Website Encore Talent
Position Summary
The Service Desk Manager is responsible for planning, organizing, and directing the Service Desk related activities and personnel, ensuring high availability and support for all IT related services.
Responsibilities:
• Oversee all IT service-related efforts of a team or 3 – 5 including desktop, laptop, related hardware and software,
procurement, and mobile devices.
• Perform annual employee appraisals and coaching as needed.
• Establish, refine, and implement industry best practices for Service Desk operations
• Manage the support for all end user IT-related hardware and applications.
• Review incidents to ensure proper escalation procedures are being followed.
• Keeps the leadership team informed and recommends resolutions.
• Coordinates with appropriate managers and departments throughout the organization to ensure services provided are
as transparent as possible and meet the needs of the organization.
• Manages IT Service Desk efforts including evaluations, recommendations, resource planning, control, and status
reporting.
• Supervise and monitor the performance of all IT service desk staff.
• Provides technical training, professional counseling, and mentorship to all team members contributing to service
efforts.
• Responds to customer service requests in a timely and efficient manner.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field preferred.
• Relevant IT certifications (e.g., ITIL, CompTIA, HDI Support Center Certification) are a plus.
• 3-5 years of experience in an IT service desk or technical support role, with at least 1-2 years in a supervisory or
leadership capacity.
• Proven experience with incident management, service desk operations, and service level management.
• Experience using IT service management tools (e.g., ServiceNow, Jira, Zendesk) and ticketing systems.
• Experience in managing and improving team performance and operational efficiency.
• Strong technical troubleshooting and problem-solving skills across hardware, software, and network-related issues.
• Excellent leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills, with the ability to motivate and support a team.
• Ability to handle escalated customer service issues with professionalism and composure.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to handle multiple priorities effectively.
• Knowledge of ITIL practices and principles for service desk management.
• Strong customer service focus, with a dedication to maintaining high levels of user satisfaction.
Physical Requirements:
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on the computer.
• Occasional liftin pushing, pulling up to 15 lbs.
• In-Office Position with occasional on-call support or evening/weekend work may be required depending on business
requirements.