PLEASE NOTE:

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  It is a 100% onsite position in Woodlawn, MD,
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  Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a public
  trust clearance.
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  Candidate must be willing to work on-site in 5 days a
  week.
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  Local Candidate Preferred.

Key Required Skills:

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  The Software Asset Management Lead is responsible for
  assisting client with their software asset lifecycle program, ensuring strong
  governance, regulatory compliance, audit readiness, and cost optimization. This
  role works with team of technical professionals and partners closely with
  Infrastructure, Security, Procurement, Finance, and Risk Management to protect
  enterprise assets and reduce operational and compliance risk.
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  Experience in managing the end-to-end Software Asset
  Management (SAM) lifecycle, including procurement, deployment, maintenance,
  utilization, and retirement of software assets across the enterprise
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  Experience in utilizing ServiceNow Asset Management (SAM
  PRO) for tracking and managing SW assets.
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  Develop and maintain policies, procedures, and standard
  operating controls to mitigate cybersecurity, endpoint, and physical asset
  risk.
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  Strong verbal and written communications.

Position Description:

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  Manage the end-to-end Software Asset Management (SAM)
  lifecycle, including procurement, deployment, maintenance, utilization, and
  retirement of software assets across the enterprise.
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  Provide leadership and guidance to work provided by a team
  of technical professionals.
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  Ensure accurate inventory reporting, reconciliation, and
  documentation to support regulatory and financial requirements.
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  Identify and recommend automation and tooling enhancements
  to improve governance and reporting maturity.
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  Lead cross-functional initiatives to improve software asset
  management process maturity.
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  Track software entitlements, monitor license usage, and
  conduct internal audits to ensure compliance and cost-efficiency.
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  Perform in-depth data analysis in ServiceNow to provide
  visibility into software usage and compliance status.
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  Compile financial, contractual, and inventory analysis data
  to support enterprise IT asset lifecycle management.
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  Recommend and help enforce SAM policies and procedures to
  ensure software compliance and mitigate audit risks.
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  Respond to internal and external audit requests; investigate
  licensing discrepancies and resolve compliance issues.
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  Support onboarding of new enterprise software titles into
  ServiceNow SAM Pro, including gathering requirements, conducting stakeholder
  interviews, and documenting business and technical needs.
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  Collect, analyze, and maintain data on software usage,
  versioning, contract end dates, and license information to ensure accurate
  asset tracking.
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  Assist in developing strategies for software consolidation,
  licensing compliance, and cost reduction initiatives.
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  Analyze business processes, data flows, and operational
  reporting.

Requirements

Basic Qualifications:

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  Master's and 5+ years of experience, Bachelor's and 7+ years
  of experience or 13+ years in lieu of a degree.
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  7+ years of experience with Enterprise-Wide Software Asset
  Management
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  5+ years of experience with ServiceNow Software Asset
  Management (SAM Pro) and Hardware Asset Management (HAM Pro) implementations.
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  Knowledge of enterprise software licensing, contract
  management, and asset lifecycle processes.
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  Familiarity with asset data normalization, catalog items,
  workspaces and compliance dashboards.
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  Strong analytical skills and attention to detail in data
  management.

Required Skills:

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  Master's and 5+ years of experience, Bachelor's and 7+ years
  of experience or 13+ years in lieu of a degree.
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  Excellent written and verbal communication skills,
  problem-solving.
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  Proficient in Excel and reporting tools
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  Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Desired Skills:

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  Experience building and maturing enterprise IT Asset
  governance programs.
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  ITIL certification.
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  Governance, audit, or risk certifications.