation, and effective renewal management.
• Analyse licence utilisation and make recommendations regarding licence types and quantities.
• Support annual budgeting and forecasting for Microsoft software and cloud expenditure.
• Review upcoming renewals and provide data-driven recommendations to customers.
• Track and report Microsoft software spend, consumption, and savings opportunities.

Reporting & Data Management

• Develop dashboards and reports covering Microsoft licence entitlement, deployment, utilisation, compliance, and expenditure.
• Reconcile data across software asset management, CMDB, Microsoft portals, procurement, and financial systems.

Experience required

• Extensive experience in Microsoft Licensing Asset Management
• Relevant reporting and dashboard development and management