About
• Highly skilled and experienced Software Asset Management (SAM) professional with a strong background in managing tier 1 and 2 publishers like Adobe, Microsoft, Atlassian, Oracle, Google LLC etc. • Proven expertise in contract management, entitlement, renewals, software usage, and compliance and also identify potential risks and optimization opportunities, and work with stakeholders for remediation. • Experienced in managing the asset life cycle from inception to end, taking necessary actions, and maintaining up-to-date records. Proficient in software/hardware contract management, compliance, renewals, cost optimization, and related issues. • Worked extensively with purchase orders and various contract types including perpetual, subscription, and service contracts. This experience has further honed my skills in contract renewal, negotiation, and cost optimization. • Adept at tracking inventory updates and maintaining the data up to date on a daily basis. Skilled in contract renewal, contract negotiation, and cost optimization. Capable of supporting internal/external client inquiries and issues about software/hardware across geographies. • Possess excellent problem-solving skills, capable of independently seeking information, solving complex problems, and gathering resources, modeling project strategies, and delivering results in challenging situations. Committed to ensuring high-quality and timely delivery of Asset Management services on a daily basis. • Overall, a dedicated professional with a track record of reducing costs and optimizing software/hardware assets within and across geographies. • Approve and monitor all software installs and purchases and facilitate internal meetings to gather and document asset management requirements and explore complex solutions. • Establish, review and enhance policies governing the asset management and configuration process and reduce software and support costs by negotiating volume contract agreements and eliminating or reallocating underutilized software licenses. Manage proof of entitlement documentation and asset authorizations • Provides support during software publisher audits • Analyze software license purchase and software discovery data and perform reconciliation and remediation tasks to ensure data accuracy and quality. Conduct software license research to support clients purchasing and contracting requirements.
Skills & Expertise (12)
Work Experience
Sr. SAM Consultant (Software Asset Management)
Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) for client Discover Financial Services (DFS) via Alois
5-2022 - Present
Responsible for the SAM process definition, development, documentation, execution, improvement, and repository of process. Custodian of process related documentation and training materials. Representative of critical processes, SW products knowledge, and SW product owners. Provide direction for enhancements to the SAM lifecycle processes. Working in asset life cycle from start to till end and taking necessary actions and maintaining up to date. Responsible for contract template, entitlement gathering and process unprocessed purchases in Flexera. Managing for SW/HW contract management, Compliance, renewals, Cost optimization and related issues. Responsible for SAM/HAM cost optimization and reducing. Keep tracking of purchased SW and maintaining the data of all publishers. Distinguish between exactly installed SW and procured license and their rights of usage. Keep tracking inventory updates and maintaining the data up to date on daily basis (Add, Remove, Disposal). Keep tracking of all deployed SW/HW that will be expiring soon and obtain necessary approvals to initiate SW renewals on time as well as to ensure they are using as per IBM policies and guidelines. Responsible for Contract renewal, contract negotiation and cost optimization Supporting internal/External client inquiries and issues about SW/HW within and across geographies. Verifying of software assets including licenses, usage, and their rights.
Education
Post Graduate in Finance from Manipal Global University, Bangalore
2012 - 2016 · India
