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IT Software Asset Manager

Employer
Hastings Direct
Location
East Sussex, Bexhill-On-Sea
Salary
Negotiable
Closing date
18 Jul 2019

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Sector
Technology, IT
Function
General Management
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Are you looking for a dynamic IT Software Asset Manager role? We have an exciting new opportunity to join our fast paced Technology Services team in Bexhill.

About the role

The primary purpose of the Software Asset Manager's role is to ensure overall optimisation of the Company's software licensing estate. You will be responsible for delivering effective software asset management including the planning, acquiring, deploying, managing, optimising, auditing and retiring of software assets. Working within the IT function and closely with the wider business, the role holder will provide overall expertise and governance about all software assets inclusive of managing compliancy and internal and external licensing audits.

Accountabilities

  • Develop and implement a strategy to optimise the Company's license position, driving down costs and ensuring risk mitigation to avoid non-compliance, within IT and the wider business.
  • Work closely with IT teams to ensure that the software asset and administration processes are consistent with our governance policies and expectations.
  • Controls the software assets in use across the company, ensuring they are used appropriately, efficiently and in line with the Companies needs and requirements at all times.
  • Directs reviews of suppliers, tools and processes for continually improving performance and reducing costs.
  • SME to advise on optimisation and management of the existing license estate inclusive of recommending appropriate license models for future activity and growth.
  • Establish a license re-harvesting/optimisation process, implementing an audit schedule for workplace applications to ensure license positions are frequently monitored for compliance and optimisation.
  • Monitor and provide proactive notification of delays in decommissioning of software likely to require extended support.
  • Provide regular view of vendor audit risk profiling - periodic review to identify which suppliers are likely to audit, and managing any external license audit processes inclusive of commercial responses.

About you

  • Broad knowledge and understanding of license technicalities for key vendors such as Microsoft, IBM and VMWare.
  • Broad, mature and rounded expertise of corporate Software license management, Procurement lifecycles and best practise.
  • Experience with corporate SAM tools.
  • Excellent consultative and communication skills, analytical ability, decision making with the ability to work effectively across the IT organisation at all levels.
  • Exceptional detailed and analytical approach, capable of working with complex commercial information and mapping large license data sets to identify opportunities for optimising.
  • Experience in Asset Management processes and techniques.
  • Knowledge and experience of ITIL Service Delivery and improvement.
  • Experience from a comparable role within Asset Management

Benefits for you

  • Competitive basic salary which we will share with you upon shortlisting, but do feel free to email the Recruitment team for more details in advance of your application -
  • Car allowance of £5,000
  • Up to 10% bonus earning potential
  • 27 days holiday
  • Life assurance
  • Competitive pension
  • Flexible benefits - buy or sell holidays
  • Discounted Hastings Direct products
  • A friendly, dynamic and flexible environment with a test-and-learn culture
  • Structured career path that rewards achievements and solid performance
  • Broad exposure to senior management and ability to contribute to real change

Hastings Group is an equal opportunities employer which means we treat people fairly. We welcome applications from all suitably skilled persons regardless of their gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or marital/family status. Please also note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes credit and criminal record checks

Company

Founded in 1996 in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, we’re one of the UK’s fastest growing general insurance providers, offering a full range of car, van, bike and home insurance products.

It’s our attitude and the way we run our business that makes us different. Our data driven, digitally-focused business model enables us to remain agile, price effectively and to deliver refreshingly straightforward service and products for customers. All of our actions are based on our 4Cs way of doing things. We focus on getting it right for our colleagues, customers, company and community. It’s our colleagues who help drive our growth, so we give them all the support, training and development they need, as well as scope to tell us how they feel about life at Hastings Direct.

It’s a dynamic, flexible, fun and constantly changing environment, so it takes a certain kind of individual to thrive here - just ask any of our 3,400 colleagues. If you’re clearly a Hastings Direct person, you’ll enjoy the scope to make a real difference for our customers, influence our company, benefit the communities we work in and have some fun along the way!

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Company info
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Hastings Direct
Location
Conquest House
Collington Avenue
Bexhill on sea
East Sussex
TN39 3LW
GB

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