Manager, IT Asset Management

3 weeks ago


Montréal, Canada CGI Full time
The Manager, Corporate Services – Multi-Vendor Licensing is responsible for applying their understanding of business contracts, software license and IT asset management practices to effectively deliver software license management services to the organization, optimizing the license usage and avoid potentially significant penalties to CGI.

The incumber will provide expert advice relating to multi-vendor licensing models, manage the software lifecycle, cost reporting and optimization. In addition, the Manager will ensure software license and contract compliance via extensive data analysis within and outside CGI’s ITAM system. This includes coordinating audit request, when required, and consolidating audit data.

In collaboration with internal business partners, the Manager, ITAM and Compliance – Multi-Vendor Licensing oversees software licenses entitlements, ensuring that CGI has the most efficient licensing model and the correct number of licenses to support its business operations.

We are open to considering candidates from North America where CGI has an office, with a preferred location being in Canada.

Your future duties and responsibilities

• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert, maintaining expertise in muti-vendor software licensing, compliance, software maintenance agreements and vendor licensing practices for software product.
• Potential to manage a team of license analysts who’s responsibility is to monitor and report enterprise wide compliance with software license agreements;
• Monitor and enforce proper software usage policies and guidelines;
• Develop strategies and processes to perform required inventories and produce evidence of ownership and license compliance, including reports/templates/checklists and licensing guidelines;
• Hold regular compliance reviews with all relevant stakeholders;
• Advise key stakeholders on license management methods, processes, best practices, technologies and tools;
• Conduct effective license positions (ELPs) to identify variances between deployed and licensed software, ensuring deployed software aligns with the licensing models purchased and usage terms and conditions. Provide guidance in rectifying variances;
• Ensure that there is no non-compliance, excessive or unwarranted software usage and work with all levels of CGI management to resolve compliancy issues;
• Evaluate and recommend options to reduce licensing costs;
• Present status reports to management on a regular basis for the contracts and technology domains under his or her responsibilities;
• Create, build and maintain open partnerships and relations with Business Units ITAM leaders as well as internal procurement teams, to ensure maximum value for all agreements;
• Prime or Assist in vendor compliance audits as required;
• Prime or assist in vendor onboarding into Flexnet Manager Suite;
• Support the negotiation of new software vendor license agreements, or changes to existing agreements, and manage post contract implementations, compliance monitoring, actual savings reporting and recommending corrective actions to promote contract adoption;
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

• Bachelor’s Degree;
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in a similar role;
• Demonstrated proficiency in IT Operations, software licensing, and customer/vendor relationships;
• Experience with software audits

KEY SKILLS & COMPETENCIES:
• Superior awareness of software licensing management and agreements, the types of software licenses and commercial models, interpreting contract language and compliance of various software publishers;
• Understanding of inventory management processes, techniques, reporting and discovery tools, and asset management databases technologies, used for software license management and compliance;
• Knowledge of financial concepts and practices as they relate to software license and contract management;
• Knowledge of project management and task-tracking, process mapping, reporting tools and techniques;
• Ability to communicate effectively (technical and non-technical);
• Ability to present complex data from multiple sources into a convincing business case, taking into consideration the needs and priorities of stakeholders;

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Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

At CGI, we recognize the richness that diversity brings. We strive to create a work culture where all belong and collaborate with clients in building more inclusive communities. As an equal-opportunity employer, we want to empower all our members to succeed and grow. If you require an accommodation at any point during the recruitment process, please let us know. We will be happy to assist.

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