Senior Software Asset Management Specialist

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 estateto 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:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary Pay Range: $148,750 – $215,050

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Not Applicable

Relocation:

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Export Control Requirement:

If the successful candidate is not a “U.S. Person” (as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.62 “U.S. Person” includes U.S. citizens and U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents, refugees, or asylees) and the position requires access to export-controlled data, an appropriate export authorization by the U.S. Government may be required prior to such access. Employment, and the continuity of employment of non-U.S. persons, is contingent upon the company’s ability to secure and maintain the necessary export control authorization.

Safety Sensitive:

This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Security Clearance:

This position does not require a Security Clearance.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

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