Software Asset Management Specialist (Hybrid Work Options)

Senior It Asset Management Specialist

CDM Smith is seeking a Senior IT Asset Management Specialist to lead and manage all aspects of the software lifecycle. In this role, you'll play a key part in shaping how our organization sources, manages, and optimizes IT software and services. You'll work closely with vendors, negotiate contracts that deliver both value and performance, and ensure our teams have the technology they need to succeed. The successful final candidate will :

• Drive vendor partnerships : Source quotes, evaluate proposals, negotiate agreements, and place purchase orders for a wide range of IT software and services.
• Keep us running efficiently : Maintain and update IT asset management databases, procurement tools, and compliance systems to ensure accurate, real-time visibility.
• Forecast and optimize costs : Analyze trends, anticipate future IT needs, and develop budget forecasts that help us stay ahead of demand while avoiding overspend. Prepare reports and perform analysis to proactively identify savings and improvements.
• Provide insights that matter : Report on utilization, explain budget variances, and present forecasts to key stakeholders across the organization.
• Ensure compliance & reliability : Conduct audits on software licenses, take corrective actions, and manage agreement renewals to secure the best pricing and service levels.
• Lead and mentor : Organize departmental projects, delegate tasks, evaluate outcomes, and provide day-to-day guidance and training to team members.
• Explore and recommend : Research emerging IT products and services, meet with vendors, evaluate offerings, and recommend the best solutions to support our mission. Develop and implement continuous process improvements and operational efficiencies.
• Make an impact : Work across multiple teams to ensure technology investments deliver strong ROI and align with organizational goals.
• Perform other duties as required.

Minimum qualifications include a bachelor's degree and five years of related experience. Domestic and / or international travel may be required. Preferred qualifications include SAM, CSAM, or SAMS certifications, hands-on experience administering ServiceNow, and experience managing and configuring software asset management tools.

CDM Smith is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Join us at CDM Smith where amazing career journeys unfold. We are committed to offering an unmatched employee experience. Where you work on projects that are meaningful to you. Where you play an active part in shaping your career journey. Where your co-workers are invested in you and your success. Where you are encouraged and supported to do your very best and given the tools and resources to do so. Where it's a priority that the company takes good care of you and your family.

Our employees are the heart of our company. As an employer of choice, our goal is to provide a challenging, progressive, and inclusive work environment which fosters personal leadership, career growth and development for every employee. We value passionate individuals who challenge the norm, deliver world-class solutions, and bring diverse perspectives. Join our team, and together we will make a difference and change the world.

Job site location : United States - Nationwide.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Skills and abilities include advanced ability to use finance and procurement processes, proficiency with Microsoft Office, intermediate knowledge of software contracts, good written and verbal communication skills, ability to prioritize and manage time efficiently, self-managed, ability to negotiate, establish, and administer contracts, and advanced ability to communicate and work well with technology staff, business stakeholders, management, and vendors.

Background checks and drug testing may be required for this position.

Pay range minimum : $77,667. Pay range maximum : $128,128. All bonuses at CDM Smith are discretionary and may or may not apply to this position.

Hybrid work options may be considered for the successful candidate.

Massachusetts applicants : It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.