Senior Manager - Software Asset Management

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 devise an end‑to‑end solution for SAM, aiming to increase 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.

The goal is lower costs, greater efficiency, improved system security, data governance, and better buying decisions and negotiating power. You will also contribute to Verizon's overall Transformation office savings goals.

• License Lifecycle & Cost Management
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  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
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  Working toward 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
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  Recommending mature technology category management practices across Verizon and enhancing processes to standardize and maintain North Star Architecture.
• MSP Strategy & Coordination
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  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
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  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
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  Serving as the primary point of contact and defense lead for all software vendor audits, defining audit strategies, managing data collection, analyzing vendor findings, and executing mitigation plans to minimize financial and operational risk.
• Compliance Governance & Oversight
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  Driving software license compliance across organizations while implementing governing processes around compliance audit‑related activities.
• Cross‑Functional Strategic Collaboration
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  Collaborating with multiple organizations such as Global Technology Services, Finance, Vendor Management, Sourcing, Security, Supply Chain, and various business unit partners to drive efficiencies around overall software spend and direction.
• Inventory Tooling & Technology Roadmap
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  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.

• 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 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 managing and responding to vendor‑initiated audits, including managing large and complex license alignment efforts to conclusion, ensuring that the process aligns with contract rights and best practices.

• IAITAM certified software asset manager
• Experience in software contracts and licensing metrics.
• Ability to multi‑task in a fast‑paced dynamic environment.
• Experience coordinating with cross‑functional teams from legal, sourcing and business units.
• Strong quantitative skills.
• Experience reading and interpreting legal documents such as contracts, amendments, etc.
• Ability to meet deadlines, manage multiple…