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SHI International Corp.

ITAM Principal Consultant

SHI International Corp., Trenton, New Jersey, United States,


Job SummaryThe IT Asset Management (ITAM) Principal Consultant’s role is to work with SHI’s customers to assist them in understanding and managing their Software and Hardware Environment. The position will be customer facing to lead, influence and guide SHI customers in their ITAM journey with the aim to maximise the adoption of ITAM services by SHI.

Additionally the ITAM Principal Consultant will periodically support internal projects set by the Director of ITAM Consulting Services to assist in building the brand awareness of the ITAM team and SHI and to impart industry experience and knowledge to help improve the overall services and tools used by the ITAM group to ensure SHI delivers a world class ITAM service.

The ITAM Principal Consultant can be home office based or office based from either Austin TX, Somerset NJ, Paris France or Milton Keynes UK offices. The position reports to the Director - ITAM Consulting Services.

Responsibilities

Have excellent ITAM knowledge and work as part of a team

Advocate SHI Services to SHI Account Executives and their customers

Engage Sales, Licensing, Customers, and Software Manufacturers to help customers collect, organize, and manage customers’ licensed software assets

Engage with other SHI departments in order to collaborate in the delivery of integrated services

Lead and Deliver ITAM Consulting Services

Collaborate with customers to solicit, collect, and analyse information about customers’ ITAM environments in order to assess process maturity and make appropriate recommendations for work practices

Author and deliver ITAM related best practice workshops and assessments to SHI staff and SHI customers.

Provide consultation on key ITAM governance issues, ITAM operations, and tool selection and implementation where appropriate

Engage with the ITAM group management team in growing the ITAM group business.

Build internal business processes to improve the ITAM group operational delivery standards

Work with the ITAM technical and development teams in enhancing the current tools used by the group and help in investigating new tools where required

Define and complete large scale and complex ITAM Services to cost, timescale and quality following applicable standards and procedures

Prepare and present ITAM deliverables to customers

Communicates accurate and relevant conclusions to customers across the entire life-cycle of a SAM project.

Assist the ITAM Lead Consultant in creating and updating internal Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

Participate and lead peer reviews to oversee the ITAM Analysts and Consultants, as well as secondary review to the ITAM Administrator activities, while ensuring the process and quality standards are maintained for all ITAM deliverables

Engage with the ITAM governance board and take the lead in ITAM sub-committees in order to create and document specifications that will improve existing services, as well as create new ones

Identify additional upsell opportunities within existing ITAM customers

Participate alongside with ITAM Solutions Consultants in pre-sales activities to advise customers and inform of SHI’s ITAM capabilities

Attend, support and represent SHI at conferences and events

Regularly present at industry events, SHI Summits and Webinars

Ensure all ITAM projects are conducted professionally, ethically, and in a manner consistent with SHI standard

Keep up to date with industry trends and new ITAM services requirements

Executes all ITAM Principal Consultant tasks according to the project plans of all assigned customer engagements

Adheres and works to the internal process standards as defines and updated by management

Collects and manages ITAM-related information from SHI, customers, and software manufacturers.

Researches and understands different publishers’ product use rights, license allowances, and contractual entitlements for software products and manufacturers.

Participates in customer communications across the entire life-cycle of an ITAM project; this includes presenting intermediate and final results and assuring projects are conducted and closed to the satisfaction of all parties

Coordinate with service delivery teams in order to communicate project status and ensure project milestones are being met

Other activities, as defined by ITAM management to successfully deliver ITAM consulting activities to customers

Support, coach and mentor ITAM Analysts and Consultants

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or relevant work experience required

10 years of experience within the IT Asset Management field

10 years of experience delivering ITAM solutions to global enterprise customers

Purchasing & deployment experience

IT infrastructure lifecycle support experience

Experience in eTelligent, Mavenlink and other ITAM service tools

Required Skills

Strong entrepreneurial spirit and a desire and willingness to “do whatever it takes”

Client-oriented, professional services mind-set

Ability to manage several projects simultaneously

Exceptional research skills and the ability to manage details

Exceptional analytical skills

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

Exceptional organization and time management skills

Ability to think outside the box

Ability to stay self-motivated and self-directed

Willingness to adapt to changing business and technical priorities

Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-performance team environment

Experience as a Principal Consultant in ITAM in a similar or same field

Ability to manage multiple projects

Ability to create high-quality documentation with precision

Willingness to travel as needed

Ability to work with deadlines

Meticulous attention to detail

Highly organized and methodical

A second language (preferably French) will be an advantage

Unique Requirements

It is expected that this role will require frequent travel both nationally and internationally (50%)

Additional Information

The estimated annual pay range for this position is $100,000 - $160,000 which includes a base salary and bonus. The compensation for this position is dependent on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location and, therefore, will vary from individual to individual. Benefits may include, but are not limited to, medical, vision, dental, 401K, and flexible spending.

Equal Employment Opportunity – M/F/Disability/Protected Veteran Status

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