Software IT License Management Consultant

📋 Software Governance, SaaS & License Management Consultant ⚙️ 🌍 Now partnering with a leading company 📍 🗣️ Fluent English + French or Dutch required Are you a structured, detail-oriented professional who thrives at the intersection of governance, compliance, and IT coordination? 🔍 We're looking for a Software Governance, SaaS & License Management Consultant to act as the central owner of software governance process execution and monitoring 🎯 🌟

About the Role
You will ensure that: ✅ All software and SaaS solutions are properly assessed, approved, and inventoried ✅ Governance processes are effectively applied, measured, and continuously improved ✅ Licenses are controlled, optimized, and aligned with real usage This is a hands-on coordination and governance role, combining operational rigor with continuous improvement responsibilities. 📋

Key Responsibilities
1. Governance Process Ownership & Monitoring 👉 Execute and monitor the end-to-end software and SaaS governance process 👉 Ensure required security, compliance, procurement, and architecture checks are consistently applied 👉 Define and track governance KPIs (lead time, compliance rate, process gaps) 📊 👉 Identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and governance gaps 👉 Drive continuous improvement of governance processes, tools, and ways of working 👉 Promote a pragmatic governance approach balancing control and business agility 2. Software & SaaS Intake Governance 👉 Govern the intake of new software and SaaS requests 👉 Ensure no tool is introduced without proper approval and validation 👉 Challenge requests by identifying existing internal solutions 👉 Coordinate and follow up all required reviews and approvals 3. Software Inventory & Data Quality 👉 Ensure all software and SaaS solutions are correctly inventoried and maintained 👉 Own and maintain the software catalogue/SaaS inventory (solution details, ownership, approval status, licensing model, lifecycle status) 👉 Ensure completeness, accuracy, and consistency of inventory data 👉 Reduce shadow IT by improving visibility and governance coverage 🔒 4. License Management & Optimization 👉 Manage licenses under Digital Workplace responsibility 👉 Ensure timely renewals and contract follow-up 👉 Monitor license usage and identify optimization opportunities 👉 Analyze usage reports and drive cost optimization actions 💰 👉 Ensure alignment between purchased licenses and actual usage 👉 Contribute to license governance best practices and policies 5. Stakeholder Coordination 👉 Act as the central coordination point between Business teams, Digital Workplace, Architects, Information Security & Data Protection, Procurement & Vendor Management, and other IT teams 🤝 👉 Ensure smooth collaboration and timely decision-making 👉 Proactively follow up and drive actions to closure 6. Reporting & Continuous Improvement 👉 Produce and analyze governance and license usage reports 📈 👉 Define and track KPIs for service performance and governance effectiveness 👉 Identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities 👉 Improve transparency and reporting for stakeholders and management 7. Documentation & Process Enablement 👉 Maintain and improve governance documentation (Confluence, SharePoint, etc.) 📝 👉 Ensure processes are clear, accessible, and understood by stakeholders 👉 Support integration of governance into procurement and tender processes 👉 Contribute to standardization and simplification of governance flows ✅ Requirements 🔹 Fluent English and French or Dutch (speak, read, write) 🔹 3-4 years of experience in IT Governance, IT License Management, Software/SaaS coordination 🔹 Strong understanding of software/SaaS intake and approval processes 🔹 Strong understanding of governance frameworks and compliance topics (GDPR, vendor risk, security review) 🔹 Proven experience with license management or usage monitoring 🔹 Strong stakeholder coordination skills across multiple domains 🔹 Strong ownership mindset — proactive, structured, autonomous 🔹 Analytical mindset with experience in KPI definition and reporting 🔹 Excellent communication skills (business & IT) 🔹 Experience with documentation tools (Confluence, SharePoint, etc.) 🔹 Structured and detail-oriented with strong follow-up discipline 🔹 Able to manage complexity and incomplete information 🔹 Hands-on and solution-oriented 🔹 Strong communicator who can bridge business, IT, and governance topics 🔹 Focused on both control and continuous improvement 📩 Ready to own software governance and license management at scale? Apply now #SoftwareGovernance #LicenseManagement #SaaSManagement #ITGovernance #Compliance #HiringNow #ITCareers #VendorManagement #GDPR #DigitalWorkplace