Software Asset Management - Manager

Job description

Job Title/Req Number: Software Asset Management – Manager / 106685

Base Location: London plus network of 20 offices nationally: www.kpmg88careers.co.uk/experienced-professional/#LeBlender.OfficeLocations

The KPMG software licensing function is a cornerstone of our business.  Operating from London we do work that matters, serving the country with diligence and expertise.

KPMG is one of the world's largest and most respected consultancies.  We've supported the UK through times of war and peace, prosperity and recession, political and regulatory upheaval. We've proudly stood beside the institutions and businesses which make the UK what it is.

By encompassing a wide range of disciplines across a breadth of areas such as Customer Experience and Digital, Strategy, Forensic, Risk and Regulatory, People and Talent, and Operational and Financial Transformation, we become immersed in our clients' organisations, applying sector knowledge and technology solutions to deliver the best possible outcomes and get it right first time.

Why Join KPMG as a Software Asset Management – Manager?

You will work in a virtual and matrix environment to ensure project delivery is executed to the highest standards and risks and issues are effectively identified, managed, and mitigated. This will entail working on multiple concurrent and complex projects at any one time.

Your main alignment will be within KPMG UK’s ITAM/SAM team, a part of our ‘Contract Performance & Insight’ department.

What will you be doing?

• Lead teams and deliver engagements. 
• Day to day interactions with client stakeholders.
• Seamlessly manage multiple complex projects from across a diverse portfolio of clients.
• Developing work plans to achieve contracted project scope.
• Manage the team on a day-to-day basis to deliver agreed scope/services on time, on budget, and meeting quality standards.
• Process and review of software license entitlement and contracts.
• Analysis of software installation and consumption data.
• Reporting of commercial risk or cost saving opportunities.
• Business Development - Increase business with existing clients, Contribute to responses to RFPs, Contribute to the development of new propositions and bringing them to market.

What will you need to do it?

• Demonstrable experience in IT asset management, showing clear proficiency over software licensing (all aspects of contractual, technical, and commercial, activities), alongside strong understanding of software, technology, and related controls.
• Domain specific licensing knowledge relating to at least one of SAP, Microsoft, Oracle, & IBM.  With clear understanding of on premises and subscription type software licensing.
• Commercial awareness and experience of taking software asset management services to market.
• Experience of managing and coaching junior team members.
• Ability to research, digest information and present to peers and client stakeholders.

To discuss this or wider Consulting roles with our recruitment team, all you need to do is apply, create a profile, upload your CV and begin to make your mark with KPMG.

Our Locations:

We are open to talk to software licensing talent across the country but our core hubs for this role are:

• London Canary Wharf

With 20 sites across the UK, we can potentially facilitate office work, working from home, flexible hours, and part-time options. If you have a need for flexibility, please register and discuss this with our team.

Find out more:

Within Consulting we have a range of divisions and specialisms.  Click the links to find out more below:

• Consulting at KPMG: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/consulting/
• ITs Her Future Women in Tech programme: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/people-culture/it-s-her-future/
• KPMG Workability and Disability confidence: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/applying-to-kpmg/need-support-let-us-know/

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