Senior Software Asset Management Specialist
Company:
The Boeing Company
The Boeing Company is currently seeking a Senior Software Asset Management Specialist to lead the strategy, operations, and team that govern our enterprise software estate to join the team in North Charleston, SC; Everett, WA; Seattle, WA; Berkeley, MO; Plano, TX; Mesa, AZ; or Hazelwood, MO.
You will own our software license compliance position across on-premises, cloud, and SaaS environments, protect the company from audit exposure, and drive measurable cost optimization. This role partners closely with Procurement, Legal, Information Security, Enterprise Architecture, and Finance to make software spend transparent, compliant, and defensible.
Position Responsibilities:
Lead and develop a team of SAM analysts and license specialists, setting priorities, coaching, and managing performance
Own the SAM program roadmap, policies, and standards, aligned to ISO/IEC 19770-1 and industry best practice
Produce and maintain Effective License Positions (ELPs) for strategic publishers including Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, SAP, Adobe, Broadcom/VMware, Cisco, Red Hat, and engineering software vendors
Lead the response to software publisher audits and license reviews, from scoping and data validation through negotiation and settlement
Partner with Procurement on renewals, true-ups, and new agreements, providing usage data and license position to inform negotiation strategy
Identify and deliver savings through license harvesting, reclamation, right-sizing, and rationalization of overlapping titles
Govern the SAM tool platform (for example ServiceNow SAM Pro or Flexera One), including discovery coverage, normalization quality, entitlement data, and reporting
Extend SAM practices to SaaS and public cloud (Azure, AWS, GCP), including Bring Your Own License (BYOL) eligibility and collaboration with FinOps
Define and report KPIs to leadership, such as compliance position, cost avoidance, realized savings, discovery coverage, and data quality
Embed SAM controls into the software request, deployment, and retirement lifecycle in partnership with IT Service Management
Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):
10+ years of experience with IT asset management, software asset management, or related tooling (CMDB, SAM tools, discovery/endpoint management)
5+ years of experience with reviewing and revising contracts such as software licenses, supply agreements, services agreements, non-disclosure agreements or memorandum of understanding
3+ years of experience managing suppliers/vendors to deliver products and services
3+ years of experience leading ServiceNow platform support
Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):
Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Business, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience
Certifications such as Certified Software Asset Manager (CSAM), IAITAM CSAM/CITAM, ITIL 4 Foundation, or FinOps Certified Practitioner
Experience with Oracle, IBM (including ILMT), Microsoft, or SAP licensing
Experience in aerospace, defense, manufacturing, or other large, highly regulated enterprises
Experience with engineering and CAD/PLM software licensing (for example Dassault, Siemens, PTC, Ansys) and license server usage data
Experience with Power BI or similar tools for executive dashboards
Experience in contract negotiation or vendor management
Experience with clear written and verbal communication, with the ability to present findings and risk to senior leadership
Conflict Of Interest:
Successful Candidates for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict Of Interest (COI) assessment process.
Drug Free Workplace:
Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.
Pay & Benefits:
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