Software Asset Management - SAM Analyst - 1425479 - Military Veterans

What You'll Do




A Software Asset Management Analyst that will assist the ITAM team to develop and maintain Entitlement Baselines (EB) and Effective License Positions (ELP) for software contracts at Cisco. The use of EB's and ELP's will enable Cisco to stay in compliance with the contract and provide data insights needed for contract renewals and negotiations.

Contract and Publisher Management

• Create & manage new/existing publishers in Flexera One
• Create & manage new/existing contracts (amendments)
• Stay ahead of all Tier 1 & 2 contract changes, license terms/ managing and controlling risk

License Compliance Management

• Proficient in sophisticated licensing models for client (Microsoft, Adobe, Oracle, SalesForce, and many others)
• Track and detail all software licenses and ensure compliance with vendor agreements
• Supervise license usage and identify over-licensed or under-licensed areas
• Stay informed about industry trends, standard methodologies, and new technologies in software license management
• Implement continuous improvements to the software license management processes
• Collaborate with the procurement team to acquire vital software licenses
• Review and incorporate license changes
• Update entitlements based on renewals and additional license purchases
• Review and correct unassigned evidence

Entitlement and License Position Management

• Reconcile software entitlements to software deployments
• Identify potential risks and optimization opportunities, and work with partners for remediation
• Identifying under- consumed licenses
• Support GPS during renewals
• Drive ownership across products and publishers
• Connect with internal partners to ensure understanding and compliance with software asset management policies

Reports/Dashboards

• Publisher specific compliance reports/dashboards for partners
• Data Quality analysis and maintain reports/dashboards
• Build/maintain software renewal tracker

Who You'll Work With




The SAM Data and Platforms team integrates platforms and automates data collection into the Flexera One SaaS platform to develop Effective License Positions to help Cisco run their software consumption, utilization and spend.




Who You Are




Minimum Qualifications

• Experience with software asset management lifecycle and licensing
• Experience in developing software entitlement baseline and license positions with consumption reporting, process & tools.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
• A minimum of 3 years of customer facing or operational experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Industry process knowledge (Agile, ITIL, Process mapping)
• Direct experience in Software Asset Management
• Experience with creating and delivering Effective License Positions
• Proven expertise and comprehensive understanding of software licensing for major vendors.
• Sophisticated skills in using asset management systems (such as Flexera and ServiceNow) and proficiency in various reporting tools are essential.

Why Cisco?




#WeAreCisco. We are all unique, but collectively we bring our talents to work as a team, to develop innovative technology and power a more inclusive, digital future for everyone. How do we do it? Well, for starters - with people like you!

Nearly every internet connection around the world touches Cisco. We're the Internet's optimists. Our technology makes sure the data traveling at light speed across connections does so securely, yet it's not what we make but what we make happen which marks us out. We're helping those who work in the health service to connect with patients and each other; schools, colleges, and universities to teach in even the most challenging of times. We're helping businesses of all shapes and sizes to connect with their employees and customers in new ways, providing people with access to the digital skills they need and connecting the most remote parts of the world - whether through 5G, or otherwise.

We know that powering an inclusive future starts with us. Because without diversity and a dedication to equality, there is no moving forward. Our 30 Inclusive Communities, that bring people together around commonalities or passions, are leading the way. Together we're committed to learning, listening, caring for our communities, whilst supporting the most vulnerable with a collective effort to make this world a better place either with technology, or through our actions.

So, you have colorful hair? Don't care. Tattoos? Show off your ink. Like polka dots? That's cool. Pop culture geek? Many of us are. Passion for technology and world changing? Be you, with us! #WeAreCisco

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

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.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.