Software & Hardware Asset Lead

New Zealand Government Joba; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Five weeks' annual leave

Flexible working arrangements

Insurance benefits

Career development

Job summary

Kāinga Ora invites a Software & Hardware Asset Manager to lead day-to-day management of our technology asset portfolio, ensuring software licences and hardware assets are accurately tracked, compliant, and optimised across their lifecycles.

You will collaborate with Digital IT, Procurement, Finance, vendors and service teams to maintain data integrity, support budgeting and forecasting, assist with audits, and drive continuous improvement of asset governance and ServiceNow SAM capabilities.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in software and/or hardware asset management.
• Strong knowledge of software licensing, compliance, and asset lifecycle management.
• Experience with ServiceNow and asset management platforms.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate software and hardware asset records with strong data governance across ServiceNow and asset management platforms.
• Manage the end-to-end governance of asset lifecycles.
• Monitor licensing usage and compliance to optimise costs and support audits.
• Provide asset insights for budgeting, forecasting, and renewal planning.
• Develop dashboards, reports, and documentation to improve visibility and decision-making.
• Drive continuous improvement of asset management processes and ServiceNow capabilities.
• Support software audits and ensure licensing compliance.

Skills

Software Asset Management

Hardware Asset Management

Licensing & Compliance

Stakeholder Engagement

Data Governance

Auditing support

Tools

ServiceNow

CMDB

Power BI

SAM Pro

Job description

Kāinga Ora invites a Software & Hardware Asset Manager to lead day-to-day management of our technology asset portfolio, ensuring software licences and hardware assets are accurately tracked, compliant, and optimised across their lifecycles.

You will collaborate with Digital IT, Procurement, Finance, vendors and service teams to maintain data integrity, support budgeting and forecasting, assist with audits, and drive continuous improvement of asset governance and ServiceNow SAM capabilities.