SAM Senior Associate

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

EY in Bengaluru is looking for a SAM Software Licensing Specialist Senior Associate to optimize high value software contracts. The candidate will work independently and collaboratively to handle software licensing matters and be a part of governance and SAM process initiatives.

This role requires 3+ years in License Management, strong communication skills, and experience with major software vendors like Microsoft and IBM. The position offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic international environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of proven experience in License Management.
• Experience working with high-value software contracts.
• Proven abilities to manage server software licensing models.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the management of Software License Management aspects.
• Manage audit response projects requiring good commercial awareness.
• Collaborate with the Finance team on license spend forecasts.

Skills

License Management experience

Server software licensing models

Contract negotiation

IT asset management systems

Cloud consumption management

Education

Professional qualifications (e.g., ITILv3, CITAM, CSAM)

Tools

SCCM

Flexera

Azure portal

Job description

Job Title: SAM Software Licensing Specialist Senior Associate

The opportunity

Business Management Office (BMO) maintains a global Software Asset Management (SAM) team accountable for targeted optimization of complex, high value software contracts which underpin our business.

SAM team seeks an experienced Software Licensing specialist to help us drive the maximum value from these contracts. The successful candidate will work both independently and within a wider team of SAM and licensing experts and be directly involved with some of the largest most complex software licensing contracts, across a wide range of global class vendors.

Many of EYs key client offerings leverage complex software contracts, as well as traditional perpetual licensing with maintenance. You will be involved with a wide variety of cloud subscription services (Azure and many others), complex infrastructure licensing scenarios, client integrated licensing assessments, usage tracking activities and more.

The successful candidate will need to handle licensing related matters, but also to define and be part of various governance and SAM process initiatives as part of an integrated team, including finance, procurement and technical personnel.

Your key responsibilities

• You will assist in the delivery and management of all aspects of Software License Management, such as governance design, process definition, discovery, usage tracking, reporting, audit response, compliance validation, renewal, cost recovery modelling,
• You will assist in the occasional audit response projects, both internally and from Vendors, requiring good commercial awareness as well as subject matter depth
• You will work closely with the Finance team to facilitate internal chargeback design and administration and collaborate to provide appropriate license spend forecasts.
• You will assist with creation of Effective License Position (ELP) & 12 Month Renewal Plan for a considerable number of software contracts.
• Identifying cost savings and optimization opportunities for various software vendors.

Skills and attributes for success

To qualify for the role, you must have

• 3+ years of proven experience in License Management working in large corporate environment
• Proven abilities to manage server software licensing models and product use rights across major software vendors.
• Experience in working with high-value software contracts with vendors such as Microsoft, IBM, Adobe, SAP and Oracle
• Experience working with IT asset management systems and IT asset discovery technologies
• Experience in contract negotiation and management
• Some experience in Cloud consumption management, ability to identify cost saving opportunities and optimization
• Enough technical understanding to support all licensing models

Ideally, youll also have

• Ability to learn and pick up software licensing terms of Tier 2 vendors and product use rights
• Recognized professional qualifications such as: ITILv3; CITAM; CSAM is desirable.
• Big 4 experience and training is desirable.
• At least three years experience in the delivery of Software License reviews/audits
• Some experience/exposure to the following tools and enablers: SCCM, Tanium, Flexera, IBM licensing metrics tool, SNOW-CMDB, Azure portal
• Experience of working internationally
• Experience of working in cross-functional environment

What we look for

• To be successful in this role, you must be an intelligent self-starter with a positive can-do attitude who takes ownership and responsibility of their work
• You should enjoy learning new things in a rapidly changing international environment with many deliverables and competing priorities and stakeholders
• You will be someone willing to constructively challenge, yet reach a positive balance with EYs best interests at the core of your decision making
• You should have truly excellent communication skills, able to confidently and concisely communicate with a wide range of people, roles and seniorities