Lead IT Asset Manager
| Posting date: | 25 February 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £72,664 to £77,740 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 March 2025 |
| Location: | Blackpool, Lancashire, FY4 5ES |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | DWP Digital |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 389685_1740479865 |
Summary
Lead IT Asset Manager
Pay of £72,644, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.
DWP. Digital with Purpose.
We are looking for an experienced Lead IT Asset Manager to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital.
DWP is changing, as part of a generation digital transformation - we have a large and growing volume of Digital Assets. We need your expertise as an ITAM leader to help us manage those assets more effectively and expertly than ever before.
DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people.
The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.
You and your role
Join us as a Lead IT Asset Manager and support our Asset Management team as we aim to ensure value and compliance across all DWP's software spend.
You'll manage our Platinum publishers (Microsoft, Oracle and IBM), as well as product ownership and of Flexera, to ensure that we deliver value against a budget of £100m per year.
Collaborating with senior stakeholders, you will optimize licence usages and ensure the effectiveness of the IT Asset Management system, to monitor process, performance and compliance across the entire organisation.
You will have overall responsibility for DWP's IT Asset Management Capability - People, Process and Technology.
You will manage a small team, promoting knowledge sharing and team dynamics, the development of the team as well as identifying relevant resource needs.
What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? How will this be assessed?
When applying, you will be invited to complete your employment history and a personal statement. This is your opportunity to showcase your skills and experience in line with the below criteria:
- Proven expertise with Flexera, including extensive experience in asset management, software licencing and optimisation.
- Significant experiencing managing an ITAM function.
- Significant experience of leading and influencing ITAM teams.
- Proven experience of business/transformational change.
- Experience in Operational Leadership within an ITIL Service Management context.
- Proven Strategic thinking and implementation.
The sift panel will use only the information in your employment history and personal statement to assess your experience, skills and knowledge against the essential criteria above.
Full details, as well as application guidance are detailed in the Civil Service Job description - Click "Apply" to be redirected here.
Details. Wages. Perks.
Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool or Manchester, whichever is most convenient for you.
Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.
Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £72,664.
Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth £21,000.
Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time.
You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.
We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:
- An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
- Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies
- Time off volunteering and charitable giving
- Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
- Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
- Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
- Sports and social activities
- Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.
Process:
We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages:
- Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through.
- Interview: a single stage interview online.
CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.
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