Software Asset Manager

Do you thrive in a strategic and advisory role and have a strong interest in license management and supplier governance? We are now looking for a Software Asset Manager who wants to help ensure compliance and quality in software management.

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About the job

As the SAM responsible, you will play a key role in the Swedish Tax Agency's license and software management, contributing to ensuring compliance, risk minimization, and cost-effectiveness throughout the organization. The role involves responsibility for ensuring a successful model for license management and strategic advisory within software investments with the right tools, people in the organization, and processes. You are part of supplier governance, where we ensure effective management and follow-up of our suppliers and contracts.

In this independent and central role, you will lead the work to optimize license processes and ensure correct documentation of software assets. You will collaborate closely with both internal and external stakeholders, including suppliers, to create sustainable strategies for license management and software compliance. Throughout, you will effectively collaborate with other departments within the agency to ensure that contractual issues are handled correctly and contribute to good internal communication and cooperation.

Your main tasks include assisting internal stakeholders with advisory on license issues and ensuring smooth reporting and renewal of licenses. You will effectively collaborate with other departments within the agency to ensure that license and compliance issues are handled correctly and contribute to good internal communication and cooperation. Furthermore, you will ensure optimized license management, support the department in software management issues, and contribute to effective procurement processes and cost-effectiveness. You will also have ownership of processes related to license management in systems and tools.

The IT department of the Swedish Tax Agency actively works to promote an inclusive workplace characterized by equality and diversity, where all employees have equal opportunities to contribute and develop. Read more at Swedish Tax Agency (https://skatteverket.se/omoss/jobbahososs/jobbamedithososs.4.13948c0e18e810bfa0c55ba.html).

You will be placed in the Business Development Section, part of the Staff Unit within the IT department. The location is Sundbyberg, and there are 20 colleagues in the section.

About you

To do a good job and thrive with us at the Swedish Tax Agency, you need to be attentive, think innovatively, and take responsibility. Good judgment and an understanding of legal security and safety are important in the work. You should also adhere to our employee policy (https://skatteverket.se/medarbetarpolicy).

In this job, you should:

• have good collaboration skills, be helpful, and have a good demeanor
• have the ability and willingness to learn new things, be flexible, and open to change
• have good problem-solving skills, see patterns, and be able to make delimitations
• have a structured working method and be meticulous
• have the ability to drive processes independently
• express yourself well in speech and writing in both Swedish and English.

You should also have:

• a university degree that the employer deems relevant or several years of current and relevant work experience
• several years of current and relevant work experience in license management within a larger complex organization
• several years of current and relevant work experience in procurement and supplier governance of complex contracts in IT-related areas

It is desirable if you have current and relevant technical understanding of software distribution and management within IT environments. It is also desirable if you have relevant experience in implementing SAM tools.

Good to know

The employment is permanent and may start with a six-month probationary period.

Employment with us may involve placement in a security class. A security review with a background check according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) may therefore be conducted before a decision on employment. For some of our tasks in security class, Swedish citizenship is required.

At Swedish Tax Agency (https://skatteverket.se/jobb), you can read about our societal role, the benefits of working with us, and how to apply for our jobs.

When applying, please attach your CV. We do not use cover letters in our recruitment, so please do not include one in your application.

Welcome with your application!

The Swedish Tax Agency has a societal role. Our work affects all individuals and businesses, and through our mission, we contribute to a well-functioning society. Our development is customer-driven, and we collaborate with others to create effective solutions. Together, we make society possible.