Role & responsibilities:

- Own and maintain software asset inventory, entitlement repositories, and licensing records within the ITAM/SAM platform.
- Establish and maintain Effective License Positions (ELP) for strategic software vendors including Microsoft, Adobe, and other key publishers.
- Perform software license reconciliation activities to identify compliance risks, optimization opportunities, and financial exposure.
- Drive software lifecycle management from request, procurement, deployment, maintenance, renewal, optimization, and retirement.
- Define and maintain software asset governance standards, policies, and control mechanisms.
- Lead software compliance reviews and remediation activities for any identified licensing gaps.

Effective License Position (ELP) Management

- Develop and maintain ELPs for major software publishers.
- Conduct entitlement and consumption reconciliation exercises.
- Collaborate with technical teams to validate deployment and usage data.
- Communicate ELP outcomes, compliance status, risks, and optimization opportunities to stakeholders.
- Present ELP findings and recommendations to leadership, Procurement, Finance, and vendor management teams.
- Maintain audit-ready licensing documentation and supporting evidence.

Renewals, Commercial Governance & Vendor Management

- Lead software renewal planning and execution activities across global software portfolios.
- Own renewal calendars and proactively engage stakeholders to support timely commercial decisions.
- Provide licensing, utilization, entitlement, and optimization insights to support renewal negotiations.
- Partner with Procurement and Vendor Management teams during sourcing, renewals, and contract discussions.
- Support software contract reviews and commercial assessments.
- Identify cost-saving opportunities through optimization, right-sizing, consolidation, and licensing model reviews.

Reporting, Analytics & Financial Governance

- Design and maintain Power BI dashboards and executive reporting for software assets, renewals, compliance, software spend, and optimization opportunities.
- Develop actionable insights through software consumption, utilization, and ROI analysis.
- Produce monthly, quarterly, and annual ITAM reporting packs for leadership stakeholders.
- Support budgeting, forecasting,



accruals, and financial planning activities related to software investments.
- Track software savings, avoidance opportunities, compliance exposure, and licensing efficiencies.

Stakeholder Communication & Governance

- Lead stakeholder engagement activities for software governance, audits, ELP reviews, and licensing initiatives.
- Prepare executive communication materials, renewal recommendations, software investment summaries, and governance reports.
- Coordinate communications between Technology, Security, Procurement, Finance, Legal, and vendor teams.
- Facilitate governance forums and software review meetings.
- Drive awareness of software licensing obligations and governance requirements across the organization.

Audit & Compliance Management

- Lead preparation for internal, external, and publisher software audits.
- Ensure software licensing documentation remains complete, accurate, and audit-ready.
- Manage audit data requests and coordinate responses with stakeholders.
- Monitor software compliance risks and recommend corrective actions.

ITAM Tool Management & Process Improvement

- Own administration and optimization of Software Asset Management platforms such as Flexera One, Snow Software, ServiceNow SAM Pro, or equivalent solutions.
- Continuously improve software asset data quality, discovery accuracy, and reporting capabilities.
- Drive automation and process improvements across software lifecycle and governance processes.
- Support implementation of new ITAM capabilities, integrations, and reporting solutions.
- Contribute to ITAM maturity improvement initiatives and best practice adoption.

Preferred candidate profile:

Technical Skills

- Strong understanding of Software Asset Management (SAM) and IT Asset Management (ITAM) frameworks.
- Advanced knowledge of software licensing models, software publishers, maintenance agreements, subscriptions, and renewals.




- Experience creating and managing Effective License Positions (ELPs).
- Experience with Flexera One, Snow Software, ServiceNow SAM Pro, or similar ITAM tools.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including data reconciliation, pivots, formulas, lookups, and reporting.
- Strong Power BI dashboard development and reporting experience.
- Knowledge of software compliance, entitlement management, and optimization methodologies.
- Understanding of enterprise software licensing including Microsoft, Adobe, Oracle, VMware, IBM, Salesforce, SAP, and other major vendors.

Professional Skills

- Robust analytical and commercial decision-making abilities.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Ability to present licensing, compliance, and financial information to senior leadership.
- Strong negotiation support and vendor management capabilities.
- High attention to detail and governance mindset.
- Ability to manage complex software portfolios within a global environment.
- Continuous improvement and automation mindset.
- Ability to handle multiple priorities and deliver within deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

- 3 to 6+ years of experience in Software Asset Management, IT Asset Management, Procurement, Vendor Management, or Technology Governance.
- Experience managing enterprise software renewals and licensing programs.
- Experience creating ELPs and supporting software audits.
- Exposure to software optimization and cost-saving initiatives.
- Experience working with global stakeholders and enterprise software vendors.

- Relevant certifications such as

- ITAM Foundation

- CSAM

- CITAM

- Microsoft Licensing Fundamentals

- ITIL Foundation

Additional Senior-Level Deliverables The Senior ITAM Analyst is expected to own:

- Effective License Position (ELP) creation and presentation
- Executive and stakeholder communications
- Software renewal strategy and governance
- Software portfolio optimization initiatives
- Compliance risk management
- Budget planning and forecasting support
- Software savings and cost avoidance reporting
- ITAM maturity improvement roadmap
- Vendor commercial governance activities
- Executive Power BI dashboards and KPI reporting

📌 Senior Global Tech Asset Management Analyst (Pune)
🏢 TMF Group
📍 Pune