## About the Role

This role leads governance, optimization, and financial management for enterprise software assets, SaaS platforms, and technology investments. The objective is to improve visibility into software consumption, strengthen licensing compliance, and drive better value from technology spend.

Reporting to technology leadership, the position partners with Cloud Infrastructure, Procurement, Finance, Security, and Enterprise Architecture. It combines software asset management, FinOps, and vendor governance to turn usage and spend data into practical recommendations that reduce cost, improve utilization, and support business decisions.

## Key Responsibilities

– Manage the full lifecycle of enterprise software assets, subscriptions, licenses, renewals, entitlements, and vendor commitments.
– Build and maintain software asset management and SaaS governance processes that provide visibility into inventory, utilization, and consumption.
– Oversee licensing compliance activities, including audit readiness, true-ups, and vendor reporting.
– Identify savings through reclamation, rightsizing, consolidation, and other usage-based cost reduction efforts.
– Monitor spend across SaaS applications, cloud platforms, and infrastructure tooling to find trends, risks, and optimization opportunities.
– Support budgeting, forecasting, vendor negotiations, and technology investment planning with Finance and Procurement.
– Establish governance for software acquisition, renewal management, and lifecycle planning.
– Develop executive dashboards and analytics covering utilization, compliance, spend trends, renewal forecasts, and optimization opportunities.
– Support chargeback and showback processes that improve transparency for technology consumption.
– Work with FinOps and Cloud Infrastructure teams on broader cloud cost optimization initiatives.
– Support cloud licensing optimization efforts, including Azure Hybrid Benefit, Bring Your Own License (BYOL), and similar models.
– Analyze trends in developer tooling, SaaS adoption, and platform utilization to ensure investments align with business needs.
– Manage strategic vendor relationships and present recommendations to leadership and stakeholders.
– Drive continuous improvement through data analysis, automation, and operational best practices.

## Required Skills

– 5+ years of experience in Software Asset Management (SAM), IT Asset Management (ITAM), 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 optimization and financial decision-making.
– Knowledge of cloud financial management principles and technology cost optimization strategies.
– Ability to develop forecasting models, business cases, executive reporting, and performance dashboards.
– Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate technical and financial information into actionable recommendations.
– Experience collaborating with Finance, Procurement, Infrastructure, Security, Architecture, and business stakeholders.
– Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
– Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

## Preferred Skills

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

## Cloud Platforms & Technologies

### Cloud Providers
– Azure

### FinOps / SAM Platforms
– Azure Cost Management
– Cloudability
– Flexera
– Zylo
– ServiceNow SAM

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

## FinOps Responsibilities

– Analyze spend across SaaS, cloud platforms, and infrastructure tooling to identify optimization opportunities.
– Support cloud cost optimization efforts in partnership with FinOps and Cloud Infrastructure.
– Contribute to chargeback and showback processes for technology consumption.
– Support budgeting, forecasting, and technology investment planning.
– Produce reporting and dashboards for spend trends, renewal forecasts, compliance, and savings opportunities.
– Support cloud licensing optimization using programs such as Azure Hybrid Benefit and BYOL.

## Compensation

– Salary range: $88,900.00 to $155,500.00
– Geographic factors may affect the range, and hires typically fall below the top of the range
– Compensation decisions are based on skills, experience, and organizational needs
– This position is incentive eligible

## Benefits

– Comprehensive benefits plan

## Useful Links

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

## Why You Might Be Interested

This role offers the opportunity to shape enterprise software governance and FinOps practices across a broad technology environment. It combines analytical work, vendor management, and cross-functional collaboration with Finance, Procurement, Security, and Enterprise Architecture. The scope includes licensing compliance, cost optimization, executive reporting, and cloud licensing strategies. It may appeal to candidates who want to influence technology investment decisions and improve visibility into consumption and spend.