SAM Process Owner

Top 6 Technical Skills:

1. Manage the end-to-end Software Asset Management (SAM) lifecycle, including procurement, deployment, maintenance, utilization, and retirement of software assets across the enterprise
2. ServiceNow Asset Management (SAM PRO)
3. Prepare and process purchasing forms (purchase orders)
4. Collaborate with the Purchasing department, external vendors, and resellers to manage software acquisitions and renewals
5. Recommend and help enforce SAM policies and procedures
6. ITAM experience

Top 3 Soft Skills:

1. Strong verbal and written communications
2. Self Starter, self directed
3. Detail oriented

Helps with all of the application and data gathering process, Product, version, reclaim licenses and set up in SAM
Tool is set up (Phase I), small subset of software, some integration (SaaS Integration with MS and Adobe) (50 desktop apps in SAM), Integration (more SAS, Ariba, OIM)
500 more apps to get into the tool
CMDB is already integrated

Role on the Team:

Complete List of Technical Skills:

1. Manage the end-to-end Software Asset Management (SAM) lifecycle, including procurement, deployment, maintenance, utilization, and retirement of software assets across the enterprise.
2. Utilize ServiceNow Software Asset Management (SAM Pro) to track software installations, license compliance, entitlements, and optimize usage.
3. Prepare and process purchasing forms such as purchase orders; verify the appropriateness of budget codes and cost centers to align with SAM governance.
4. Collaborate with the Purchasing department, external vendors, and resellers to manage software acquisitions and renewals.
5. Track software entitlements, monitor license usage, and conduct internal audits to ensure compliance and cost-efficiency.
6. Perform in-depth data analysis in Excel and ServiceNow to provide visibility into software usage and compliance status
7. Compile financial, contractual, and inventory analysis data to support enterprise IT asset lifecycle management
8. Recommend and help enforce SAM policies and procedures to ensure software compliance and mitigate audit risks
9. Respond to internal and external audit requests; investigate licensing discrepancies and resolve compliance issues
10. Analyze discovery and procurement data across multiple systems (e.g., ServiceNow, Excel, vendor portals) to support software reconciliation and true-up processes.

Benefits:

SES hires W2 benefitted and non-benefitted consultants. Our contract employee benefits include group medical dental vision life LT and ST disability insurance, 21 days of accrued paid time off, 401k, tuition reimbursement, performance bonuses, paid overtime, and more. Due to corporate regulations, we cannot work with outside companies on this opening; only direct, individual candidates representing themselves to SES, please.

About SES Systems Engineering Services Corporation:

SESC was founded in 1989, is a leading provider of technology solutions to Fortune 1000 companies and government organizations. Specializing in Accelerated Development (agile application development, mobile, systems integration, project and program management), Architecture (SOA, microservices, cloud), Data (analytics, DW, BI, big data), Testing (test architecture, manual, automation, data), Cyber Security (SSO, mobile, IAM) and DevOps (roadmap creation, assessments, CICD, tool evaluation, implementation), Employer is guided by a corporate mission to provide valuable solutions to our client s technology needs through responsive quality services.

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