IT Asset Management Unit Manager

Job Summary:

The role involves implementing best practices in asset governance, cost optimization, compliance, and risk management while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure efficient IT asset utilization.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop and enforce IT asset management policies and procedures.
• Manage the procurement, deployment, tracking, maintenance, and retirement of IT assets.
• Ensure accurate asset inventory records and maintain an up-to-date IT asset database.
• Ensure compliance with software licensing agreements, vendor contracts, and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct regular audits of IT assets to identify discrepancies and mitigate risks.
• Develop strategies to reduce IT asset costs and optimize resource utilization.
• Work with procurement teams to negotiate vendor contracts and agreements.
• Provide financial analysis and reporting on IT asset expenditures and lifecycle costs.
• Oversee software asset management (SAM) to ensure proper licensing, renewals, and compliance.
• Manage hardware refresh cycles, warranty tracking, and disposal procedures.
• Mitigate risks associated with data breaches, theft, and asset misuse.
• Collaborate with IT security teams to align asset management with cybersecurity policies.
• Maintain strong relationships with IT vendors, service providers, and suppliers.
• Manage contract negotiations, renewals, and service-level agreements (SLAs).
• Track IT asset depreciation and financial reporting for accounting compliance.
• Develop and maintain IT asset reports, dashboards, and analytics.
• Lead a team of IT asset coordinators, analysts, and support staff.
• Collaborate with IT infrastructure, security, procurement, and finance teams.
• Provide training and awareness programs on IT asset management best practices.

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in IT asset management, preferably in a large enterprise or financial institution.
• Experience in software asset management (SAM) and hardware lifecycle management.
• Strong understanding of IT procurement, vendor management, and IT financials.
• Knowledge of IT asset management tools (e.g., ServiceNow, Flexera, SCCM, Lansweeper, Ivanti).
• Experience with cloud asset management and SaaS licensing.