Our Opportunity
Zurich Insurance Group is looking for a Senior SAM Specialist who specializes in Microsoft enterprise software to join the global Software Asset Management function with an objective to optimize software contract spend, manage compliance, analyze data, draw relevant conclusions, and implement opportunities or remediate risks.
This is a challenging senior role requiring a broad understanding of IT technology, service management processes, and the ability to collaborate with various stakeholder groups within Zurich Group.
The GTO SW Asset Management comprises an international team of SAM experts in five countries, managing a multi-million-dollar software portfolio and assisting other IT stakeholders in achieving their objectives.
Your Role
As a Software Asset Management Specialist, your main responsibilities will involve:
* Subject matter expertise in Microsoft operations and competencies, with the ability to apply and advise on complex software licensing topics and produce ELPs specifically for Microsoft software – user-based as well as server-based.
* Understanding Microsoft licensing concepts and product use rights on-prem as well as in cloud.
* Navigating and leveraging Microsoft software-related billing, tracking, and measurement systems and tools like Azure Active Directory, CMDB, My Access, Intune, ServiceNow.
* Providing transparency of costs for SW contracts and ensuring fair allocation of charges to BUs and Service owners based on software usage.
* Negotiating successfully across the organization and with external suppliers/vendors in a constructive and collaborative manner.
* Maintaining a stakeholder community and enabling information sharing.
* Proactively identifying and driving initiatives to achieve SW-related savings, developing best practices and processes, to continuously improve software asset management service and ensure compliance with budget and contractual requirements.
* Identifying necessary changes and playing a key role in complex software contract negotiations, managing demand and contract updates, liaising with external vendors, legal, contract, and sourcing teams.
Your Skills and Experience
As a Software Asset Management Specialist, your skills and qualifications will ideally include:
* 5+ years of relevant proven experience with direct responsibility and hands-on management of Microsoft software portfolio in an enterprise environment (irrespective of industry), personally creating and responsible for a full ELP for server-based software (primarily SQL and Windows).
* Active hands-on work with general Microsoft-specific system and usage billing, tracking, and measurement tools.
* Advanced hands-on MS Excel skills (V/H-Look Ups, Pivots, Complex calculations, …), profit and Loss (P&L) calculations, and accruals for cost impact.
* Fluent spoken and written English (strong B2+).
* Flexera in-depth hands-on experience and expertise preferred but not mandatory.
PROVEN PERSONAL TRAITS (addressed through behavioral interview)
* Analytical skills, financial and commercial acumen, ability to process data in a complex global organizational environment.
* Measurably dominant attention to detail.
* Organizational, productivity, time, and project management skills.
* Ability to interface, influence, and network with managers, staff, and stakeholders inside and outside the organization.
* Communication and negotiation skills with vendors as well as internal stakeholders.
Benefits
* Over 300 euros to set up your home office and additional monthly home office allowance.
* Wide range of internal and external trainings, including free English, German, and Spanish classes depending on needs.
* Ticket restaurant or flexibility to exchange it for other benefits.
* Life, accident, and Health Insurance.
* Collective Life Retirement Plan.
* 2000 referral bonus if you bring other talented people like you.
* Special banking and insurance conditions plus Exclusive Employees discounts.
* Functional diversity benefits.
* Events: summer and Christmas party, different activities like hiking, investment, beach volley club, and many more.
* No dress code.
Who We Are
Looking for a challenging and inspiring work environment where you can make a difference? At Zurich, millions of individuals and businesses place their trust in our products and services every day. Our 53,000 employees worldwide form the basis of our success, enabling businesses and communities to face a world of risk with confidence.
Diversity & Inclusion
At Zurich, we are an equal opportunity employer. We attract and retain the best qualified individuals available, without regard to race/ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, or disability.