Manager of Asset Management

Corporate:

Light & Wonder’s corporate team is comprised of incredible talent that works across the enterprise, defying boundaries to provide essential services in an extraordinary manner to ensure the success of the organization and the well-being of employees.

Position Summary

The Manager of Asset Management leads hardware, software, and cloud asset management for Light & Wonder. The position reports to the Senior Director, Service Management, and owns day-to-day execution of the asset lifecycle, license compliance, renewals, and spend optimization. The Manager runs the processes, tools, and team that keep assets optimally utilized, contracts compliant, and renewals planned well in advance.

Qualifications

Experience: 

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Business, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 5-7 years' experience in IT asset management, software asset management, or software licensing, including 2+ years leading or directing the work of others
• IAITAM (CITAM, CSAM) or FinOps certification a plus

Required Skills & Job Functions:

• Manages the record of software licenses, hardware assets, and cloud subscriptions to ensure compliance with supplier contracts
• Collects and structures information for budgeting, software compliance and inventory, contract summaries, and cost comparisons
• Supports external audits and vendor license reviews, and prepares the company's position with guidance from the Senior Director, Service Management and Legal
• Works with stakeholders to assess product and support options and savings, and translates business and technical needs into specific count, mix, and service level targets
• Manages the implementation and operation of asset management and discovery tools
• Partners with Procurement on contract and vendor relationship management
• Analyzes the most cost-effective options for new agreements and renewals based on business need
• Identifies license and subscription disconnects, including under-licensed compliance exposure and over-licensed excess, and drives remediation
• Ensures maintenance, support, and upgrade protection renewals are planned and ordered in advance of expiration, with a rolling 90-day renewal view
• Applies knowledge of cloud service provider pricing models and spend optimization practices to reduce cost
• Produces monthly cloud spend optimization reports and tracks savings realized
• Manages, coaches, and develops asset management staff, sets priorities, and builds backup coverage for key processes
• Maintains process documentation, KPIs, and standard operating procedures, and escalates risks and decisions to the Senior Director, Service Management

Technical Experience:

• Working knowledge of Information Technology infrastructure and software licensing models
• Hands-on experience with IT Asset Management and discovery tools
• Working knowledge of cloud and SaaS licensing and cost management

Work Conditions:

• Office environment and remote work
• Must be willing and able to travel, work after hours and weekends as required (estimated travel < 10%)

Light & Wonder and its affiliates (collectively, “L&W”) are engaged in highly regulated gaming and lottery businesses. As a result, certain L&W employees may, among other things, be required to obtain a gaming or other license(s), undergo background investigations or security checks, or meet certain standards dictated by law, regulation, or contracts. In order to ensure L&W complies with its regulatory and contractual commitments, as a condition to hiring and continuing to employ its employees, L&W requires all its employees to meet those requirements that are necessary to fulfill their individual roles.  As a prerequisite to employment with L&W (to the extent permitted by law), you shall be asked to consent to L&W conducting a due diligence/background investigation on you.

_This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The employee in this position may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities than those stated above.
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- Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Business, Finance, or equivalent experience. - 5-7 years' experience in IT asset management, software asset management, or software licensing. - 2+ years leading or directing the work of others. - Working knowledge of Information Technology infrastructure and software licensing models. - Hands-on experience with IT Asset Management and discovery tools. - Working knowledge of cloud and SaaS licensing and cost management.