Job description
The ITAM Solutions Architect can be home office based or office based either from Austin TX, Somerset NJ, Paris France, Milton Keynes UK, or Barnsley UK offices. It is expected that this role will require frequent travel both nationally and internationally (maximum 50%). The position reports to the Director - ITAM Technical Services.
Over 17,000 organizations worldwide rely on SHI’s concierge approach to help them solve what’s next. But the heartbeat of SHI is our employees – all 6,000 of them. If you join our team, you’ll enjoy:
- Our commitment to diversity, as the largest minority- and woman-owned enterprise in the U.S.
- Continuous professional growth and leadership opportunities.
- Health, wellness, and financial benefits to offer peace of mind to you and your family.
- World-class facilities and the technology you need to thrive – in our offices or yours.
- Have excellent ITAM knowledge and work as part of a team.
- Advocate SHI Services to SHI Account Executives and their customers.
- Engage Sales, Licensing, Customers, and Software Manufacturers to help customers collect, organize, and manage customers’ licensed software assets.
- Engage with other SHI departments to collaborate in the delivery of integrated services.
- Participate with specialist knowledge in responding to Requests for Proposals (RFPs) as well as confirming SOW requirements, as required by Solution Consultants.
- Identify additional upsell opportunities within existing ITAM customers.
- Participate alongside with ITAM Solutions Consultants in pre-sales activities to advise customers and inform of ITAM by SHI’s capabilities.
- Lead and Deliver ITAM Consulting Services including leading Audit Defense projects.
- Collaborate with customers to solicit, collect, and analyse information about customers’ ITAM environments to assess process maturity and make appropriate recommendations for work practices.
- Provide consultation on key ITAM governance issues, ITAM operations, and tool selection and implementation where appropriate.
- Engage with the ITAM group management team in growing the ITAM group business.
- Build internal business processes to improve the ITAM group operational delivery standards.
- Work with the ITAM technical and development teams in enhancing the current tools used by the group and help in investigating new tools where required.
- Design, define and complete large scale and complex ITAM Services to cost, timescale and quality following applicable standards and procedures.
- Prepare and present ITAM deliverables to customers.
- Communicate accurate and relevant conclusions to customers across the entire life cycle of a SAM/ITAM project. Including producing and presenting analytical results and assuring projects are closed to the satisfaction of all parties.
- Assist in creating and updating internal Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- As appropriate, using your experience, work with the Service Delivery team to help and guide engagements such as audit defense or other customer deliverables.
- Attend, support and represent SHI at conferences and events.
- Regularly present at industry events, SHI Summits and Webinars
- Ensure all ITAM projects are conducted professionally, ethically, and in a manner consistent with SHI standards.
- Keep up to date with industry trends and new ITAM services requirements and support the leading and development of ITAM colleagues by sharing and training as appropriate.
- Executes all ITAM Solutions Architect tasks according to the project plans of all assigned customer engagements.
- Adhere and work to the internal process standards as defines and updated by ITAM management.
- Collect, manage, and disseminate ITAM-related information from SHI, customers, and software manufacturers.
- Research and understand different publishers’ product use rights, license allowances, and contractual entitlements for software products and manufacturers.
- Participate in customer communications across the entire life cycle of an ITAM project; this includes presenting intermediate and final results and assuring projects are conducted and closed to the satisfaction of all parties.
- Coordinate with Project Management team to communicate project status and ensure project milestones are being met.
- Other activities, as defined by ITAM management to successfully deliver ITAM consulting activities to customers.
- Support, coach, and mentor ITAM Analysts, Consultants, Senior Consultants and Principal Consultants.
- Possess specialist working knowledge of numerous software licensing models and metrics, covering a range of vendors, including a minimum of three Tier 1 software publishers: Oracle, IBM, Microsoft, SAP, Adobe, VMware, Micro Focus, Red Hat, Autodesk.
- Experience of performing ITAM at a c-level, including engaging with customers’ senior management and directors.
- Demonstrable experience in Audit Defence activities and strategies
- Highly competent in understanding complex business environments, identifying customers goals and issues and formulating ITAM strategies and solutions that need to be presented at the management level and above.
- Proven experience in designing and implementing ITAM programs, as well as leading and mentoring License Consultant teams performing on customer engagements.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- 10 years of experience within the IT Asset Management field
- 10 years of experience delivering ITAM solutions to global enterprise customers
- Purchasing & deployment experience
- IT infrastructure lifecycle support experience
- Experience in eTelligent, Mavenlink and other ITAM service tools
Preferred Skills:
- Strong entrepreneurial spirit; a desire and willingness to “do whatever it takes”.
- Client-oriented, professional services mind-set.
- Ability to manage several projects simultaneously.
- Exceptional research skills and the ability to manage details.
- Exceptional analytical skills.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
- A second language (preferably French) will be an advantage.
- Exceptional organization and time management skills.
- Ability to think outside the box.
- It is expected that this role will require frequent travel both nationally and internationally (50%)
- The estimated annual pay range for this position is $110,000 - $180,000 which includes a base salary and bonus. The compensation for this position is dependent on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location and, therefore, will vary from individual to individual. Benefits may include, but are not limited to, medical, vision, dental, 401K, and flexible spending.
- Equal Employment Opportunity – M/F/Disability/Protected Veteran Status
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