Sr. Software Licensing Manager

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

The Sr. Software Licensing Manager is responsible for applying their understanding of contracts, software/hardware licensing and IT asset management practices to strategically manage and support the organization's effective licensing position (ELP) of software assets.

The incumbent will be the subject matter expert in various licensing models, cost reporting, optimization and contract compliance.

What will you do?

• Serve as the team's Subject Matter Expert on Effective Licensing Positioning (ELP) by conducting reviews of software/hardware licensing agreements, entitlements and comparing against deployment, usage and consumption.

• Lead on-going tracking, optimization, entitlement validation, identify risks and compliance concerns and provide strategic insights in preparation and anticipation of contract renewals.

• Identify and work with product owners to share whether under-licensed (potential audit risks) or whether over-licensed, prior to annual true-up or renewal date.

• Drive ELP findings with stakeholders, products owners and remediation activities for closure.

• Collaborate with stakeholders, partners and vendors in ELPs, data reviews, audits and inventory checks to ensure compliance with governance standards and data integrity.

• Analyze large asset data sets and develop reports and dashboards to identify trends, optimize utilization to provide insights into inventory, usage and costs.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Bachelor's Degree or 5+ years of experience working in Software Asset Management, licensing compliance, Flexera and ServiceNow.

• In-depth knowledge and experience in working with software entitlements, EULAs and contracts.

• Extensive experience in managing license compliance with large software publishers and various licensing models.

• Experience in audit readiness.

• Excellent documentation, analytical, presentation and communication skills.

• Process flow and knowledge documentation.

• Practical experience in reporting and analytics of data.

• Strong experience working with vendors and service providers.

• Experience working in financial banking industry.

Nice-to-have

• Understanding of ITAM governance, policies and compliance standards.

• Experience working with large amounts of data sets in various asset management industry tools.

• Experience with documenting workflows and process gap analysis (Microsoft Visio, Mural)

• Professional certifications CSAM, CITAM.

• Experience working with automation and AI in SAM processes for efficient compliance monitoring is a plus.

What's in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable.

• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities.

• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.

• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.

• A world-class training program in financial services.

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Job Skills

Adaptability, Creative Visioning, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Detail-Oriented, Industry Knowledge, Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), Strategic Thinking, Systems Software, Time Management

Additional Job Details

Address:

RBC CENTRE, 155 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO

City:

Toronto

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-02-10

Application Deadline:

2026-03-13

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At RBC, we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

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