Senior Software Asset Management Lead

AtkinsRéalis; Epsom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working culture

Flexible holiday allowances

Training & professional development

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Senior Software Asset Management Analyst in the UK to own the software asset lifecycle, including licence validation, deployments, and renewals, while driving cost savings and governance. You will lead a SAM team, coordinate with Procurement, Security, and business partners, and maintain Flexera inventories.

You will liaise with stakeholders, analyse licence positions, and support audits, contract negotiations and renewals.

Qualifications

• Experience in ITIL-aligned service management.
• Senior experience in Software Asset Management.
• Strong asset management knowledge and enterprise procurement processes.
• Familiarity with audits and policies.
• Experience implementing process changes.
• Experience with the Flexera licence management tool.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.
• Data analysis and reporting proficiency.
• Certification in Software Asset Management.
• Working knowledge of ServiceNow.
• Vendor/supplier relationship experience.
• ITIL V4 Foundation Accreditation.

Responsibilities

• Manage full software asset lifecycle including requests, licence validation, deployments, consumption analysis, optimisation and renewals.
• Lead a specialised work group and act as escalation point for licence questions.
• Oversee allocation and prioritisation of SAM tickets; ensure timely resolution per SLAs.
• Analyse deployments and consumption to identify optimisation opportunities and cost savings.
• Provide SME on software applications and licensing for contracts and purchasing.
• Produce reports on licence positions and present findings to stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate entitlement and inventory in Flexera.
• Monitor software maintenance, subscriptions and support agreements.
• Manage catalogue and cost recovery for packaged software.
• Support procurement by performing goods receipting on software purchases.
• Assist publisher audits and verification exercises.
• Review SAM processes for updates and automation opportunities.
• Ensure 100% client satisfaction and adherence to best practices.
• Manage incidents/requests per defined SLAs.

Skills

ITIL aligned Service Management

Senior role in SAM

IT Asset Management

Enterprise procurement processes

Audits & policies

Process change implementation

Flexera licence management

Analytical and communication skills

Data analysis & reporting

ITIL V4 Foundation

ServiceNow

Supplier relationship management

Education

Qualification in Software Asset Management

Tools

Flexera

ServiceNow

Job description

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Senior Software Asset Management Analyst in the UK to own the software asset lifecycle, including licence validation, deployments, and renewals, while driving cost savings and governance. You will lead a SAM team, coordinate with Procurement, Security, and business partners, and maintain Flexera inventories.

You will liaise with stakeholders, analyse licence positions, and support audits, contract negotiations and renewals.