Software Asset Manager (Engineering)

Location: Crawley, United Kingdom

Software Asset Manager (Engineering)

Are you a Software Asset Management professional looking to apply your skills and knowledge to a new challenge, supporting and improving Software Asset Management and licensing for Engineering and Engineering services across Thales UK? Are you looking to have a real impact in your next role, playing a vital part in the evolution and continuous improvement for all Thales businesses around the UK? Got your interest….Keep reading!

What the role has to offer:

• This is a key role, the roles positioned within the UK Engineering Services Team, a corporate central Engineering function at Thales UK. This team’s primary objectives are to deliver & ensure the availability, effectiveness and supportability of the shared Engineering Environment, together we aim to increase the efficiency of engineers across the UK.
• You will be working within a highly collaborative and multi-disciplined team.
• The tools & applications are used by over 3000 UK Engineers, you will contribute to continuous improvement and evolution of the Engineering environment.

Key tasks/Responsibilities:

• Improving the maturity of the Software Asset Management (SAM) processes, methods and working practices for Thales UK with focus on standards such as ISO 19770 and ITIL v3 methods.
• Day-to-day management and optimisation of Engineering Licences. Monitoring Licence server’s availability, on time delivery of licence keys for the UK businesses.
• Preparing/Co-ordination of Engineering licence Multi Year Budget and reporting against forecasts.
• Co-ordination of all Engineering licence Maintenance renewals, new purchases and overseeing Engineering licence user’s access management.
• The role will need to build and maintain strong relationships with the UK Finance, Procurement, IS/IT, Engineering functions and Thales Global Services in France.

About you:

• Strong experience in Software Asset Management, Software finance management, and software audit knowledge for SaaS and internal on-premise environments.
• Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail, you will have an excellent understanding of software licensing, terms and conditions including how to interpret End User License Agreements to ensure that Thales remains compliant.
• Ability to build relationships and engage with key stakeholders with strong communication and presentation skills, to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Experience in liaising with external suppliers.
• Strong understanding of Software Asset Management technology and tools, including Active Directory, software distribution such as SCCM, asset inventory management tools. Knowledge of Service NOW would be an advantage.
• Strong analytical problem solving, process management, document management and control skills.
• An individual who reflects the Thales key values of Thinking Big, Making it Happen, and Working Together.

Security Clearance statement:

As standard, all successful candidates must possess the permanent right to work in the UK, and will be required to go through Government security clearance at BPSS (Baseline Personal Security Standard) Level prior to starting with us and then to obtain full Security Clearance (SC) in line with the United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) requirements.

To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.

What We Can Offer:

We’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry.

Flexibility:

Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times.

Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields.

Great journeys start here, apply now!