Software Asset Management & Compliance Specialist

Poland

Corporate services, infrastructure and facilities, Management and Business Support, Outsourcing / Offshoring, Process, project and program management

Group Functions

Job Reference #

239565BR

City

Kraków

Job Type

Full Time

Your role

We're looking for a Software Asset Management (SAM) specialist who is specialized in upper- and mid-tier publishers to join our Global Software Asset Management (GSAM) function with an objective to optimize software contract spend, manage compliance, analyze data, draw the relevant conclusions and then work with key stakeholders to implement opportunities or remediate risks.

This is a challenging role, requiring a broad and in-depth understanding of SAM, IT technology and the ability to collaborate with senior stakeholders within UBS.

- In-depth and proven knowledge of the SAM market overall, SAM operations and competencies, with ability to apply and advise on software licensing topics and produce Effective licensing Positions (ELPs) for software publishers.
- Review new software contracts & understand the deal terms and conditions, including business requirement, verification of new tech introduction, Total Contract Value, commercial/ license terms, license metrics, usage rules, product use rights for software publishers
- Experience with various publisher System Measurement Tools
- Proactively identify and drive initiatives to technically remediate risk positions, developing best practices and processes to continuously improve software asset management service.
- Deliver ELP for upper- and mid-tier publishers by analyzing, validating & confirming ELP position across multiple products/vendors
- Experience in managing vendor initiated audits towards effective technical resolution
- Review Product landscape to determine consolidation opportunities across the product portfolio
- Partner with CTO and CDIO streams to optimize license requirement on test and development environments
- Implement best practice to collect accurate inventory data to determine consumption of license entitlements

Your team

You’ll be working in the Supply Chain Team at the UBS office in Krakow. We are responsible for managing the Bank's software assets and maintaining compliance with our software license and maintenance contracts while contributing to the reduction in spend across the software portfolio. We also support sourcing teams in contract negotiations by providing current license positions and input on license specific terms and conditions.

Your expertise

- You are passionate about software asset management with at least 5-7 years' experience supporting SAM operations, developing and implementing asset management tools (e.g. ServiceNow, Flexera), frameworks and governance.
- You have strong experience in conducting ELP reviews and audit defense for upper- and mid-tier publishers
- You have a Bachelor's degree, preferable Masters’ degree
- You have a CSAM or any other accreditation in SAM discipline (preferred qualification)
- You have strong attention to detail, ability to process data and work in a complex global organizational environment.
- You have strong organization and productivity skills, you are able to interact with managers, staff and senior stakeholders within the organization.
- You have excellent analytical skills, financial and commercial acumen.
- You have good time and project management skills
- You are fluent in English (spoken and written)

About us

Expert advice. Wealth management. Investment banking. Asset management. Retail banking in Switzerland. And all the support functions. That's what we do. And we do it for private and institutional clients as well as corporations around the world.

We are about 60,000 employees in all major financial centers, in more than 50 countries. Do you want to be one of us?

Join us

We're a truly global, collaborative and friendly group of people. Having a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace is important to us. And we support your career development, internal mobility and work-life balance. If this sounds interesting, apply now.

Disclaimer / Policy Statements

UBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.