## About the Role

This position is responsible for governing, optimizing, and managing the financial performance of enterprise software assets, SaaS services, and broader technology investments. It plays a central part in building software asset management and FinOps practices that improve visibility into technology consumption, strengthen licensing compliance, and support better investment decisions.

Reporting to technology leadership, this role works closely with Cloud Infrastructure, Procurement, Finance, Security, and Enterprise Architecture. The work requires a combination of financial judgment, operational discipline, and technical understanding to turn consumption data into practical actions that reduce spend, improve utilization, and increase business value.

## Key Responsibilities

– Manage the full lifecycle of software assets, subscriptions, and licensing agreements, including entitlements, renewals, and vendor commitments.
– Build and maintain SAM and SaaS governance processes that provide visibility into inventory, utilization, and consumption.
– Oversee licensing compliance activities, including audit readiness, true-up processes, and vendor reporting.
– Identify and drive savings through reclamation, rightsizing, consolidation, and usage-based cost reduction.
– Monitor spend across SaaS applications, cloud services, and infrastructure tooling to surface trends, risks, and optimization opportunities.
– Partner with Finance and Procurement on budgeting, forecasting, vendor negotiations, and technology investment planning.
– Establish governance for software acquisition, renewal management, and lifecycle planning.
– Develop executive dashboards and reporting on utilization, compliance, spend trends, renewal forecasts, and savings opportunities.
– Support chargeback and showback practices to improve transparency across business units.
– Work with FinOps and Cloud Infrastructure teams on cloud cost optimization and licensing efficiency.
– Support cloud licensing models such as Azure Hybrid Benefit and Bring Your Own License (BYOL).
– Analyze developer tooling, SaaS adoption, and platform usage to confirm alignment with business needs.
– Support vendor management activities, including renewals, licensing evaluations, and cost-saving initiatives.
– Present recommendations and financial insights to leadership and other stakeholders.
– Promote continuous improvement through analysis, automation, and operating best practices.

## Required Skills

– 5+ years of experience in Software Asset Management, IT Asset Management, FinOps, Procurement, Technology Finance, or a related field.
– Experience managing enterprise software licensing programs and vendor agreements in large-scale technology environments.
– Strong understanding of SaaS consumption models, software licensing structures, and enterprise software governance.
– Experience analyzing technology spend, utilization data, and consumption trends to support financial decisions.
– Knowledge of cloud financial management principles and technology cost optimization strategies.
– Experience building forecasting models, business cases, executive reporting, and performance dashboards.
– Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
– Ability to translate technical and financial information into clear recommendations.
– Experience working with Finance, Procurement, Infrastructure, Security, Architecture, and business stakeholders.
– Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
– Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-moving, evolving environment.

## Preferred Skills

– Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, Finance, Accounting, Computer Science, or a related field.
– Experience managing enterprise licensing programs for Microsoft, Adobe, VMware, Oracle, ServiceNow, or similar platforms.
– Experience with Azure Cost Management, Cloudability, Flexera, Zylo, ServiceNow SAM, or similar tools.
– FinOps Foundation certification, CSAM, ITAM, or a related certification.
– Experience with enterprise licensing agreements such as EA, MCA, or CSP.
– Familiarity with cloud governance frameworks, tagging strategies, and cost allocation methods.
– Experience supporting software audit readiness, compliance efforts, and vendor contract negotiations.

## Cloud Platforms & Technologies

### Cloud Providers
– Azure

### FinOps / Cost Management Platforms
– Azure Cost Management
– Cloudability

### SAM / ITAM Platforms
– Flexera
– Zylo
– ServiceNow SAM

### Enterprise Software and Licensing Programs
– Microsoft
– Adobe
– VMware
– Oracle
– ServiceNow
– EA
– MCA
– CSP
– Azure Hybrid Benefit
– Bring Your Own License (BYOL)

## FinOps Responsibilities

– Track and analyze spend across SaaS, cloud, and infrastructure tooling.
– Support budgeting, forecasting, and technology investment planning.
– Build reporting and dashboards for spend trends, renewals, compliance, and optimization.
– Support chargeback and showback practices.
– Partner with FinOps and Cloud Infrastructure on cloud cost optimization.
– Improve licensing efficiency through Azure Hybrid Benefit, BYOL, and related models.
– Drive savings through reclamation, rightsizing, consolidation, and usage-based reduction strategies.

## Benefits

– Comprehensive benefits plan
– Incentive-eligible position
– Opportunities for personal and professional development

## Compensation

– Estimated salary range: $88,900 to $155,500
– Geographic factors may affect placement within the range
– Compensation is determined individually, and new hires typically fall below the top end of the range

## Useful Links

– Careers: http://www.vizientinc.com/about-us/careers

## Why You Might Be Interested

This role sits at the intersection of software asset management, FinOps, procurement, and technology finance. It offers broad cross-functional exposure across cloud, security, finance, and enterprise architecture teams. The scope includes executive reporting, licensing governance, vendor management, and cloud licensing optimization. It may appeal to professionals who want to use data to influence technology spend and improve financial outcomes across the organization.