SAM Specialist

Business Unit: Technology Operations & Cyber Security (TOCS) Salary range: £40,000 - £50,000 per annum DOELocation: Hybrid - Occasional Travel to a UK Virgin Money Hub when requiredContract type: Permanent - Full time

Our Team

We are seeking a highly skilled Software Asset Management (SAM) Specialist to join our SACM team and drive excellence in software compliance, licensing, and optimisation. This is a critical role for ensuring our software estate is cost-effective, compliant, and aligned with business needs.

You will be responsible for managing and optimising software assets across a diverse vendor and platform landscape, with a strong focus on Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, VMware, Red Hat and Adobe. Snow License Manager experience preferred; ServiceNow SAM Pro knowledge beneficial, as is a deep understanding of software licensing models and compliance frameworks across the enterprise estate.

What you'll be doing

• Leading the end-to-end Software Asset Management lifecycle, including procurement, deployment, usage tracking, and retirement.
• Maintaining and optimising SAM tooling (Snow License Manager or ServiceNow SAM Pro) and IBM Bigfix\ILMT (desirable).
• Ensuring compliance with software licensing agreements across multiple vendors.
• Analysing software usage data to identify optimisation opportunities and cost savings.
• Collaborating with procurement, finance, relationship managers and IT teams to support audits and vendor negotiations.
• Producing Effective License Positions (ELP's) across vendors and products.
• Developing and maintaining SAM policies, processes, and documentation.
• Providing expert guidance on licensing models.
• Supporting SAM governance in all environments, including SaaS and Public Cloud platforms.

We need you to have

• Proven experience in a Software Asset Management role.
• Hands-on expertise in a SAM tooling product with Snow License Manager or ServiceNow SAM Pro highly desirable.
• Hands-on expertise in BigFix & ILMT and management of Passport Advantage (PA), to support IBM, highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of software licensing, compliance, and optimisation strategies across the on-prem endpoint, server and enterprise estate, SaaS and Public Cloud.
• In-depth experience with major vendors: Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, VMware, Red Hat & Adobe.
• Excellent analytical, reporting and problem-solving skills (PowerBI desirable).
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication abilities.

It's a bonus if you have but not essential

• Familiarity with ITAM and CMDB practices.
• ServiceNow experience.
• SAM certification (e.g., CSAM, ITIL, ISO/IEC 19770).
• Experience of working in the Banking & Finance sector

The extras you'll get:

• 25 days holiday per year, increasing over time to 30. Plus, an option to buy more, giving you even more choice.
• Private medical insurance
• A highly competitive pension to help you build a strong foundation for retirement
• Access to an annual performance-related bonus
• Training and development to help you progress your career
• A great selection of additional benefits through our flexible benefits scheme
• Life assurance to provide peace of mind for you and your loved ones
• Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year

If we're lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early. Please ensure to submit your applications as soon as possible.

Say hello to Virgin Money

Virgin Money is so much more than just a bank. As part of the?Nationwide group,?together we're the UK's first full-service mutual bank serving millions of retail and business customers and all driven by our purpose; Banking but fairer, more rewarding and for the good of society. With us, you'll be part of an organisation uniquely positioned to make a difference to the lives of customers, communities and broader society and embark on a collaborative, customer obsessed, and fun-filled career journey. Embrace the weekdays, enjoy fantastic perks, and make a meaningful positive difference. Time to discover what it means to be part of the first mutual full-service banking provider.

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As a Disability Confident Leader, we're committed to removing any obstacles to inclusion. If you need any reasonable adjustments or support making your application, contact our Talent Acquisition team

Please note: If we receive a high volume of eligible applications, we may need to prioritise candidates whose skills and experience most closely align with the role, while still ensuring fair and equitable consideration for all applicants.