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Athene Asset Management Sr Analyst in West Des Moines, Iowa
We are Athene. At Athene, we are driven to do more. We are a leading retirement services company that issues, reinsures and acquires retirement savings products designed for the increasing number of individuals and institutions seeking to fund retirement needs. We see every day as a new opportunity to measure ourselves against the best - and then we don't stop until we've set the bar even higher. We're ready to help you achieve more.
Purpose:
The Asset Management Sr Analyst is responsible for assessing software purchases, renewals and terminations to accurately document and monitor Athene’s software license inventory. This includes planning, monitoring, reporting, discovering, and managing software license inventories to ensure accurate deployments as part of the IT Asset Management (ITAM) team. As a Senior Analyst, the role focuses on complex software agreements, cloud engagements, data transfers, regional licensing, and audit response.
Accountabilities:
The Asset Management Sr Analyst reports to the Vendor Management and IT Asset Management team within the Procurement department.
Job duties include:
Work closely with Procurement to appropriately identify and purchase software quantities appropriate for the Athene environment
Create purchase orders to accurately represent and track IT purchases
Interpret and document license terms and quantities in ServiceNow Software Asset Management (SAM) toolset
Create and maintain Software Models and Entitlements, linking to ServiceNow Discovery and SCCM inventories to identify compliance issues
Create bespoke tracking mechanisms for SaaS, cloud services, and other difficult-to-discover software
Participate in vendor software compliance audits
Engage with IT desktop and engineering teams to appropriately package and distribute software
Develop and implement new policies and procedures to manage an effective ITAM program
Proactively prioritize and internally audit license term compliance
Participate in contract renewal exercises to understand current entitlement use and future growth
Provide outreach to business owners and effectively communicate license responsibilities
Adhere to ITAM best practices and understand regulatory environment
Contribute to special projects, process improvement, and initiatives
Qualifications and Experience:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
4+ years of applicable IT Asset Management (ITAM) experience
Experience navigating software audit responses
Experience with complex license terms such as Oracle, Microsoft, SAS
Excellent communication skills, including the ability to influence others and communicate across all areas of the company
Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills
Ability to gather data from multiple sources, analyze and present information in a manner that is impactful and helps target audience draw key takeaways
Ability to provide proactive support and build relationships with internal and external contacts through effective use of oral, written and in person communication
Experience using Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel. Access, Visio. Project, PowerPoint. etc.)
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