Manager of Asset Management
About The Position
The Manager of Asset Management leads hardware, software, and cloud asset management for Light & Wonder. Reporting to the Senior Director, Service Management, the role owns day-to-day execution of the asset lifecycle, license compliance, renewals, and spend optimization. The manager oversees the processes, tools, and team that keep assets optimally utilized, contracts compliant, and renewals planned well in advance. The position works with stakeholders and Procurement to manage contracts and vendor relationships, assess product and support options, identify savings, and optimize agreements and renewals. It also supports external audits and vendor license reviews, manages asset and discovery tools, monitors cloud spending, and maintains process documentation, KPIs, and standard operating procedures. The manager coaches and develops staff and escalates risks and decisions to the Senior Director, Service Management. The role is performed in an office environment and remotely. Travel is estimated at less than 10%, and the employee must be willing and able to travel and work after hours and weekends as required. Employment is subject to applicable licensing, background investigation, security check, and other regulatory or contractual requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 5–7 years of experience in IT asset management, software asset management, or software licensing, including at least 2 years leading or directing the work of others.
- Working knowledge of IT infrastructure and software licensing models.
- Hands-on experience with IT Asset Management and discovery tools.
- Working knowledge of cloud and SaaS licensing and cost management.
- Willingness and ability to travel and work after hours and weekends as required.
- Ability to meet applicable gaming or other licensing, background investigation, security check, and legal, regulatory, or contractual standards.
Nice To Haves
- IAITAM certification (CITAM or CSAM) or FinOps certification.
Responsibilities
- Manage records of software licenses, hardware assets, and cloud subscriptions to ensure compliance with supplier contracts.
- Collect and structure information for budgeting, software compliance and inventory, contract summaries, and cost comparisons.
- Support external audits and vendor license reviews, and prepare the company's position with guidance from the Senior Director, Service Management, and Legal.
- Work with stakeholders to assess product and support options and savings, and translate business and technical needs into specific count, mix, and service-level targets.
- Manage implementation and operation of asset management and discovery tools.
- Partner with Procurement on contract and vendor relationship management.
- Analyze cost-effective options for new agreements and renewals based on business needs.
- Identify license and subscription disconnects, including under-licensed compliance exposure and over-licensed excess, and drive remediation.
- Ensure maintenance, support, and upgrade protection renewals are planned and ordered before expiration, maintaining a rolling 90-day renewal view.
- Apply knowledge of cloud service provider pricing models and spend optimization practices to reduce costs.
- Produce monthly cloud spend optimization reports and track realized savings.
- Manage, coach, and develop asset management staff, set priorities, and build backup coverage for key processes.
- Maintain process documentation, KPIs, and standard operating procedures, and escalate risks and decisions to the Senior Director, Service Management.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
