Campus Software Coordinator; Hybrid
Listed on 2026-09-12
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IT/Tech
Job
Location:
Merced
Full/Part Time:
Full Time
Hiring Range: $110,000 - $135,000
This position is approved for a hybrid work modality. This division currently requires 2 - 3 days per week in office.
Initial applicant review will take place on or around September 15, 2026. Posting will close upon selection.
The ideal candidate will have strong communication and organizational skills as well as significant "hands-on" experience of managing the end-to-end software lifecycle: procurement, licensing, vendor management.
The University of California, Merced, is the newest of the University of California system's 10 campuses and one of the youngest universities to be designated an R1 research university. With approximately 9,100 undergraduate and graduate students, UC Merced is a smaller, more intimate campus compared to its sister campuses, while equipped and staffed as a cutting edge, 21st century research institution.
With bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs, strong research and academic partnerships and a growing community in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley, the UC Merced campus is continually evolving and requires talented, knowledgeable and dynamic educators, researchers, management and staff.
Ranked in the top 30 among the best public universities in the nation by U.S. News and World Report and #1 for social mobility by the Wall Street Journal, UC Merced is uniquely equipped to provide world class educational opportunities to dynamic and enterprising students in the Valley and throughout the state. In partnership with UC San Francisco, UC Merced has launched a rigorous medical education program that will supply the Valley with culturally competent providers dedicated to improving local access to quality care.
The campus enjoys a special connection with nearby Yosemite National Park, is on the cutting edge of sustainability in construction and design and is accelerating the continued economic development of the region.
Reporting to the IT Business Manager, the Campus Software Coordinator leads and organizes software management for the Office of Information Technology. This is a newly-created role that will partner closely with campus stakeholders to streamline the software procurement process, more efficiently deliver services associated with software licensing in OIT and across campus, and establish relationships with key software vendors to ensure appropriate contract management.
The Campus Software Coordinator will be tasked with creating and maintaining a campus software catalog and supporting data sources (including provisioning and renewal records) to provide reliable visibility into software security, accessibility, access, and costs. This role will manage new provisioning and renewals for common software; oversee annual renewals, co-terms, and vendor contract administration; and provide regular trend reporting and analysis to OIT and campus leadership to inform strategic planning and roadmap development.
The role will also collaborate with UC Office of the President and UC system peers as needed to align practices and leverage shared opportunities.
- Create and maintain campus software catalog; manage Value-Added Resellers (VAR) and associated catalog build; manage and store accessibility and security documentation for approved campus software; create and maintain reports of requested software; manage relationships with major campus vendors through regular meetings; create and maintain UC Merced software need analysis & roadmap; create and maintain stakeholder documentation for software not centrally managed.
- Manage key software vendor contracts; build and maintain software license provisioning database; manage annual renewals and co-terms; maintain and manage OIT software renewals data; create and maintain regular reporting for campus and OIT leadership on current spend and tail spend to inform strategic planning; manage new provisioning and renewals for internal OIT software (i.e. Service Now, Jira, Airtable); manage new provisioning for campus enterprise software (i.e. Adobe CC, Zoom Webinar, Microsoft dd-Ons, etc.).
- Rebuild and champion campus software procurement process to enable efficiency and policy compliance; partner with campus procurement to understand and contain distributed software spend across campus; collaborate with key campus stakeholders such as…
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