Software Asset Manager

Function description:

In charge of software inventories

· Define, communicate and prepare inventory guides and organize kick-off meetings with relays within entities (operational correspondents in technical teams)

· Master the contractual databases and metrics of the publishers in its scope

· Support the operational contacts of the entities on the theme of licensing rules and the format of the expected data

· Coordinate the feedback of operational contacts ensuring compliance is met

Produce compliance reports and monitor compliance plans

· Consolidate, synchronize and reconcile inventory data from multiple sources

· Produce compliance reports and share them with appropriate interlocutors

· Analyze the financial and contractual impact of possible non-conformities

· Ask entities for their compliance recovery plan and monitor their implementation

· Formalize and escalate Management alerts

Provide support to Purchasing during contract negotiations

· Assist Purchasing in any software activity for contracts within its scope

· Provide recommendations for the purchase of licenses

· In support of Purchasing, contribute to the development of software contracts on the definition of metrics and clauses related to licenses

Accompany teams operational

· Support operational teams in the implementation and use of software in order to optimize usage costs in accordance with contracts

· Participate in projects to anticipate possible software impacts

Participate in the continuous improvement of the Software Asset Management process

· Contribute to the improvement of the quality of inventory data

· Exchange on good practices with peers

· Propose evolutions for a better Control of risks, expenses and compliance

Required experience / knowledge

Expert

Technical experience:

Mandatory

· Expertise of licensing practices and metrics used by leading vendors

· Mastery of software discovery tools

· Advanced level in data extraction, transformation and manipulation (Excel)

· Advanced level in data analysis and reporting (Excel) · Knowledge of SharePoint to collect, save and organize data and documents

· Experience in ITSM tools and Software Asset Management

Preferable:

• Technical skills to be considered as an asset during the selection process.

Business experience:

Mandatory

· Risk monitoring

· Audit trail/follow-up

· IT infrastructure

· Knowledge of asset management

· Ability to define relevant performance indicators

· Ability to manage a project

Preferable

• Skills to be considered as an asset during the selection process.

Soft skills

· Organizational capacity

· Analytical capacity

· Ability to communicate orally and in writing

· Ability to collaborate, Adaptability

· Ability to establish and activate networks

· Ability to understand, explain and drive change