Cisco Software Asset Management 

United States, North Carolina, Cary 

571266056

Contract and Publisher Management

• Create & manage new/existing publishers in Flexera One
• Create & manage new/existing contracts (amendments)
• Stay ahead of all Tier 1 & 2 contract changes, license terms/ managing and controlling risk

License Compliance Management

• Proficient in sophisticated licensing models for client (Microsoft, Adobe, Oracle, SalesForce, and many others)
• Track and detail all software licenses and ensure compliance with vendor agreements
• Supervise license usage and identify over-licensed or under-licensed areas
• Stay informed about industry trends, standard methodologies, and new technologies in software license management
• Implement continuous improvements to the software license management processes
• Collaborate with the procurement team to acquire vital software licenses
• Review and incorporate license changes
• Update entitlements based on renewals and additional license purchases
• Review and correct unassigned evidence

Entitlement and License Position Management

• Reconcile software entitlements to software deployments
• Identify potential risks and optimization opportunities, and work with partners for remediation
• Identifying under- consumed licenses
• Support GPS during renewals
• Drive ownership across products and publishers
• Connect with internal partners to ensure understanding and compliance with software asset management policies

Reports/Dashboards

• Publisher specific compliance reports/dashboards for partners
• Data Quality analysis and maintain reports/dashboards
• Build/maintain software renewal tracker

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience with software asset management lifecycle and licensing
• Experience in developing software entitlement baseline and license positions with consumption reporting, process & tools.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
• A minimum of 3 years of customer facing or operational experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Industry process knowledge (Agile, ITIL, Process mapping)
• Direct experience in Software Asset Management
• Experience with creating and delivering Effective License Positions
• Proven expertise and comprehensive understanding of software licensing for major vendors.
• Sophisticated skills in using asset management systems (such as Flexera and ServiceNow) and proficiency in various reporting tools are essential.