ERCOT · 17 hours ago
IT Asset optimization Manager Sr
Taylor, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$99K/yr - $169K/yr
5+ years expERCOT is a dynamic organization focused on building the future of the Texas power grid and wholesale market. The IT Asset Optimization Manager Sr leads the management and planning of enterprise hardware, software, and cloud services, ensuring compliance and effective governance throughout the asset lifecycle.
Energy
Responsibilities
Leads and implements the tactical and strategic management and planning of enterprise hardware, software, and cloud services within the organization through Asset, Vendor, and FinOps management
Monitors and records software and hardware entitlements, utilization, and renewals, to establish an effective licensing position to ensure compliance with vendor contracts and leads maintenance and support renewal activities
Develops and implements control points for the governance of IT assets throughout the asset lifecycle
Provides support to ensure valid inventory information, renewal contract status, and financial impact to the IT maintenance budget to include the proper allocation of those costs to IT services and Cost of Ownership
Manages the administration and strategic lifecycle for all financial elements of hardware, software licensing, and cloud services through asset, vendor, and FinOps management
Establishes corporate standards and procedures to ensure compliance with contractual agreements, and adherence to legal guidelines for managing technology hardware and software assets, and cloud services
Broadly applies principles, theories and concepts related to the profession
May provide recommendations regarding issues outside the bounds of defined procedures and practices
Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions
Wide latitude for decisions within assignments, programs and projects; impact is generally limited to the project or department
Acts as a resource to advise and may at times lead the work of lower level professional and/or support employees
Generally, represents the department on projects and may perform in a project leadership role
Serves as a Subject Matter Expert for software licensing strategic planning and works on difficult IT asset management issues where analysis of the situation requires and in-depth evaluation of variable factors
Owns hardware and software compliance process, acting as primary contact for asset audits and internal compliance monitoring
Owns cloud services cost management, acting as primary contact for enabling data-driven decision making, and creates financial accountability through collaboration between engineering, finance, and business teams (FinOps)
Accountable for governance over ITAM control procedures
Develops and manages processes and procedures using business process analysis abilities to create, implement, and optimize software requests and license management processes
Develops strategies and proposals for technology spending across the organization
Participates in the development and maintenance of the IT Service Catalog, IT Cost of Ownership, and service delivery cost models and benchmarking activities
Qualification
Required
5+ years of job-related work experience in excess of degree requirements
5+ years of experience in IT Asset Management Programs
Proven advanced knowledge of Excel and its use for financial and statistical functions and applications
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Business or related field (Required)
or a combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge to a major in such fields is required
Preferred
2+ years of experience with ServiceNow HAM/SAM Pro
2+ years of experience with Microsoft Power BI
CITAM Certified IT Asset Manager (Preferred)
ITIL Foundation (Preferred)
FP&A (Preferred)
CMA Certified Management Accountant (Preferred)
Company
ERCOT
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) manages the flow of electric power to 24 million Texas customers.
501-1000 employees
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