• Directs program activities to meet client and organization work objectives and serves as a liaison with clients to coordinate activities, negotiate tasks, and solve problems • Track financial forecasts, lifecycle costs, and budgetary alignment across SAM initiatives • Perform financial management services, including financial analysis, budget and cost quote preparation, cost management, reconciliation, and profit enhancement • Establish and maintain a documented set of disciplined, mature, and continuously improving processes for administering all contractual efforts with an emphasis on cost-efficiency, schedule, performance, responsiveness, resource management, and consistently high-quality delivery • Coordinate across CMS stakeholders, procurement teams, technical groups (Infrastructure, Security, Hosting, DBA) • Develop, deliver and maintain and ensure compliance with the Project Management Plan and backlogs • Provide the government with monthly and quarterly status reports on the activities and milestones completed and deliverables submitted for each task for the past month • Ensure alignment of program deliverables to program outcomes for operational efficiency • Coordinates and monitors sub-contractor activities and administers subcontractor deliverables and finances • Coach SAM team members to foster skill development and alignment with CMS standards • Define and communicate the product vision for ServiceNow SAM, aligned with enterprise IT and financial objectives • Develop and maintain a roadmap covering key capabilities such as license compliance, SaaS management, and software optimization. • Own and prioritize the SAM product backlog based on business value, risk, and stakeholder needs. • Translate business requirements into clear user stories with acceptance criteria. • Balance new feature delivery with technical debt reduction and platform sustainability. • Align SAM implementation with the Common Service Data Model (CSDM) and CMDB standards. • Partner with ITAM, Procurement, Finance, Security, and IT Operations to gather requirements and define priorities. • Act as the primary point of contact for SAM product-related decisions. • Communicate roadmap updates, releases, and value delivered to stakeholders. • Ensure a Continual Service Improvement mechanism in-place for SAM • Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, and product reviews • Collaborate closely with developers, architects, and QA teams to ensure high-quality delivery. • Collaborate with Enterprise IT Asset Management, Hosting, Security, DBA, Operations, and Technical teams to implement asset management practices, processes, and procedures • Deliver SAM application status overviews, asset compliance updates, and optimization recommendations to stakeholders • Interface with vendors for license renewals, contracts, and hardware/software lifecycle updates • Ensure adherence to governance and compliance standards throughout project phases • Oversee team activities and track progress against project timelines and deliverables • Define and monitor SAM KPIs • Deliver dashboards and reporting for operational and executive insights. • Drive adoption of advanced SAM features (e.g., SaaS License Management, publisher packs). • Continuously evaluate platform usage and recommend enhancements. • Support vendor audit readiness (e.g., Microsoft, Oracle, Adobe). • Identify and mitigate compliance risks through proactive monitoring. • Ensure adherence to internal governance and regulatory requirements. • Track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and maintain dashboards to measure team performance and operational success