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Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Asset Manager to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of end to end Software Asset Management including lifecycle management, experience working on ServiceNow SAMPro environment and Flexera, and awareness of discovery tools. Candidate must have industry recognized certifications such as IAITAM Certified Software Asset Manager, Microsoft Licensing,etc.

Key Responsibilities:

Responsible for operational and strategic management of the software portfolio to optimize the value, cost and minimize the risk for Software and SaaS investments.

Expertise reading US SW contractual agreements and managing the license entitlements and metrics throughout the lifecycle.

Review Top Spend Publisher Software Products for software product spend, accuracy, and optimization.

Assist in any Software Rationalization initiatives to reduce software spend.

Track, maintain, and orchestrate license and maintenance agreement renewals with software owners

Manage software license information including licensing contracts, SW agreements, license metrics & SW models.

Responsible for software asset management data quality. Provide data insights from various sources showing license entitlements, installations, usage, renewal. Troubleshoots the ServiceNow SAMPro Module for up-to-date normalization, discovery, completeness, and entitlement assurance.

Collect and maintain accurate Software Licensing information in repositories to address budgeting, software compliance & inventory, contracts, and cost.

Partners with the Software Owners and IT Software Sourcing and Procurement team during software publisher renewals, true-ups, and reconciliations, audits, as well as assist with dispute resolution and defense initiatives. 

Advisor to Software Owners to manage enterprise License true-up & reconciliations. Provide support during software publisher audits. Assist with dispute resolution. Recommend audit defense initiatives.

Identify savings opportunities through software re-harvesting and license optimization.

Design and implement end to end SAM processes from procurement to retirement of software.

Develop and maintain SAM metrics and KPIs to measure the effectiveness of software asset management capabilities and identify areas for improvement.

Actively assesses risk and cost reduction opportunities and makes recommendations to Software Owners and Software Asset Management leadership to optimize the software asset portfolio.

Stay up to date on SAM trends and best practices to ensure that the organization is leveraging the latest innovations and technologies.

Oversee the decisions regarding software license agreements, metrics, types and terms which impact the software landscape at BMS

Manage the ServiceNow Content library with publisher part number library requests.

Expand the SaaS Software subscription usage visibility by integrating to SaaS provider portals. Perform reconciliations to prove the accuracy of the integrations and confirm with Software Product Owners.

Expand the SAM Pro Software License Metering Program through training initiatives for license reclamation, reharvesting and license portfolio reviews for renewals and cost savings opportunities.

Partners with BMS Software owners, IT Software Souring & procurement teams to ensure proactive asset management. procured in the US with US contractual agreements.

Leads complex initiatives related to continuous improvement or development of new approaches/technologies within or across functions or departments. Takes necessary risks to test and advance innovative processes and approaches.

Critically evaluates and interprets current trends. Contributes to vision for functional / regional / departmental strategy.

Synthesizes the data and analysis of team to find solutions to overall problem with consultation of functional leadership.

Employs a broad knowledge base of technologies and approaches to solve complex and novel problems. Recommends course of action to achieve desired results.

Qualifications & Experience:

Strong understanding of Software License Management. Requires deep expertise in software licensing and software asset management functions.

Demonstrated commitment to customer experience and success – ability to simplify experiences and deliver outcomes for the business and your customers.

Partner with subject matter experts, including software owners, ServiceNow administrators, sourcing team members, project and program managers, financial managers, and engineers to obtain critical information required for the management of software.

Demonstrated growth mindset with a willingness to learn, adapt, embrace feedback, and continuously improve.

Partners with stakeholders & customers to shape the goals and objectives.

Strong understanding of ITIL, ITSM processes and ServiceNow platform capabilities

SAM certifications such as IAITAM and Microsoft licensing certifications.

Influences internal and external stakeholders to ensure operational decisions and business requirements have a positive impact on the function and BMS.

Directs external vendors tactically, provided some strategic input to vendors on services delivered.

Recommends pursuing actions based on impact on people, process, technology, structure, and/or workflow.

Initiates challenging opportunities that build strong capabilities for self and team.  Develops and implements proactive approaches to new technologies and processes.

University degree preferred, with 8-10 years of experience.

If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.

Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
With a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science™ ”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in an inclusive culture, promoting diversity in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

On-site Protocol

BMS has a diverse occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:

Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

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