Senior Advisor – Software Asset Management

A career as a Senior Advisor in Software Asset Management in the Strategic Vendor Management team at National Bank means serving as a Software Asset Governance Specialist : licence compliance, cost optimisation and support stakeholders during contract reviews and negotiations with major suppliers. This position allows you to have a concrete impact thanks to your knowledge of software product management (perpetual licences, subscriptions and cloud services) and your ability to translate technical issues into sustainable solutions.

Your job

• Ensure compliance of software and cloud subscriptions across the enterprise.
• Develop strategies and processes to demonstrate licence ownership and compliance.
• Advise the business and technology teams on best practises for licence management.
• Optimize licensing and subscription costs and present progress reports to management.
• Steering by actively supporting audits and conducting informed and structured negotiations with software suppliers.
• Maintain collaboration with business unit management and internal teams.

Your team

Strategic Supplier Management in it Operations involves more than 33 specialists who work agile, proactive and collaborative to seize opportunities, stay on the cutting edge of technology and continuously improve processes. We are a close-knit team driven by contagious energy and recognised expertise. We move quickly, think fairly and deliver concrete results. Innovation, intelligent collaboration and the constant desire to exceed expectations drive us every day. You’ll join a group that goes hard, helps each other and turns challenges into successes. ·Our team is made up of experienced colleagues and places collaboration, discipline and commitment at the heart of every initiative. Working with us means working in a stimulating, caring and results-oriented environment.

The Bank values continuous development and internal mobility. Our personalised training programs, based on on on-the-job learning, help you master your profession and develop new fields of expertise. Tools such as the Data Academy, language training, the Harvard Learning Centre and coaching and mentoring support are available to you at any time.

Prerequisites

• Solid experience in managing licences and user agreements (approximately 7 to 8 years).
• Understand it architectures and their impact on licensing models.
• Master purchasing practises and related legal aspects (compliance, renewals, audits).
• Use analysis and reporting tools to track software assets.
• Certified Software Asset Manager (CSAM) certification from the International Association of Information Technology Asset Managers (IAITAM) (or obtain it within 12 months of taking up your position).