Software License Manager

Leidos Corporate Group has an exciting new opportunity for an experienced Software License Manager to join our CIO Services team. In this role, you will provide IT Asset Management (ITAM) support focuses on asset lifecycle management, perform system catalogue and model management, and ensure regulatory and policy compliance. The goal of ITAM is to minimize risk and maximize Hardware, Software, and Cloud investments. Critical to the success of this role is the analyzes of current technical processes to formulate and develop new and modified business information processing systems within ServiceNow SAMPro. This role will manage a small team to establish and manage valuable software asset management processes, reporting to the ITAM Operations Manager, in the CIO Services organization.

Furthermore, you will establish processes for license allocation, reconciliation, and harvesting, ensuring adherence to technical software licensing terms and conditions, and following compliance policies and regulations. In this role, you will work closely with various departments to monitor, track, and manage software licenses across the organization, using ServiceNow, SCCM, various vendor portals and other technical tools. You will play a critical role in maintaining compliance, mitigating risks, and optimizing software usage, while maximizing Leidos’ investment in Software and Cloud technologies.

Primary Responsibilities:

• ​Define controls, processes, and procedures for software asset management practices within ServiceNow SAM Pro module, to ensure software and services are effectively and efficiently managed throughout the enterprise.
• Lead the software development lifecycle to improve software asset management processes in SAM Pro
• Coordinate with consuming business and technology teams to ascertain system requirements in SAM Pro
• Develop and implement processes to monitor software usage and licenses across the organization to ensure compliance with licensing agreements, terms and conditions, and relevant regulations.
• Identify and assess risks and issues related to software licensing non-compliance; develop strategies to mitigate these risks and ensure alignment with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and implement processes to collect, analyze, and report on software license consumption information for forecasting, budgeting, compliance, and cost optimization.
• Plan, conduct, and oversee regular software license audits to verify compliance and identify potential licensing gaps or discrepancies.
• Analyze software contracts and usage to determine potential efficiencies and cost saving opportunities.
• Oversee the ServiceNow software catalog request options and workflow; evaluate value-add to find opportunities for improvements.
• Establish and maintain a process to track software end of support and end of life; work with system lifecycle managers to plan these events.
• Assist in …