Manager, Software Asset Management

Job Purpose and Impact

The IT Asset Management Lead is the strategic thought leader responsible for driving industry leading IT Asset Management transformation to ensure consistent and operationally excellent IT asset management operations globally across Cargill. This position will develop a global strategy and roadmap using the asset management frameworks as a template to limit risk and create value for Cargill. This position will enable and guide global technology teams to manage IT assets globally to reduce risk and increase value.

Key Accountabilities

• Design, implement, and improve upon robust processes to support IT Asset Management across the organization.
  Develop and manage the transformational ITAM roadmap in collaboration with other IT teams, business partners, and vendors to support, secure, and manage IT Asset Management in a complex global environment from production plants to office settings.
• Act as tactical leader throughout a moderate subset of the organization to ensure the processes and systems support the business.
• Provide strategic vendor relationship management for ITAM suppliers and various third parties who deploy the technologies.
• Lead metrics benchmark, set targets, establish baselines, and create corresponding reporting covering Asset management processes, controls, end-to-end monitoring, and automation.
• Provide strategic and operational leadership, development, and talent management activities for direct reports and their organizations, which may include forecasting resource needs, recruiting, hiring, performance management, training, and budgeting. You will also collaborate with managers and supervisors in your organization to ensure staff selections align with current and future needs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Confirmed stakeholder management, presenting to and influencing executive leaders.
• Confirmed experience working on high-impact global projects, strategic initiatives, and change management initiatives.

• Minimum of 10 + years of related work experience, five years of supervisory experience managing a team of more than 6 people.

• Other minimum qualifications may apply.
  

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience implementing and leading operations using Flexara for a Fortune 100 organization.
• Strong customer focus (internal and external), including the understanding of customer centric design and experience.
• Demonstrated usage of best practices for managing process, data, and technology to deliver a great client experience.
• Extensive familiarity with ITAM process implementation and certification(s) in ITAM.
• Agile development experience desired.
• Prior experience in defining, creating, and providing operational level support to meet service level agreements, operational level agreements, and standard operating procedures in support of a ITAM service catalog.
• Experience managing vendor outcomes and performance including owning and negotiating SLAs/OLAs.