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Senior Manager, SaaS Applications & Governance
Senior Manager, SaaS Applications & GovernanceScotiabank • Toronto, ON, CA
Senior Manager, SaaS Applications & Governance

Senior Manager, SaaS Applications & Governance

Scotiabank • Toronto, ON, CA
9 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Is this role right for you?

In this role, you will:
• Lead the development and execution of the enterprise Software Asset Management (SAM) strategy covering both on-premise software and SaaS platforms.
• Establish policies and governance frameworks to manage software licensing, compliance, and lifecycle management.
• Ensure accurate inventory, entitlement management, and reconciliation of software assets across the enterprise environment.
• Build a centralized SaaS management capability to improve visibility into SaaS usage, subscriptions, and spend.
• Identify opportunities to optimize license consumption, remove unused subscriptions, and reduce redundant applications.
• Partner with business units to rationalize SaaS solutions and align software usage with business needs.
• Lead vendor governance for key strategic software publishers including contract oversight, license utilization reviews, and renewal planning.
• Support procurement and vendor management teams in software negotiations, renewals, and enterprise licensing strategies.
• Provide insights into software usage and demand forecasting to support commercial decision making.
• Implement and manage enterprise tools for software discovery, license management, and SaaS application monitoring.
• Automate data collection, reconciliation, and reporting processes to improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Maintain high-quality software asset data to support operational reporting, compliance monitoring, and financial planning.
• Reduce financial and compliance risk associated with software licensing through proactive monitoring and internal controls.
• Support software audit responses and maintain defensible license positions with major vendors.
• Partner with security and risk teams to improve governance around software procurement and usage.
• Deliver executive reporting on software usage, SaaS spend, vendor concentration, and optimization opportunities.
• Develop key performance indicators to measure the maturity and effectiveness of the SAM and SaaS management program.
• Continuously evolve the program by incorporating industry best practices and emerging technologies such as AI-driven software analytics.


Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We'd love to work with you if you have:
• Enterprise Software Asset Management (SAM) expertise across on‑premise and SaaS, including discovery, entitlements, reconciliation, and lifecycle management.
• Proven experience establishing software and SaaS governance frameworks, policies, and standards in a large enterprise.
• Demonstrated ability to drive SaaS visibility and spend optimization, including usage analysis and license rationalization.
• Strong experience managing strategic software vendors and licensing models, including renewals, utilization reviews, and audit readiness.
• Ability to deliver executive‑level reporting and insights on software usage, spend, risk, and optimization outcomes.


What's in it for you?
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship - We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are, and are embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employee to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans.
• Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations - We value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements.
• Upskilling through online courses, cross-functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance.
• Competitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days and benefits will start on day one.
• Community Engagement - no matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons, contests, cooking with friends, Humans of Digital and much more!

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