Job Description
The Manager (m/f/d) ITSM Process Governance plays a key role in shaping and overseeing the service management landscape, ensuring the efficient, consistent, and high-quality delivery of IT and business services. This role demands a strong customer-centric mindset, combined with in-depth expertise in ITIL frameworks and modern service management methodologies.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement a comprehensive service management strategy aimed at enhancing service quality, consistency, and operational efficiency
- Manage and continuously optimize IT Service Management (ITSM) processes in alignment with industry best practices, particularly ITIL v3 and ITIL 4
- Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) to identify trends and drive ongoing service improvements
- Promote automation and innovation within service management processes to enhance customer satisfaction and operational efficiency
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including internal teams and external vendors, to ensure high-quality service delivery
- Lead the analysis of major incidents, conduct post-incident reviews and root cause analyses (RCAs), and ensure implementation of corrective actions and lessons learned
- Develop adoption strategies and support IT teams in implementing new processes through targeted training, structured learning paths, and clear documentation (e.g., guidelines and handbooks)
- Define, maintain, and monitor service level agreements (SLAs) and operational level agreements (OLAs) in line with business needs and expectations
- Ensure all service management activities comply with relevant regulatory requirements and industry standards
- Lead service transition efforts for new services and projects, ensuring smooth handovers and minimal disruption to business operations
Qualifications
- A completed degree in IT, Business, or a related field (Master's degree is a plus)
- Extensive professional experience (at least 7 years) in a senior service management role, ideally within IT or business operations
- Solid knowledge of IT Service Management frameworks, ITIL certification is preferred
- Proven track record in leading and developing service delivery teams, with a focus on driving performance improvements
- Strong stakeholder management skills and excellent verbal and written communication across all levels
- Analytical mindset and structured problem-solving abilities with a strong focus on continuous improvement
- Experience in budget management as well as resource planning and allocation
About Us
With a fleet of 287 modern container ships and a Vessel Capacity of 2.2 million TEU, as well as a Container Capacity of 3.2 million TEU including one of the world's largest and most modern reefer container fleets, Hapag-Lloyd is one of the world's leading liner shipping companies. In the Liner Shipping segment, the Company has around 13,500 employees and 400 offices in 139 countries. Hapag-Lloyd has a container capacity of 11.9 million TEU - including one of the largest and most modern fleets of reefer containers. A total of 114 liner services worldwide ensure fast and reliable connections between more than 600 ports across the world. In the Terminal & Infrastructure segment, Hapag-Lloyd has stakes in 20 terminals in Europe, Latin America, the United States, India, and North Africa. The roughly 2,600 employees assigned to the Terminal & Infrastructure segment deal with terminal-related activities and provide logistics services at selected locations.
About the Team
We offer:
- The opportunity to introduce solutions that you are individually convinced of, and to constantly take on fresh challenges with a distinguished level of responsibility
- Excellent career development opportunities, supported by a wide range of training and development courses
- Competitive remuneration (13 salaries + vacation pay) and various additional benefits, as well as a permanent employment contract with a financially healthy company
- A minimum of 28 days of vacation, flextime, capital-forming benefits, company pension plan
- Company restaurant with diverse, high-quality dishes and a coffee bar
- Centrally located between the main train station and Jungfernstieg, with subsidized public transportation
- Blended work model: 3 days a week at our Hamburg headquarters and 2 days remote
- Health and sports programs (e.g., yoga, sailing, company doctor) and bicycle leasing