As a Software Governance, SaaS & License Management Consultant, you will act as the central owner of the software governance process execution and monitoring.
You will ensure that:
- All software and SaaS solutions are properly assessed, approved, and inventoried
- Governance processes are effectively applied, measured, and continuously improved
- Licenses are controlled, optimized, and aligned with real usage
This is a hands-on coordination and governance role, combining operational rigor with continuous improvement responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities
1. Governance Process Ownership & Monitoring
- Execute and monitor the end-to-end software and SaaS governance process
- Ensure that all required security, compliance, procurement, and architecture checks are consistently applied
- Define and track governance KPIs (e.g., lead time, compliance rate, process gaps)
- Identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and governance gaps
- Drive continuous improvement of governance processes, tools, and ways of working
- Promote a pragmatic governance approach balancing control and business agility
2. Software & SaaS Intake Governance
- Govern the intake of new software and SaaS requests
- Ensure no tool is introduced without proper approval and validation
- Challenge requests by identifying existing internal solutions
- Coordinate and follow up all required reviews and approval.
3. Software Inventory & Data Quality
- Ensure that all software and SaaS solutions are correctly inventoried and maintained
- Own and maintain the software catalogue / SaaS inventory, including:
- Solution details
- Ownership
- Approval status
- Licensing model
- Lifecycle status
- Ensure completeness, accuracy, and consistency of inventory data
- Reduce shadow IT by improving visibility and governance coverage
4. License Management & Optimization
- Manage licenses under Digital Workplace responsibility
- Ensure timely renewals and contract follow-up
- Monitor license usage and identify optimization opportunities
- Analyze usage reports and drive cost optimization actions
- Ensure alignment between purchased licenses and actual usage
- Contribute to license governance best practices and policies
5. Stakeholder Coordination
- Act as the central coordination point between:
- Business teams
- Digital Workplace
- Architects
- Information security & data protection
- Procurement & vendor management
- Other IT teams
- Ensure smooth collaboration and timely decision-making
- Proactively follow up and drive actions to closure
6. Reporting & Continuous Improvement
- Produce and analyze governance and license usage reports
- Define and track KPIs for service performance and governance effectiveness
- Identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities
- Improve transparency and reporting for stakeholders and management
7. Documentation & Process Enablement
- Maintain and improve governance documentation (Confluence, SharePoint, etc.)
- Ensure processes are clear, accessible, and understood by stakeholders
- Support integration of governance into procurement and tender processes
- Contribute to standardization and simplification of governance flows
Requirements:
- You are able to speak, read and write fluently English and French or Dutch.
- 3 to 4 years of experience in:
- IT Governance
- IT License Management
- Software/SaaS coordination
- Software/SaaS intake and approval processes
- Governance frameworks and compliance topics (GDPR, vendor risk, security review)
- Proven experience with license management or usage monitoring
- Strong stakeholder coordination skills across multiple domains
- Strong ownership mindset: proactive, structured, autonomous
- Analytical mindset with experience in KPI definition and reporting
- Excellent communication skills (business & IT)
- Experience with documentation tools (Confluence, SharePoint, etc.)
- Structured and detail-oriented with strong follow-up discipline
- Able to manage complexity and incomplete information
- Hands-on and solution-oriented
- Strong communicator who can bridge business, IT, and governance topics
- Focused on both control and continuous improvement