SAM administrator Location : Wayzata, MN Role SummaryWe are seeking an experienced SAM Administrator to manage the software license estate for a long-term client engagement. The role owns license entitlement tracking, compliance, audit readiness, and cost optimization across major publishers, partnering with procurement, vendor management, security, infrastructure, and finance teams.
Roles & Responsibilities- Maintain the software entitlement repository, including contracts, purchase records, license metrics, and rights (upgrade, downgrade, virtualization, BYOL).
- Reconcile software discovery/installation data against entitlements to produce an accurate Effective License Position (ELP) for key publishers (Microsoft, Adobe, Oracle, VMware, IBM, SAP, Salesforce, etc.).
- Monitor license compliance, identify over/under-licensing risks, and drive remediation with application owners and procurement.
- Prepare for and support vendor audits and self-audits, including data collection, response coordination, and negotiation support.
- Identify cost-savings opportunities such as shelfware, unused or underused licenses, reclamation, and right-sizing at renewal.
- Track contract renewals, true-ups, and expirations; provide renewal forecasts and recommendations to procurement and finance.
- Manage software request, approval, and reclamation workflows; validate software normalization and publisher/product catalogue accuracy in the SAM tool (SAM Pro and/or Flexera).
- Produce dashboards, KPIs, and compliance reports; define and improve SAM processes, policies, and documentation.
Skill Matrix
Mandatory Skills
(Top 5 Keywords or skills)
Skill Proficiency
Years of Experience
Basic Knowledge
Medium
Expert
Software Asset Management & License Compliance
5+
x
SAM Tools: Flexera and/or SAM Pro
3+
x
Publisher Licensing (Microsoft, Oracle, Adobe, Oracle)
3+
x
Software Audit Defense & ELP
3+
x
Additional employment informationCompensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.
Applicants for US based positions must be currently authorized to work for any employer in the United States. The company is unable to provide employment-based immigration sponsorship for US based positions.
If you have a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or submit an application, please email [email protected] for roles based in the Americas or [email protected] for roles based in India.
