Software Asset Management (SAM) - Bangalore - WFO -

Clarity Consulting; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Clarity Consulting is seeking an experienced Software Asset Management (SAM) professional to lead consulting, governance, and optimization across global clients. You will establish SAM operating models, license compliance programs, and implement platforms like ServiceNow SAM Pro, Flexera, and Snow License Manager.

The ideal candidate brings licensing expertise across major publishers and hands-on discovery, entitlement management, and vendor management in cloud and virtualization contexts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, CS, IT, or related field.
• Proven SAM/ITAM knowledge and certifications preferred.
• Hands-on experience with license management and software audits.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement SAM operating models and governance frameworks.
• Establish end-to-end SAM lifecycle processes from request to retirement.
• Align SAM with ITIL/ITAM standards and define KPIs and reports.
• Lead publisher audits and audit defense activities.

Skills

SAM

ITAM

License Compliance

ELP

License Reconciliation

Vendor Audit Management

Contract & Entitlement Management

Software Optimization

Publisher Licensing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ServiceNow SAM Pro

Flexera

Snow License Manager

CMDB & Discovery Integration

Software Catalog Management

Reporting & Dashboard Development

Job description

Role & responsibilities

JL 3A/4B/4A

Experience: 3-15 Years
Location: India (Bengaluru)
Practice: Infosys BPM - Asset Data Management / ITAM

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Software Asset Management (SAM) professional to lead SAM consulting, governance, compliance, optimization, and managed services engagements across global clients. The candidate will be responsible for establishing SAM operating models, license compliance programs, publisher audit defense, software cost optimization initiatives, and implementing industry-leading SAM platforms such as ServiceNow SAM Pro, Flexera, and Snow License Manager.

The ideal candidate should possess strong licensing expertise across major software publishers and have hands-on experience in software discovery, entitlement management, reconciliation, audit readiness, cloud licensing, and vendor management.

Duties and responsibilities

SAM Strategy & Governance

• Design and implement Software Asset Management operating models, governance frameworks, policies, standards, and procedures.
• Establish end-to-end SAM lifecycle processes covering request, procurement, deployment, usage, optimization, renewal, and retirement.
• Align SAM practices with ITIL, ISO 19770, ITAM, and industry best practices.
• Define SAM KPIs, compliance metrics, and governance reporting.

License Compliance & Optimization

• Manage software license compliance position across enterprise environments.
• Perform entitlement management, license reconciliation, effective license position (ELP) calculations, and compliance assessments.
• Identify software optimization opportunities through license harvesting, re-harvesting, downgrade opportunities, shelfware identification, and rightsizing initiatives.
• Drive software spend reduction, cost avoidance, and budget optimization programs.

Publisher Licensing Expertise

Demonstrate deep licensing expertise in at least three of the following:

• Microsoft
• Oracle
• IBM
• SAP
• VMware
• Adobe
• Salesforce
• Red Hat
• Citrix

Responsibilities include:

• Contract interpretation
• Licensing metric analysis
• Audit preparedness
• True-up management
• Advisory on licensing implications for cloud migrations, virtualization, SaaS, and hybrid deployments

Audit & Risk Management

• Lead publisher audits and audit defense activities.
• Prepare compliance evidence, deployment data, entitlement records, and audit responses.
• Assess contractual, financial, and compliance risks.
• Recommend remediation and risk mitigation actions.

Tool Implementation & Administration

Hands-on expertise in one or more of:

• ServiceNow SAM Pro
• Flexera One / FlexNet Manager
• Snow License Manager

Responsibilities include:

• Software normalization
• Reconciliation configuration
• Software model management
• License management
• Discovery integrations
• Reporting and dashboard development
• Process automation and workflow configuration

Discovery & Data Management

• Manage software discovery and inventory programs across on-premise, virtual, and cloud environments.
• Analyze inventory data from SCCM, Intune, ServiceNow Discovery, Tanium, Lansweeper, Flexera Inventory, and similar tools.
• Ensure data quality, normalization, categorization, and software catalog governance.

Cloud & SaaS Asset Management

• Provide advisory services on cloud subscription licensing and SaaS optimization.
• Assess licensing impacts related to Azure, AWS, GCP, Microsoft 365, Salesforce, and other cloud platforms.
• Monitor SaaS utilization and identify optimization opportunities.

Stakeholder Management & Consulting

• Engage with CIO organizations, Infrastructure teams, Procurement, Vendor Management, Security, Finance, and Audit stakeholders.
• Present licensing risk assessments, optimization opportunities, and executive-level SAM dashboards.
• Support RFPs, solution design, and SAM transformation initiatives.

Required Skills

Functional Skills

• Software Asset Management (SAM)
• IT Asset Management (ITAM)
• License Compliance
• Effective License Position (ELP)
• License Reconciliation
• Vendor Audit Management
• Contract & Entitlement Management
• Software Optimization
• Publisher Licensing

Platform Skills

• ServiceNow SAM Pro
• Flexera
• Snow License Manager
• CMDB & Discovery Integration
• Software Catalog Management
• Reporting & Dashboard Development

Preferred Publisher Expertise

• Microsoft Licensing
• Oracle Licensing
• IBM Licensing
• SAP Licensing
• VMware Licensing

Preferred Certifications

• ServiceNow SAM Pro Certification
• Flexera Certification
• Certified Software Asset Manager (CSAM)
• IAITAM Certifications
• ITIL Foundation / ITIL 4
• ISO 19770 Knowledge

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline from a recognized university. Master's degree and SAM/ITAM-related certifications (IAITAM, ServiceNow SAM Pro, Flexera, ITIL) are preferred.