ServiceNow SAM Pro Developer Beachwood, OH​/Moon Township, PA

Service Now SAM Pro Developer (12+ years exp)
Contract

Location:

Beachwood, OH / Moon Township, PA

The Service Now SAM Pro Developer is responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting the Software Asset Management Professional (SAM Pro) module on the Service Now platform. This role focuses on ensuring license compliance, optimizing software spend, preparing vendor audits, and providing strategic insights through data-driven reporting. You will work closely with IT Finance, Procurement, ITAM, Legal, and vendor management teams to maintain an audit-ready, cost-optimized software asset inventory.

Own the full lifecycle implementation of SAM Pro from plugin activation, configuration, and dashboard customization to integration with CMDB, ITSM, Procurement, Finance, HR, and Discovery modules.

Configure and customize SAM Pro including software models, entitlements, installations, contracts, license positions, license metrics, and Publisher Packs (e.g., Microsoft, Oracle, Adobe, IBM, VMware, Salesforce).

Implement and maintain SAM Pro processes such as normalization, reconciliation, software reclamation, SaaS License Management, usage metering, and optimization dashboards to support compliance and cost-reduction goals.

Manage software licenses, entitlements, and contracts to ensure compliance with vendor agreements. Conduct audits, run reconciliations, and identify cost-saving opportunities by eliminating underused or over-licensed software.

Configure reconciliation engines to produce accurate compliance positions for major vendors (Microsoft, Oracle, Adobe, VMware, Salesforce, etc.).

Translate complex licensing contracts (per-user, per-device, per-core, processor, named-user, concurrent, SaaS/subscription) into technical reconciliation rules and compliance logic.

Identify underutilized software and provide actionable data for license "harvesting," reclamation, and contract renewals.