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One that embraces diversity of thought, expertise and experience. A place where you can personalize your employee journey to be - and deliver - your best.\nWe are a purpose-driven, dynamic and sustainable pension plan. An industry leading global investor with teams in Toronto to London, New York, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe. We embody the values of our 665,000 members, placing their best interests at the heart of everything we do.\nJoin us to accelerate your growth & development, prioritize wellness, build connections, and support the communities where we live and work.\nDon’t just work anywhere - come build tomorrow together with us.\nKnow someone at OMERS or Oxford Properties? Great! If you're referred, have them submit your name through Workday first. Then, watch for a unique link in your email to apply.\nRole Summary:\nThe Senior Analyst, Software Asset Management (SAM) is an experienced SAM professional responsible for supporting the management of enterprise software assets, vendor licensing, software compliance, and associated financial governance activities across the organization.\nReporting to the Director, Value Management, the Senior Analyst manages assigned software vendors and licensing activities across a portfolio representing multi-million-dollar annual spend. 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This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our Purpose@Work committee and employee recognition programs.\nArtificial intelligence (AI) tools are used to support certain stages of the OMERS recruitment process. 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