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IT Services

This new full – time post is available from immediately on a fixed term basis for 12 months and offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.

Summary of the role

We are looking for a Software Asset Manager to join our team on a fixed term basis. This is a specialist role that will involve liaising with Senior Management and Technical Teams alike to ensure the technology and software solutions the University both adopts and maintains, continue to deliver value and maintain legal compliance.

You will be responsible for overseeing the University’s entire software and associated assets / services, ensuring compliance with underlying licence and contractual conditions, usage optimisation and management of software procurement. This involves the tracking of all software and SaaS usage, negotiating vendor contracts and implementing policies to mitigate associated legal and financial risks.

You will also provide training, coaching and mentoring to others on specific tasks, giving guidance and feedback based on own knowledge or experience.

About you

The successful candidate will have a good understanding of Software Licencing and Software Asset Management (SAM) for on premise, Cloud and SaaS environments. This should be complemented with a working knowledge of SAM and IT Service Desk tools operating within an ITIL based IT operations environment.

You will ideally have proven experience of managing relationships within teams and the impact on the overall aims and objectives, evidencing ability to break down barriers and building beneficial working relationships.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

Benefits

• 41 days leave per year
• options for flexible working
• numerous discounts at leading retailers
• onsite gyms on all of our campus’ and a cycle to work scheme
• sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy

stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England

Further information

Please contact Martin Nel, email M.Nel@exeter.ac.uk

Salary will be from £43,482 per annum subject to knowledge, skills and experience.

The deadline for applications is 23:59 on 5 October 2025.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology
• Industries
• Higher Education

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