Principal Analyst I - Software Asset Management (SAM)

Overview

Job Title : Principal Analyst I - Software Asset Management (SAM)

Location : OH - Columbus

What you'll do

We are seeking a Principal Business Analyst - Software Asset Management (SAM) to play a critical role in shaping and executing our enterprise software asset management strategy. This role will focus on implementing and maturing processes, workflows, and governance structures to ensure compliance, cost optimization, and lifecycle management for all software assets across the organization. This individual will work across multiple functions including purchasing, compliance, IT operations, cybersecurity, finance, and platform teams, ensuring end-to-end lifecycle management of technology assets. The ideal candidate will bring expertise in ServiceNow Software Asset Management Pro (SAM Pro) and have a strong background in licensing, entitlements, compliance, and software lifecycle processes. This is a key role in driving operational excellence, reducing software risk, and enabling effective decision-making through accurate data and reporting.

• Design, implement, and maintain standardized software asset management processes for onboarding, procurement, usage, renewal, and retirement.
• Ensure governance and operational structures are followed, aligned to regulatory and audit requirements and continuously improve process and controls.
• Partner with IT, procurement, finance, and legal to align SAM lifecycle with enterprise contract and procurement processes.
• Manage license allocations, usage, and optimization across the enterprise while ensuring compliance with the licensing agreements.
• Maintain entitlements within ServiceNow SAM Pro and reconcile against installed / discovered software while proactively identifying risk.
• Identify and remediate unauthorized or unsupported software installations.
• Drive compliance reporting and remediation efforts for regulatory and audit purposes.
• Serve as the primary liaison between IT, security, procurement, finance, and business units for software asset management.
• Engage with software owners and application owners to establish accountability for category-based ownership.
• Support audits, regulatory reviews, and business reporting through accurate SAM data and insights.

What you'll need

Preferred

Benefits you'll love

We offer all the important things you'd want - like competitive salaries, an ownership stake in the company, medical and dental insurance, time off, a great 401k matching program, tuition assistance program, an employee volunteer program, and a wellness program. In addition, you'll have the opportunity to bolster your business knowledge, learning the ins and outs of how successful companies operate and manage their finances, giving you invaluable hands-on experience to help grow your career!

About the company

Western Alliance Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation. Alliance Bank of Arizona, Alliance Association Bank, Bank of Nevada, Bridge Bank, First Independent Bank, and Torrey Pines Bank are divisions of Western Alliance Bank; Member FDIC. AmeriHome Mortgage is a Western Alliance Bank company.

Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to equal employment and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or genetic information. Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process and / or need an alternative method of applying, please email HR@westernalliancebank.com or call 602-386-2488. When contacting us, please provide your contact information and state the nature of your accessibility issue. We will only respond to inquiries concerning requests that involve a reasonable accommodation in the application process.

Western Alliance Bancorporation

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