DEX Manager

GCS Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Tier 1 Bank is seeking a DEX Manager to own end-to-end operational delivery of end-user services across the EMEA region. The role focuses on desktop support, the London TechBar, and platform governance, with agile facilitation and data-driven improvements.

Hybrid role based in London with 3–4 days per week in the Liverpool Street office; travel within EMEA may be required. Competitive package with benefits beyond salary.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end operational delivery of end-user services for EMEA, aligning with DEX strategy.
• Lead Desktop and TechBar teams, fostering professionalism, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Define workforce strategy: structure, recruitment, succession and capability development.
• Provide coaching to frontline leaders and senior engineers to strengthen leadership.
• Champion agile delivery across Desktop and TechBar squads and maintain backlog improvements.
• Ensure incident recovery, SLA/KPI compliance, and governance across locations.

Tools

ServiceNow

Microsoft 365

Job description

Tier 1 Bank - Hybrid - DEX Manager - £100,000

Role - DEX Manager

Type - Permanent

Location - Hybrid / London - 3/4 days per week in a Liverpool Street office

Salary - £100,000 + Benefits

Role

• The Digital Employee Experience (DEX) CoE delivers consistent and proactive IT services that support colleagues across EMEA with a smoother, more reliable digital experience. For employees, this means quicker resolutions, clearer communication and confidence that support will be available and effective whenever they raise a ticket, visit a TechBar or use our digital tools.
• The Operations Manager provides end to end operational ownership of end user services across EMEA, bringing Desktop Support, the London TechBar and TechBar enablement across EU EMEA into a single operating model. The role turns regional DEX strategy into local delivery that feels seamless for employees, ensuring issues are resolved quickly, knowledge is readily available and services continually improve based on real usage and feedback
• The Operations Manager also acts as service owner for Microsoft 365 and other core productivity platforms, ensuring they remain stable, well governed and easy to adopt. Partnering with DEX Insights, the role converts operational data into practical action so that trends are addressed early, priorities are clear and improvements are measurable for both ITSD and the colleagues we support.
• The role involves occasional travel across EMEA as required to support regional alignment and governance.

Tasks

Leadership & People Development

• Execute the EMEA DEX operating model and TechBar standards through site operating practices, ensuring consistent adoption across the region
• Lead Desktop and TechBar Team Leads and build a culture of professionalism, accountability and continuous improvement
• Define the workforce strategy including structure, recruitment, succession planning and capability development, and embed SME roles and the DEX skills matrix
• Provide coaching and mentoring to frontline leaders and senior engineers to strengthen leadership capability

Agile Facilitation & Continuous Improvement

• Champion agile delivery across Desktop and TechBar squads and ensure ceremonies, backlog prioritisation and iterative improvements are fully embedded
• Own the operational improvement backlog to reduce recurring issues, remove workarounds and prevent the re-introduction of known risks
• Drive adoption of Knowledge-Centred Service (KCS) to improve knowledge creation, maintenance and reuse
• Partner with DEX Insights to prioritise improvements based on data, user sentiment and trend analysis

Operational Oversight

• Take accountability for BAU operations and incident recovery across Desktop and TechBar and act as the senior escalation point for critical incidents
• Maintain consistent service standards across walk-up and remote channels and introduce ServiceNow Walk-Up appointment scheduling where appropriate
• Maintain compliance with enterprise standards, policies and risk controls across all locations
• Ensure compliance , monitor service performance and drive corrective actions to meet SLAs and KPIs.

Resource & Service Management

• Set the regional coverage model for Desktop and TechBar and balance capacity, skills and demand across sites
• Oversee the EUC asset lifecycle, including procurement, stock management and disposal, through local teams and shared playbooks

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, Infrastructure teams, resolver groups and vendors and represent DEX in governance and planning forums
• Communicate proactively with end users and senior leadership to promote adoption and training of EUC capabilities

Governance, Reporting & Insights

• Standardise and monitor KPIs and customer metrics across EMEA and publish an operational scorecard with DEX Insights
• Provide executive-level reporting on performance, risks and strategic initiatives and maintain audit readiness and regulatory compliance
• Use DEX Insights dashboards to track workloads, trends and benefit realisation and demonstrate the impact of improvements

Microsoft 365 Service Ownership

• Own the operation of M365 end-user services, including Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, OneDrive and Office apps, with disciplined change management, feature enablement and adoption
• Partner with Platform Engineering, Infrastructure and IT Security to maintain service stability, resilience and performance and plan controlled rollouts and communications

Proactive & Data‑Driven Operations

• Ensure full operational use of ServiceNow across incidents, requests, walk-up, problem and knowledge, supported by dashboards for workload and trend monitoring