Manager, Deskside Services

McKesson; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 87,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total rewards package

Job summary

McKesson is seeking a Technical Administration & Support Manager (M2) to lead supervisors delivering reliable technical support and administration across McKesson’s technology environment. The role plans, directs, and coordinates daily operations, ensuring KPIs for stability, availability, and incident responsiveness.

It emphasizes governance, security, and on-call readiness while developing teams and optimizing budgets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience with 6+ years of experience and 1+ years of supervisory/management experience.
• Solid understanding of technical support operations and system administration principles.
• Familiarity with IT infrastructure components (servers, networks, endpoints, cloud) and related support workflows.
• Knowledge of governance, compliance, and security standards affecting technical support operations.
• Experience with budgeting, vendor engagements, and cost optimization.

Responsibilities

• Translate strategic goals into actionable technical support and admin plans.
• Oversee daily technical operations, incidents, configurations, maintenance, and deployments.
• Monitor KPIs, analyze trends, and coach supervisors to improve efficiency and quality.
• Ensure governance, regulatory, security, and procedural compliance.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities, resolve escalations, and support tech initiatives.
• Lead adoption of new tools and processes with hands-on guidance.
• Manage vendor relationships and track service delivery performance.
• Oversee budgets and identify cost-optimization opportunities.
• Plan workforce, onboarding, scheduling, and skills development.

Skills

Technical support

System administration

Incident lifecycle

Vendor management

Budgeting & forecasting

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Ticketing systems

Monitoring tools

Change/configuration tools

Diagnostic utilities

Job description

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care.

What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you.

Position Summary

• The Technical Administration & Support Manager(M2)leads teams of supervisors responsible for delivering reliable, high‑quality technical support and administration services across McKesson’s technology environment.
• This role plans, directs, and coordinates daily operational activities, ensuring teams achieve defined KPIs related to system stability, service availability, configuration quality, and incident responsiveness. It manages cross‑functional objectives, oversees escalations, and partners closely with engineers and architects to support deployment, maintenance, and continuous improvement efforts.
• The Manager ensures alignment with service‑level expectations, governance requirements, and technical standards, while supporting disaster recovery readiness and on‑call operations for critical issues. Emphasizing talent development and operational discipline, the role provides coaching, performance feedback, and capability growth opportunities for supervisors and technical specialists. It strengthens operational performance by optimizing processes, managing vendor relationships, and stewarding budgets and resources. The role fosters a trust‑based, inclusive environment that supports long‑term operational excellence and the execution of technical strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate strategic and operational goals into actionable technical support and administration plans, aligning team objectives and resource allocations.
• Oversee daily technical operations—including incident resolution, configuration activities, maintenance, and deployments—ensuring adherence to standards and timelines.
• Monitor performance metrics, evaluate trends, and coach supervisors to improve operational efficiency, service quality, and KPI achievement.
• Implement governance frameworks and ensure compliance with regulatory, security, and procedural requirements across support teams.
• Coordinate cross‑functional technical activities, resolve escalations, and support execution of technology initiatives, upgrades, and problem‑solving efforts.
• Lead adoption of new tools, workflows, and administrative processes; provide hands‑on guidance during testing, deployment, and troubleshooting.
• Manage vendor relationships, track service delivery performance, and address quality issues to maintain strong operational partnerships.
• Oversee budgets, review expenditures, and identify opportunities for cost optimization while maintaining operational reliability.
• Conduct workforce planning, onboarding, scheduling, and skills development for supervisors and technical staff.
• Promote collaboration, continuous improvement, and knowledge sharing across technical support and administration teams.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and typicallyrequires 6+ years of experience and 1+ years of supervisory and/or management experience.

Critical Experience/Skills

• Intermediate understanding of technical support operations, system administration principles, configuration management, and incident lifecycle processes.
• Knowledge of IT infrastructure components (e.g., servers, networks, endpoints, cloud platforms) and associated support workflows.
• Familiarity with governance, compliance, and security standards impacting technical support operations.
• Proficiency with support and administration tools such as ticketing platforms, monitoring systems, change/configuration tools, and diagnostic utilities.
• Strong problem‑solving and analytical skills for evaluating incidents, operational risks, and remediation requirements.
• Effective communication skills for technical reporting, stakeholder alignment, and cross‑team coordination.
• Ability to oversee multiple technical initiatives and manage interdependencies across teams and platforms.
• Competence in coaching and developing technical staff capabilities.
• Financial and resource‑planning skills to support budget management, forecasting, and vendor engagements.
• Behavioralcompetencies at Manager level: Change Advocate, Customer & Business Driven, Collaboration, Decision Making, Influencing Others, Innovative Thinking, Oral & Written Communication, Servant Leadership.

Additional Experience/Skills

• Experience in technical support, system administration, or IT operations.
• Experience managing technical support teams, coordinating operational activities, and maintaining performance metrics (uptime, response times, service quality).
• Exposure to regulated environments, technical governance processes, disaster recovery readiness, and cross‑functional technical operations.
• Demonstrated ability to guide teams, oversee technical workflows, work with vendors, and support decision‑making through operational insights.

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long‑term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, please click here.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

$86,900 - $115,800

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