Software Asset Manager – Job Offer | South Africa

ATOS is recruiting a software asset manager in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities of a Software Asset Manager:

• Executes the Software Compliance Group-policy.
• SPoC for the Divisions and supplier for all license relevant topics e.g. manage SW audits, consult the business, clarify license discrepancies, apply global guidance, policies…)
• Ensures verification of data quality of software license registration (entitlements).  Ensures linkage of assets and the connected obligations to the supplier contracts and the involved profit/cost center
• Tracks the assignment of licenses and provide transparency of software ownership versus usage.
• Ensures visibility of all acquired software licenses and the relevant license usage criteria derived from the SW contract.
• Obtain per contract the usage criteria from Purchasing/Contract owner.
• Obtains usage data from the business/operations on installed/used software.
• Through tooling, matches the entitlements with the measured usage of the software and as such verifies software compliance. Deviations are reported and in case of over-usage and under-usage alerts are raised.
• Align and record usage and needs with involved Profit/Cost Center (Contract owner) on a regular base
• Optimization of the software portfolio, termination of non-relevant licenses, termination of support agreements for unused licenses.
• R-use / Redeployment of unused licenses.
• Transfer of licenses between organizational units.
• Coordinating the correct recording and handling regarding the end-of-life process (e.g. license return at customer contract termination).
• Verify potential of volume contracts (consolidation) with procurement.
• Align with vendor the contractual reporting in a timely and accurate manner.
• Together with procurement acts as a liaison between the relevant businessstakeholders within Atos and software vendors.
• This may involve suggesting alternative software than what was requested with similar functionality.
• Support preparing for the relevant investment committees.
• Allocates costs to the right profit/cost center

Qualifications & Skills:

• 4 Year college degree preferred in Business Information System or related degree.
• Minimum of 5 years of IT Asset Lifecycle Management experience required.
• Experience in development of IT Asset Lifecycle Management processes.
• Knowledge and understanding of current standards for software as published byprocurement and portfolio/towers.
• Understanding of finance rules for capitalization and depreciation. Basic understanding of leasing contracts and related reporting, IFRS 16, reporting for finance department
• Understanding of software licensing rules or access to the necessary expertise.
• Ability to remain up to date with ever changing licensing rules.
• Understanding of the Asset Management policy, the related processes, andworkflows / working procedures. Ability to transmit that knowledge to other. Excellent understanding of the asset management tool platform.
• Understanding of the relationship between Asset Management and SACM processes.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Expert level use of Excel in working with multiplelarge data sources to combine for use in problem resolution
• Fluent in English.
• Additional of one other language such as French, Turkish, Arabic, Spanish or Portuguese is preferred
• Remark: GCM level 4 to 6

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