IT Asset Management Specialist

The IT Asset Management Specialist at Phoenix Group is essential for managing and optimising the lifecycle of IT assets. This permanent position involves monitoring hardware and software assets to ensure compliance and cost-effectiveness. The role can be based in London, Edinburgh, Telford, or Wythall, with a salary range of £46,900 to £50,000 plus bonuses and benefits. The specialist collaborates with various teams to ensure assets are managed according to policies and regulations while providing expertise in software licensing. Phoenix Group values diversity and encourages applicants from all backgrounds.

The IT Asset Management Specialist plays a key role in ensuring Phoenix Group are managing and optimising the lifecycle of IT Assets within the organisation.
This position involves tracking, monitoring, and reporting on hardware and software assets to ensure compliance, cost-effectiveness, and efficient use of resources.
We have an incredible opportunity to join us here at Phoenix Group as a IT Asset Management Specialist to join our IT Technology Resilience and Control team.
Job Type: Permanent
Location: This role could be based in either our London, Edinburgh, Telford or Wythall offices with time spent working in the office and at home.
Closing Date: 17/07/2025
Salary and benefits: £46,900- £50,000 plus 16% bonus up to 32%, private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, excellent pension, 12x salary life assurance, career breaks, income protection, 3x volunteering days and much more
Who are we?
We want to be the best place that any of our 6,600 colleagues have ever worked.
We’re Phoenix Group, we’re a long-term savings and retirement business. We offer a range of products across our market-leading brands, Standard Life, SunLife, Phoenix Life and ReAssure. Around 1 in 5 people in the UK has a pension with us. We’re a FTSE 100 organisation that is tackling key issues such as transitioning our portfolio to net zero by 2050, and we’re not done yet.
The Role
The IT Asset Management Specialist plays a critical role in ensuring that Phoenix Group effectively governs, manages, and optimises the full lifecycle of IT assets across the organisation.
This role is responsible for the end-to-end oversight of hardware and software assets, including tracking, monitoring, and reporting to support regulatory compliance, cost control, and the efficient utilisation of IT resources. Through robust asset governance and data-driven insights, the specialist helps the organisation reduce risk, avoid unnecessary spend, and align asset use with business needs.
Acting as a central point of expertise, the IT Asset Management Specialist collaborates with procurement, finance, IT operations, and compliance teams to ensure that IT assets are acquired, deployed, maintained, and retired in accordance with internal policies and external regulatory requirements. The specialist also serves as a subject matter expert for software licensing, providing guidance on entitlement, usage, and optimisation to ensure vendor and contractual compliance.
Key Skills
– Comprehensive Asset Management: Demonstrated ability to maintain a complete and accurate inventory of all IT assets-both hardware and software-across their full lifecycle, from acquisition through to decommissioning and disposal.
– Tool Proficiency: Proficient in the use of IT asset management (ITAM) tools and platforms to effectively track, monitor, and manage assets, ensuring visibility, control, and optimisation at every stage.
– Policy & Regulatory Compliance: Experienced in ensuring alignment with software licensing terms, contractual obligations, and applicable regulatory requirements. This includes implementing regular audits, controls, and governance measures to mitigate risk and maintain compliance.
– Insightful Reporting and Analysis: Adept at generating clear, data-driven reports on asset utilisation, lifecycle stages, and compliance metrics. Able to provide actionable insights and recommendations to support cost savings, efficiency gains, and strategic planning.
– Cross-Functional Collaboration: Proven ability to work closely with procurement, finance, IT operations, and compliance teams to coordinate the effective acquisition, management, and retirement of IT assets in line with organisational priorities and best practices.
What are we looking for?
– Proven experience of managing IT assets across their full lifecycle, with sound knowledge of how to balance control with operational flexibility.
– A strong ability to take a proactive and organised approach to asset management, with a keen eye for detail and a consistent track record of maintaining accurate and complete asset records.
– Experience working collaboratively with cross-functional teams, such as procurement, finance, compliance, and IT operations, and the skills to drive shared outcomes effectively.
– Demonstrable knowledge of applying a solutions-focused mindset, using initiative and insight to resolve issues, optimise asset utilisation, and support strategic decisions.
– A clear understanding of governance and compliance, alongside proven ability to operate within risk and audit frameworks while ensuring adherence to internal policies.
– Strong analytical thinking and commercial awareness, with experience in using data and reporting tools to identify cost-saving opportunities and drive operational efficiency.
We want to hire the whole version of you.
We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If your experience looks different from what we’ve advertised and you believe that you can bring value to the role, we’d love to hear from you.
If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you to be at your best.
Please note that we reserve the right to remove adverts earlier than the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity.