IT Cost Transformation Consultant

Neev; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

iOPEX Technologies is seeking an experienced Technology Cost Optimisation consultant to lead cost transformation initiatives for large enterprise clients. The role focuses on reducing enterprise software expenditure through rationalisation, licence optimisation, supplier consolidation and renegotiation.

You will work closely with CIOs and IT leadership to quantify savings, build business cases and drive implementation, bringing hands-on experience and a proven track record of delivering

Qualifications

• 10–15+ years of experience in technology consulting and IT cost transformation.
• Proven end-to-end cost reduction programmes from identification through realization.
• Demonstrable savings from consolidating or optimising software products.
• Strong understanding of enterprise software licensing and procurement economics.
• Ability to translate findings into commercially actionable recommendations.
• Experience in large, complex enterprise environments.
• Strong consulting, analytical and executive presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Technology Cost Assessment: Assess enterprise software expenditure to identify cost-reduction opportunities.
• Software Portfolio Rationalisation: Identify overlapping software and recommend consolidation or retirement.
• Cost Optimisation Execution: Develop and execute licence right-sizing, SaaS subscription optimisation, supplier consolidation and renegotiation.
• Business Case & Value Realisation: Quantify savings, develop business cases and track reductions against baselines.
• Enterprise Software Expertise: Evaluate opportunities across major ecosystems such as Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, Salesforce, ServiceNow, VMware.
• Client Advisory & Stakeholder Engagement: Engage CIOs and IT leadership to present recommendations and drive implementation.
• Consulting & Solution Development: Support workshops, opportunity assessments and develop detailed optimisation recommendations.

Skills

Technology cost transformation

Software portfolio rationalisation

Cost reduction programmes

Enterprise software licensing

Stakeholder engagement

Executive presentations

Consulting

Tools

Flexera

Snow Software

ServiceNow SAM Pro

Job description

iOPEX Technologies is looking for an experienced Technology Cost Optimisation / IT Cost Transformation Consultant to lead consulting-led cost optimisation initiatives for large enterprise clients.

The role will focus on identifying and executing opportunities to reduce enterprise software expenditure through application rationalisation, licence optimisation, vendor consolidation, commercial renegotiation and technology portfolio transformation.

We are looking for a hands-on consultant who has delivered measurable cost savings, rather than someone whose primary experience is implementing software asset management tools or developing high-level transformation frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

• Technology Cost Assessment: Assess enterprise software expenditure across products, vendors, contracts, licences and consumption to identify specific cost-reduction opportunities.
• Software Portfolio Rationalisation: Identify overlapping or redundant enterprise software products and recommend specific applications for consolidation, replacement, retirement or decommissioning.
• Cost Optimisation Execution: Develop and execute initiatives involving licence right-sizing, SaaS subscription optimisation, supplier consolidation, contract renegotiation and software footprint reduction.
• Business Case & Value Realisation: Quantify savings opportunities, develop product-level business cases and track actual cost reductions against agreed financial baselines.
• Enterprise Software Expertise: Evaluate optimisation opportunities across major software ecosystems such as Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, Salesforce, ServiceNow, VMware and enterprise SaaS portfolios.
• Client Advisory & Stakeholder Engagement: Work directly with CIOs, IT leadership, procurement, finance and technology teams to present recommendations, secure decisions and drive implementation.
• Consulting & Solution Development: Support client workshops, opportunity assessments, proposals and the development of detailed, evidence-backed optimisation recommendations.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10–15+ years of experience in technology consulting, IT cost transformation, technology value creation, software portfolio rationalisation or technology sourcing advisory.
• Proven experience delivering end-to-end technology cost reduction programmes, from opportunity identification through implementation and financial value realisation.
• Demonstrable examples of specific software products or platforms eliminated, replaced, consolidated or commercially optimised, with quantified savings.
• Strong understanding of enterprise software licensing, vendor commercial models, application portfolios, technology consumption and procurement economics.
• Ability to translate technical findings into commercially actionable recommendations, including savings calculations, implementation costs, dependencies and timelines.
• Experience working in large, complex enterprise environments with multiple business units, software vendors and technology platforms.
• Strong consulting, analytical, stakeholder management and executive presentation skills.

Preferred Background

• Previous experience with technology advisory or transformation practices at firms such as Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC, Capgemini Invent, PA Consulting, Alvarez & Marsal or similar specialist consulting organisations.
• Experience delivering technology cost optimisation programmes for UK telecommunications operators or other large enterprises.
• Familiarity with IT asset management, SAM and software discovery platforms such as Flexera, Snow Software or ServiceNow SAM Pro is advantageous, but tool implementation experience alone is not sufficient.