IT Service Delivery Manager with ref. 695

Our client is an exceptional Kent-based technology company - award winning and judged to be the most successful IT company based in the area - with a highly successful and professional team of support engineers and service desk analysts supporting prestigious clients on a global basis, primarily within the financial services industry.

As well as its spacious Kent-based headquarters, there are offices in London, Dublin New York and Hong Kong. The team is hardworking, dynamic and focused on delivering the very best IT support service possible. Work for my client and we can guarantee that you will continually develop your technical skills via a wide exposure to client systems, infrastructure and users. There will be regular opportunities to develop new skills such as cloud-based technology, cybersecurity, infrastructure management or IT project management.

In line with current government Covid-19 restrictions, the role is home-based initially and will return to alternate weeks in the office in due course.

Responsibilities

Responsible for maintaining and improving the client experience.
Day to day management of the technical support team and helpdesk system
Owner of the escalation process within the support team
Monitor, control and support service delivery; ensuring systems, methodologies and procedures are documented and followed.
Research and implement solutions and software to improve service delivery.
Liaising with the Support & Account manager on incident history/progress
Ensuring we exceed SLAs and implementing improvements to continue to overdeliver.
Proactively monitor tickets & incidents to ensure timely resolution.
Make general suggestions about improving service & process.
Partner with the in-house IT Trainer to ensure staff skills are up to date.
Reporting to the management team on service delivery.

Required Skills & Competencies

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Good leadership skills
Good problem solving and analytical skills.
Strong sense of ownership
Good computer skills
Good customer service skills
Detail-oriented

Desired Skills & Competencies

Previous experience in a Service Delivery role
Excellent technical ability
Excellent written and verbal skills
Excellent time management
ITIL aligned.

Please contact Keith Wilkins to find out more or send your CV for review.

Avocet Strategic Resourcing is acting as an employment agency in regard to this role. Please note that every application received is personally reviewed by our specialist team and it does not use automated screening tools. On occasion, a high volume of applicants will mean that we are unable to respond personally to your application and should this be the case please accept our apologies in advance.

Applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK to apply for this role.

Avocet Strategic Resourcing is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

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