Senior Service Delivery Manager

Columbus United Kingdom; Reading; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 Days Annual Leave

Columbus Benefits Hub – Discounts on,

Job summary

Columbus UK is seeking a Senior Service Delivery Manager to own a portfolio of strategic customers, forging trusted relationships and shaping roadmaps. You will blend excellent service delivery with a commercial perspective to uncover growth opportunities and maximize value across our Microsoft Dynamics 365 and broader technology offerings.

You will travel as required, with hybrid working options and a focus on delivering customer success while advancing your career within a global consultancy.

Qualifications

• Ability to build strong relationships with senior customers and understand business priorities.
• Commercial mindset with ability to identify value opportunities and drive growth.
• Ability to manage multiple customers and priorities and bring teams to outcomes.
• Proactive, curious and confident in contributing ideas and challenging when needed.

Responsibilities

• Own a portfolio of strategic customers and build trusted relationships.
• Shape customer roadmaps and identify opportunities to add value.
• Balance service delivery with commercial priorities across Microsoft Dynamics 365 and other offerings.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure successful outcomes and ongoing account growth.

Skills

Relationship building

Commercial mindset

Portfolio management

Proactive mindset

Driving licence

Job description

Job Title: Senior Service Delivery Manager

Location: Home-basedwith travel to client site or Columbus offices as required

Salary: Negotiable (We aim to improve your current package)

Bonus: Yes

Holiday: 25 Days, Plus Bank Holidays (Increasing with Service)

Medical Insurance: Yes (terms apply) plus additional HealthCashback Plan

Hours: Full-time (36.5 hpw)

Travel/Expenses:A car is required for travel to client sites -expensed at 55p per mile from home address (excluding travel to any ColumbusOffice within 35mi)

THRIVE, GROW and SHAPE THE FUTURE

People always come first at Columbus. We’re a global digital consultancy with a local presence, helping businesses transform and thrive through technology, data, and human insight. Just as importantly, we’re a workplace where careers are nurtured, and development is supported through clear, structured career paths.

Our culture is built on trust, collaboration, curiosity, and a shared commitment to delivering customer success. Whether you're an experienced professional or just starting out, you’ll find the freedom to explore ideas, challenge convention, and shape your own path.

Diversity and Inclusion are close to our hearts.

By joining our team, you will be part of a supportive network that values your voice, respects your ideas, and promotes a healthy work-life balance. Our average length of service in the UK is 8 years, as we are committed to cultivating an inclusive workplace culture that celebrates and supports career growth and advancement in becoming a Trusted Advisor. We provide equal opportunities for everyone, ensuring a level playing field for all candidates. We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds to apply for positions across our organisation, and in return, we will give you the tools and support to Thrive with us, Grow your Skillsets, and be empowered to Shape the Future.

The role of Senior Service Delivery Manager

As a Senior Service Delivery Manager, you’ll take ownership of a portfolio of strategic customers, building strong relationships and becoming a trusted partner who understands their business, priorities and longer-term goals. You’ll combine excellent service delivery with a commercial mindset, looking beyond the immediate request to identify opportunities where Columbus can add greater value. Working across our Microsoft Dynamics 365 and wider technology offering, you’ll help shape customer roadmaps, navigate challenges and ensure we’re continually developing the relationship, not simply delivering a service.

Travel and Hybrid Working

We have an environment that gives you the flexibility to achieve an effective work-life balance for you and your family, whether you want to work from home or at one of our luxury Cubo offices around the UK.

We continue to offer our customers on-site consultancy time if requested, so flexibility around travel and overnight stays is expected, depending on the project requirements. Onsite time is planned ahead of time, within 2-week blocks, so you know well in advance where you will be working.

We encourage those in customer-facing roles to aim to come into the office at least once a month, and also for team meetings and client meetings;however, you can work from Nottingham HQ or any Cubo officeregularly if you prefer, whichever suits you.

About you (The Essentials)

• Being able to build strong relationships with senior customers and understand what matters to their business.
• Has a commercial mindset and can recognise opportunities to add value and grow existing customer relationships.
• Is comfortable managing multiple customers and priorities, bringing people together to get the right outcomes.
• Is proactive, curious and confident contributing ideas, while being comfortable constructively challenging when needed.
• Full driver's licence and access to a vehicle

What we can offer

You will be a part of both a local and global team, where you not only share knowledge but also a laugh or two. We value our employees and leave room for flexibility so that you can enjoy a work-life balance.

At Columbus, you will get;-

• 25 Days Annual Leave (Increasing with Service)
• Columbus Benefits Hub – Discounts on Tickets, Shopping, Car leasing, Holidays, Food and More
• Enhanced Maternity Pay
• Access to Free Training Courses Delivered by Columbus Academy
• Free Microsoft Certifications and access to Microsoft Learn
• Modern air-conditioned office spaces fully managed by Cubo (multiple UK locations)
• Free Barista Coffee and hot drinks made in-house
• Free Beer and Fizz every day (2 - 5pm)
• Casual Dress Code in our Offices
• Personal Pension Plan
• Life Assurance x4 Salary
• Cycle-to-Work Scheme
• £2,500 payment for successful candidate referrals (if eligible)
• Flexi-phone upgrade scheme (if eligible)
• Plus many, many more (check out our careers pages for details)

Employee Wellbeing Program (terms apply)

• Free 24/7 Access to Cubo Gym(s)
• Vitality Medical Insurance
• Westfield Health Cash plan (includes an Employee Assistance Line)
• Mental health first aiders
• Virtual suggestion boxes

Suitable for candidates working with/as: Service Delivery, Customer Success, Account Management

Gold Partner and Inner Circle

As a Microsoft Gold Partner for over 20 years, Columbus has access to a range of market-leading resources, training and certifications. As well as a host of awards, Columbus has twice named partner of the year by Microsoft.

As a Microsoft Inner Circle member, Columbus has been recognised as part of an elite category of partners. This honour is only awarded to the very best in the industry for thought leadership, innovation and dedication, with Inner Circle partners representing only the Top 1% of the Microsoft ecosystem.

With over 1,500 colleagues across more than 10 countries, we bring global perspectives and local understanding. What unites us is our belief in creating meaningful impact — for our people, our customers, and the journey ahead.