SAM administrator
Location : Wayzata, MN
Role Summary
We are seeking an experienced SAM Administrator to manage the software license estate for a long-term client engagement. The role owns license entitlement tracking, compliance, audit readiness, and cost optimization across major publishers, partnering with procurement, vendor management, security, infrastructure, and finance teams.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Maintain the software entitlement repository, including contracts, purchase records, license metrics, and rights (upgrade, downgrade, virtualization, BYOL).
- Reconcile software discovery/installation data against entitlements to produce an accurate Effective License Position (ELP) for key publishers (Microsoft, Adobe, Oracle, VMware, IBM, SAP, Salesforce, etc.).
- Monitor license compliance, identify over/under-licensing risks, and drive remediation with application owners and procurement.
- Prepare for and support vendor audits and self-audits, including data collection, response coordination, and negotiation support.
- Identify cost-savings opportunities such as shelfware, unused or underused licenses, reclamation, and right-sizing at renewal.
- Track contract renewals, true-ups, and expirations; provide renewal forecasts and recommendations to procurement and finance.
- Manage software request, approval, and reclamation workflows; validate software normalization and publisher/product catalogue accuracy in the SAM tool (SAM Pro and/or Flexera).
- Produce dashboards, KPIs, and compliance reports; define and improve SAM processes, policies, and documentation.
Skill Matrix
Mandatory Skills (Top 5 Keywords or skills) | Skill Proficiency | |||
Years of Experience | Basic Knowledge | Medium | Expert | |
Software Asset Management & License Compliance | 5+ | x | ||
SAM Tools: Flexera and/or SAM Pro | 3+ | x | ||
Publisher Licensing (Microsoft, Oracle, Adobe, Oracle) | 3+ | x | ||
Software Audit Defense & ELP | 3+ | x |
关于高知特 (Cognizant)
高知特(Cognizant)（纳斯达克代码：CTSH）作为一家AI Builder和相关技术服务提供商，致力于通过打造全栈AI解决方案，帮助企业将人工智能投资转化为实际价值。公司凭借深厚的行业经验、流程优化和工程技术专长，将企业独特的业务场景融入科技系统，赋能组织释放人才潜能，推动切实成果，并帮助全球企业在瞬息万变的环境中保持领先。如需了解更多详情，敬请访问 cognizant.ai 或关注@cognizant。
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