End User Technology & Licensing Manager

VIVID; Portsmouth, Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension 6% match

Life assurance 3x salary

Private medical insurance

Medicash

Electric car scheme

Learning & mentoring

Employee assistance

Job summary

VIVID is seeking an experienced End User Technology & Licensing Manager to join our team in Portsmouth or Basingstoke. The role is permanent, 37 hours a week, with at least 20% of time in the office to promote collaboration within the CIDO team and across the business.

You'll own the end-user technology estate, manage device lifecycles, licensing, supplier engagement and software asset management, while driving cost savings and value for money across Microsoft licensing and related technologies.

Qualifications

• Experience in end-user technology and software licensing.
• Knowledge of Microsoft licensing and Intune is essential.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and procurement experience.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-user technology estate including devices and software licensing.
• Lead device lifecycle management, supplier engagement and licensing optimisation.
• Drive cost savings and service improvements across Microsoft licensing and related tech.
• Contribute to device refresh programmes and office tech upgrades.

Skills

End user technology

Software licensing

Microsoft Intune

Android Enterprise

Procurement

Supplier management

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Microsoft 365 admin center

Licensing cost tools

Job description

We’re VIVID! -We offer a vibrant, friendly, inclusive culture that supports, develops and attracts the best people!

We’re recruiting for an experienced End User Technology & Licensing Manager to join our team in Portsmouth or Basingstoke! This is a permanent contract, working 37 hours a week, with a minimum of 20% of this to be office based to promote collaboration and team working within the CIDO team and other colleagues across the business.

Want to know what we can offer you?

• 26 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with the opportunity to buy or sell annual leave
• A productivity-related bonus scheme to enhance your take-home
• A generous contributory pension of 6%. We’ll match employee contributions between 7% and 10%
• Life assurance paid at x 3 annual salary
• Private medical insurance
• Health care cash plan called Medicash
• Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• Access to counselling, legal and financial information
• Electric car scheme
• Huge variety of in-house & e-learning courses and a range of coaching and mentoring programmes

Here’s The Facts About The Role

We're looking for an experienced End User Technology & Licensing Manager to join our team and play a pivotal role in ensuring colleagues across the organisation have access to reliable, secure and cost-effective technology. Working closely with IT, Procurement, Finance and other stakeholders across the business, you'll take ownership of our end-user technology estate, including laptops, mobile devices, peripherals and software licensing. You'll lead on technology standards, device lifecycle management, supplier engagement, software asset management and licensing optimisation, while supporting other key projects that improve the digital experience for colleagues across the business.

You'll be responsible for managing complex technology and licensing arrangements, including Microsoft licensing, identifying opportunities for cost savings and service improvements, and ensuring our technology investments remain future-focused, secure and aligned to the needs of the business. You'll also contribute to projects such as device refresh programmes, office refurbishments, meeting room technology upgrades and endpoint management improvements through Microsoft Intune.

We're looking for someone with strong experience in end-user technology, software licensing, IT service delivery or software asset management. You'll have a solid understanding of device lifecycle management, Microsoft licensing and endpoint management technologies such as Microsoft Intune and Android Enterprise, alongside strong commercial awareness and the ability to assess value for money. A confident communicator, you'll be comfortable engaging with stakeholders at all levels, producing clear documentation and balancing business needs with security, supportability and user experience. You'll be proactive, highly organised and passionate about continuous improvement, with experience of procurement activities, supplier management and delivering technology projects from concept through to implementation. Experience working within a housing association, public sector or other regulated environment is not essential but would be advantageous.

First stage interviews WC 31 Aug (teams)

Second stage interviews late WC 31 Aug or WC 7 Sept (F2F) - subject to change.