Demand & Software Asset management Specialist II

Job description

Role Summary

You bring 10 or more years of experience in IT Asset Management (ITAM), Software Asset Management (SAM), Vendor Management, and IT Financial/Demand Management. You will improve software licensing, manage strategic vendor relationships, support audit compliance, forecast IT demand, and lead cost optimization across the technology portfolio. You will report to a Director or Senior Director and help allow technology investment decisions across the organization.

Summary of

Primary Responsibilities

You will improve software licensing estates for major vendors such as Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, VMware, and BMC, ensuring compliance, accurate deployment tracking, audit readiness, and renewals. You will oversee software asset management activities, including inventory consolidation, license use analysis, contract compliance monitoring, and risk mitigation. You will develop IT demand pipelines, forecasts, dashboards, and report to support budgeting, capacity planning, and strategic decision-making.

You will partner with Procurement, Vendor Management, Finance, and Technology teams to evaluate vendor proposals, support negotiations, and improve technology spend. You will improve data quality, automation, reporting, and through platforms such as Tanium, CMDB, Intune, Active Directory, and other analytics and asset management tools.

Skills

Expertise in Software Asset Management (SAM), IT Asset Management (ITAM), demand forecasting, license optimization, and vendor governance. Hands-on experience with Tanium, CMDB, Intune, Active Directory, software inventory tools, reporting platforms, and data analytics solutions. Be analytical, partner management, with influencing the senior leaders and guide results.

Qualifications

10 or more years of experience in IT Asset Management, Software Asset Management, Vendor Management, IT Procurement, FinOps/TBM, or related disciplines. Experience managing large software licensing portfolios and vendor relationships within global enterprise environments. Knowledge of software licensing models, audit defense, contract management, and compliance practices for vendors such as Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, VMware/Broadcom, or BMC.

Experience working with cloud, virtualized, containerized, and on-premises environments and understanding associated licensing possible effects. Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.