Software Asset Management Specialist

Old Mutual; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company is seeking a Software Asset Manager to manage and analyse software inventory, ensuring compliance and optimising costs. This role involves supporting software license procurement and working closely with various teams to maintain accurate records and reporting. Ideal candidates should have extensive knowledge in software licensing and possess relevant certifications such as ITIL and cloud fundamentals. This role offers a significant opportunity to influence software asset management strategies.

Qualifications

• 3 years’ experience in Software Asset Management, with knowledge of ITAM as a plus.
• Solid expertise in interpreting software licensing agreement entitlements.
• ITIL Foundations V4 Certification.
• AWS Cloud Certified Practitioner or Azure Fundamentals Certification or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Manage and analyse software inventory across the organisation.
• Support software license procurement and compliance processes.
• Implement organisational level dashboards for licensed applications.
• Evaluate and monitor SaaS application inventory for cost-effectiveness.

Skills

Action Planning

Business Intelligence (BI) Analysis

Cloud Computing

Data Management

IT Architecture

Education

NQF Level 7 - Degree or equivalent

Tools

Service Now

Job description

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Job Description

In this role, you will work within the IT Software Asset Management (SAM) Team and will be responsible for managing and analysing software inventory.

This role is also responsible for supporting and maintaining the licence compliancy across the organisation.

This role provides advice and support in the management of software assets of both in-house and external solutions including cloud technologies.

This role works closely with the Software License Procurement team, business service owners and stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Be accountable for supporting an enterprise-wide Software Asset Management platform.
• Implement organisational level dashboards including forecasting, planning, of all licensed applications across Cloud/Infrastructure & Operations including budgetary considerations in line with Compliance
• Responsible for the support and deployment of the SAM tooling, device inventory coverage across the estate, and data analysis.
• Accountable for SAM best practices, offering support where needed to ensure that the approaches are well understood and easily implemented
• Understand how cloud and virtualization technologies impact license positions
• Evaluate and monitors SaaS application inventory across the organisation for optimal cost-effectiveness, including the removal of applications which is not in use and the maintenance of version controls
• Maintain the accuracy of assets, such as auditing and modifying attributes related to lifecycle management of software and hardware assets
• Create reports that provide data and metrics to Software Licence Management procurement team, business service owners and stakeholders for assessments, analysis, and future planning
• Create and maintain internal process documentation and best practices relating to SAM.
• Support in maintaining an ongoing transparent and continuously updated inventory of SaaS software and licensed applications made accessible to Business service owners, Software License Management Procurement team and key stakeholders.
• Work with Finance and IT Operational departments to ensure cloud licencing consumption is in line with licencing model and budget.

Requirements

• 3 years’ experience in Software Asset Management, with knowledge of ITAM as a plus
• Solid expertise in interpreting software licensing agreement entitlements, terms, and conditions
• Experience with IT Asset Management automated systems and discovery tools, such as Service Now
• Understanding of software licensing models, e.g., Oracle, Microsoft, Attachmate, IBM, virtual systems, subscriptions, and cloud-based
• Solid data and information management, analysis, and reporting skills
• ITIL Foundations V4 Certification
• Experience with Agile SAFE Methodology
• Must have either AWS Cloud Certified Practitioner, Azure Fundamentals Certification or equivalent
• Knowledge of Cloud Licence Manager

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent diploma or certifications in the specialized IT fields
• Certified Software Asset Manager (CSAM)
• Experience with ServiceNow SAM Pro

Competencies

• Data-driven and attention to detail and big picture
• Action Oriented
• Measuring capabilities
• Data storyboarding (monitoring and measuring)
• Continuous Improvement Management
• Automation
• Problem Finding and Solving

Additional Competencies

Action Oriented Business Insight Cultivates Innovation Ensures Accountability Manages Complexity Nimble Learning Optimizes Work Processes

Skills

Action Planning, Business Intelligence (BI) Analysis, Business Requirements Analysis, Cloud Computing, Cloud Infrastructure Management, Computer Network Security, Current State Assessment, Data Compilation, Data Management, Gap Analysis, IT Architecture, IT Network Security, Product Change Management, Readiness Assessments, Wireless Network Management

Education

NQF Level 7 - Degree, Advance Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate or equivalent

Closing Date 15 December 2025 , 23:59

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