• Assist in establishing and maintaining a comprehensive SAM Framework for all software and SaaS applications across the organization. • Maintain accurate and up-to-date software & contract inventory, ensuring data quality within SAM tools and CMDB systems. • Track and manage software entitlements, usage, renewals, and compliance to prevent overspend and license violations. • Work with 3rd party SAM tools like Flexera, Nexthink to analyze software usage and prepare license position reports. • Support audits and compliance initiatives with accurate software inventory, license documentation • Create and maintain dashboards and reports that provide transparency into software utilization, compliance, and portfolio health. • Help evaluate and onboard new software solutions, ensuring compliance with IT and SAM governance standards. • Collaborate with Procurement and Vendor Management teams during renewals, true-ups, negotiations, and sourcing decisions by providing data-driven insights. • Identify opportunities for license optimization, including reharvesting, right-sizing, subscription cleanup, and software rationalization to reduce cost. • Monitor unauthorized, unlicensed, or end-of-life software to reduce compliance risks. • Contribute to continuous improvement by recommending process enhancements and enabling automation to streamline SAM operations. • Track SaaS usage, inactive accounts, over-licensed subscriptions, and cloud marketplace purchases, ensuring proper license utilization and BYOL governance. Behaviours & Approach • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills • Team-oriented with excellent communication and collaboration skills • Ability to build pro-active, co-operative working relationships with customers, peers and key stakeholders based on respect and teamwork • Ability to act under pressure and to manage efficiently crisis situations • Able to evaluate information, identify key issues and formulate conclusions based on sound, practical judgment, experience, and common sense • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related discipline • English language – expert proficiency • CSAM (IAITAM) – Foundation in SAM lifecycle and compliance. • ITIL 4 Specialist: ITAM – For process alignment and governance. • Microsoft / AWS Licensing Specialist