Software Asset Management SME
Accenture
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Job summary
Accenture in Sydney seeks a Software Asset Management Consultant to optimize software investments, ensure licensing compliance, and strengthen governance. You will collaborate with technology, procurement, finance, and vendor teams to deliver measurable SAM outcomes.
The role suits an experienced professional who enjoys solving complex challenges and driving continuous improvement to deliver business value.
Qualifications
- Expert experience in Software Asset Management or IT asset-related fields.
- Experience managing licensing, compliance, audits, and optimization.
- Hands-on with SAM tools such as ServiceNow, Flexera or Snow.
Responsibilities
- Lead and support SAM initiatives to govern, track, and optimize assets.
- Analyse licensing, entitlement, and usage to identify risks and savings.
- Develop and implement SAM processes and governance frameworks.
- Support audits, vendor reviews, and remediation planning.
- Provide SME insight on licensing models and industry trends.
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Job description
Join us as a Software Asset Management Consultant and play a key role in helping organizations optimize their software investments, maintain licensing compliance, and improve software asset governance. You will work with stakeholders across technology, procurement, finance, and vendor management functions to deliver effective Software Asset Management (SAM) strategies and outcomes.
This role suits an experienced professional who enjoys solving complex challenges, driving continuous improvement, and delivering measurable business value.
- Lead and support Software Asset Management initiatives, ensuring software assets are effectively governed, tracked, and optimized throughout their lifecycle.
- Analyse software licensing positions, entitlement data, and usage information to identify compliance risks, optimisation opportunities, and cost‑saving recommendations.
- Partner with internal and external stakeholders to develop and implement SAM processes, standards, and governance frameworks.
- Support software audits, vendor reviews, and compliance activities by providing accurate reporting, documentation, and remediation planning.
- Provide subject matter expertise on software licensing models, asset management best practices, and industry trends while contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.
- Expert experience in Software Asset Management, IT Asset Management, Software Licensing, Technology Consulting, or a related field.
- Experience managing software licensing, compliance, audits, and optimization activities across major software vendors.
- Hands‑on experience with Software Asset Management tools such as ServiceNow SAM Pro, Flexera, Snow Software, or similar platforms.
- Strong stakeholder management, analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills with the ability to present recommendations to diverse audiences.
- Willingness to work from our Sydney office 5 days a week.
Security Clearance Requirement: Given the secure nature of this role, we are seeking candidates who are Australian Citizens with an active security clearance.
This requirement ensures that all team members are cleared to handle sensitive information and contribute to maintaining the highest standards of security in our operations.
We are a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, to see our benefits and policies.
Accenture Progressive Employee Benefits -To view our Progressive Employee Benefits covering Health, Wellbeing, Progressive Leave Options, Sustainability.
Progressive Employee Benefits – Australia
- 18 weeks paid parental leave
- Long & short‑term career break opportunities
- Structured career development program
- Local and international career opportunities.
- Certified as a Family Inclusive Workplace
- Flexible Work Arrangements - centred around Accenture’s Truly Human ethos and our commitment to supporting the health and wellbeing of our people.
- We are proud to be in the top 3 of last year’s Diversity & Inclusion Index!
#LI_GM
Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation‑led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.
Visit us atwww.accenture.com
At Accenture, our intention is to foster a culture and a workplace in which all of our people feel a sense of belonging and are respected and empowered to do their best work.
As part of our talent strategy, we hire and develop people who have different backgrounds, different perspectives and different lived experiences. These differences ensure that we have and attract the cognitive diversity to deliver a variety of perspectives, observations and insights which are essential to drive the innovation needed to reinvent, and we hold our leaders accountable for ensuring we have the most innovative and talented people in our industry.
We encourage applications from all people, and we are committed to removing barriers to the recruitment process and employee lifecycle. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, religion or sexual orientation and we do not tolerate discrimination. If you require adjustments to the recruitment process or have a preferred communication method, please email**********@accenture.com and cite the relevant Job Number, or contact us on +61 2 9005 5000.
Learn how Accenture protects your personal data and know your rights in relation to your personal data. Read more about our Privacy Statement
Join us as a Software Asset Management Consultant and play a key role in helping organizations optimize their software investments, maintain licensing compliance, and improve software asset governance. You will work with stakeholders across technology, procurement, finance, and vendor management functions to deliver effective Software Asset Management (SAM) strategies and outcomes.
This role suits an experienced professional who enjoys solving complex challenges, driving continuous improvement, and delivering measurable business value.
- Lead and support Software Asset Management initiatives, ensuring software assets are effectively governed, tracked, and optimized throughout their lifecycle.
- Analyse software licensing positions, entitlement data, and usage information to identify compliance risks, optimisation opportunities, and cost‑saving recommendations.
- Partner with internal and external stakeholders to develop and implement SAM processes, standards, and governance frameworks.
- Support software audits, vendor reviews, and compliance activities by providing accurate reporting, documentation, and remediation planning.
- Provide subject matter expertise on software licensing models, asset management best practices, and industry trends while contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.
- Expert experience in Software Asset Management, IT Asset Management, Software Licensing, Technology Consulting, or a related field.
- Experience managing software licensing, compliance, audits, and optimization activities across major software vendors.
- Hands‑on experience with Software Asset Management tools such as ServiceNow SAM Pro, Flexera, Snow Software, or similar platforms.
- Strong stakeholder management, analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills with the ability to present recommendations to diverse audiences.
- Willingness to work from our Sydney office 5 days a week.
Security Clearance Requirement: Given the secure nature of this role, we are seeking candidates who are Australian Citizens with an active security clearance.
This requirement ensures that all team members are cleared to handle sensitive information and contribute to maintaining the highest standards of security in our operations.
We are a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, to see our benefits and policies.
Accenture Progressive Employee Benefits -To view our Progressive Employee Benefits covering Health, Wellbeing, Progressive Leave Options, Sustainability.
Progressive Employee Benefits – Australia
- 18 weeks paid parental leave
- Long & short‑term career break opportunities
- Structured career development program
- Local and international career opportunities.
- Certified as a Family Inclusive Workplace
- Flexible Work Arrangements - centred around Accenture’s Truly Human ethos and our commitment to supporting the health and wellbeing of our people.
- We are proud to be in the top 3 of last year’s Diversity & Inclusion Index!
#LI_GM
Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation‑led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.
Visit us atwww.accenture.com
At Accenture, our intention is to foster a culture and a workplace in which all of our people feel a sense of belonging and are respected and empowered to do their best work.
As part of our talent strategy, we hire and develop people who have different backgrounds, different perspectives and different lived experiences. These differences ensure that we have and attract the cognitive diversity to deliver a variety of perspectives, observations and insights which are essential to drive the innovation needed to reinvent, and we hold our leaders accountable for ensuring we have the most innovative and talented people in our industry.
We encourage applications from all people, and we are committed to removing barriers to the recruitment process and employee lifecycle. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, religion or sexual orientation and we do not tolerate discrimination. If you require adjustments to the recruitment process or have a preferred communication method, please email**********@accenture.com and cite the relevant Job Number, or contact us on +61 2 9005 5000.
Learn how Accenture protects your personal data and know your rights in relation to your personal data. Read more about our Privacy Statement
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