Senior Manager - Software Asset Management

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What you'll be doing...

You will be a key member of a team tasked with developing, implementing, and evolving an enterprise-wide governance program around Software Asset Management (SAM). This employee will be tasked with working towards devising an end-to-end solution for SAM, with the goal of increasing Verizon's maturity in the SAM space. You will focus on providing transparency of software assets utilized across Verizon, creating a consolidated view of all software entitlements, minimizing compliance audit risk, managing to completion compliance and savings projects, monetizing outcomes, and partnering in developing short and long-term roadmaps on software publishers and titles.

This will lead to lower costs and greater efficiency, improved system security and data governance, and better buying decisions and negotiating power. You will have a responsibility towards contributing to Verizon's overall Transformation office savings goals.

What we're looking for...

* License Lifecycle & Cost Management:
Driving and managing process improvements on deploying, tracking, and re-harvesting of licenses to avoid unnecessary spending and maximize value to Verizon.

* Enterprise Software Catalog Implementation:
Working towards the implementation of an enterprise-wide Software Catalog, providing one view of the list of software entitlements, usage, supported platforms, versioning, ownership, license details, etc.

* Architecture & Standards Alignment:
Recommending mature technology category management practices across Verizon and enhancing processes to standardize and maintain North Star Architecture.

* MSP Strategy & Coordination:
Coordinating with third-party SAM managed service provider partners (MSPs) that provide support to Verizon, driving improvements with the support they provide, and ensuring reporting meets Verizon's needs.

* Software Savings & Spend Optimization:
Recommending savings on software titles and publishers, improving savings recommendations coming from third-party SAM MSPs, and managing recommendations to completion.

* Audit Defense & Risk Mitigation:
Serve as the primary point of contact and defense lead for all software vendor audits. Define audit strategies, manage data collection, analyze vendor findings, and execute mitigation plans to minimize financial and operational risk.

* Compliance Governance & Oversight:
Driving software license compliance across organizations, while implementing governing processes around compliance audit-related activities.

* Cross-Functional Strategic

Collaboration:

Collaborating with multiple organizations such as Global Technology Services (GTS), Finance, Vendor Management, Sourcing, Security, Supply Chain, and various business unit partners to gain cooperation on our defined strategic cross-functional SAM programs to drive efficiencies around overall software spend and direction.

* Inventory Tooling & Technology

Roadmap:

Optimizing the usage of existing software inventory management tools that allow discovery and reporting on Verizon's software assets, and partnering on planning and recommendations for a long-term tools roadmap including emerging and future technologies.

* This role can be located in any US based Verizon hub location.
* You'll need to have:

* Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.

* Six or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.

* Experience in managing software licensing for major industry software publishers (e.g., Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, Adobe).

* Experience in the development, maintenance, and optimization of license positions.

* Experience in the metering and optimization of software and online services usage.

* Experience in managing and responding to vendor-initiated audits, including managing large and complex license alignment efforts to conclusion, ensuring that the process aligns…