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Connor Consulting International provides highly specialized accounting and advisory solutions to ensure contract, license, and royalty compliance. The company has experienced enormous growth since its inception in 2009. The practice has more than doubled in size every year and is presently serving as a trusted advisor to a broad range of clientele in various industries across the globe, including clients from Fortune 500 companies.

Connor’s continued pursuit for excellence in the delivery of professional contract compliance services has gained trust and recognition of the world’s largest software vendors. The company’s experienced teams ensure our clients are served by the best tenured industry experts.

As Connor continues to grow, we are looking for a Senior Associate to support our Software Advisory Services team and contribute to global client engagements. In this role, you will assist with software license compliance and Software Asset Management (SAM) activities under the guidance of senior team members. You will support audit execution, data analysis, license optimization, process improvement, and contract review while delivering accurate, detail-oriented work and high-quality client service.

Main Responsibilities:

Support engagement activities, including planning, execution, and reporting, with a focus on license baselining, usage analysis, renewal preparation, and Effective License Position (ELP) development.

Conduct detailed entitlement reviews and license reconciliations across diverse environments and publishers.

Collaborate with client-side SAM teams, procurement, IT operations, and finance teams to support asset lifecycle visibility and optimization.

Configure and validate SAM tools and data integrations, such as Snow and Flexera, to ensure accurate reporting.

Contribute to remediation and optimization recommendations by analyzing findings, preparing supporting documentation, and helping clients understand opportunities for cost savings and compliance alignment.

Perform Excel-based analysis and work with structured and unstructured data sets as part of license and usage evaluations.

Support internal audits and vendor audits by helping clients understand contractual entitlements and usage rights.

Research and interpret product use rights, license models, and publisher-specific licensing metrics.

Stay abreast of industry trends, including SaaS subscription models, BYOL, cloud consumption licensing, and ISO/ITIL SAM best practices.

Assist in identifying opportunities to improve SAM capabilities, including governance support, policy documentation, reporting enhancements, and process automation.

Track assigned workstreams, project milestones, and internal reporting needs, and communicate progress clearly to project leads.

Requirements: Experience, Skills, and Characteristics

Experience in SAM, software license compliance, IT asset management, software advisory, data analytics, or a related technology consulting environment; prior consulting or enterprise experience is a plus.

Academic background in Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field. Certifications such as CSAM, CHAMP, ITIL, or ISO 19770 are a plus.

Familiarity with licensing metrics from major vendors, including Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, VMware, and Autodesk; experience supporting license true-ups or audit responses is a plus.

Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, lookup formulas, and working with large data sets.

Hands-on experience with SAM tools such as Snow, Flexera, ServiceNow Asset Management, or Lansweeper.

Ability to interpret complex licensing models and contractual language.

Demonstrated ability to identify compliance gaps and propose remediation or optimization actions.

Experience working in cross-functional teams and balancing competing priorities across assigned tasks or workstreams.

Highly organized, methodical, with a strong eye for detail and data integrity.

Excellent communication skills, including the ability to convey licensing and SAM findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits – Why Connor?

We approach every relationship with purpose, attention, and a little fun! You can expect a flexible working environment, paid mental health days, a generous vacation package, and competitive compensation. You’ll be working with a highly driven, collaborative global team that values trust, accountability, and continuous learning. We nurture our people in a culture that promotes diversity and individuality that sparks innovation and creativity.

Connor Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity, equality, and inclusion. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

If you’re ready to make a strategic impact and lead transformative ITAM projects for some of the world’s most exciting companies, this is the right opportunity for you.