- Company Name
- Manulife
- Job Title
- Software Asset Management Specialist
- Job Description
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**Job Title**: Software Asset Management Specialist
**Role Summary**
Manage the end‑to‑end lifecycle of software assets to ensure compliance with licensing terms, service agreements, and warranties. Maintain accurate data in the ServiceNow Asset Management database, coordinate discovery and reporting, and conduct investigations to remediate non‑compliance and risk.
**Expections**
- Maintain 100 % accuracy of asset records.
- Meet scheduled reporting deadlines (ELP, LP, Cloud, SaaS allocation reports).
- Proactively identify and resolve compliance gaps and license optimization opportunities.
- Demonstrate continuous improvement in asset discovery and reconciliation processes.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Plan, monitor, record, and track software assets across private, public cloud, and on‑premises environments.
- Coordinate assets through acquisition, deployment, monitoring, decommission, and disposal stages.
- Conduct investigations and reviews to uncover non‑compliance, policy breaches, and risk.
- Resolve discrepancies, anomalies, and issues related to discovery, reporting, and tools.
- Generate and present allocation reports by business unit, itemizing costs.
**Required Skills**
- 3+ years in IT software asset management, procurement, or auditing.
- Deep understanding of the software asset lifecycle and license management.
- Strong knowledge of enterprise software titles (Oracle, Microsoft, Adobe, IBM, etc.).
- Hands‑on experience with SAM tools: ServiceNow (CMDB, SAM Pro / HAM Pro, ILMT), Flexera, BMC, Manage Engine, or equivalent.
- Proficient in data analysis, reporting, and reconciliation.
- Excellent communication, problem‑solving, and stakeholder management skills.
**Required Education & Certifications**
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Preferred certifications: ITIL, SAM‑SAT (Software Asset Management), or equivalent SAM/IT asset management credentials.