Service Delivery Manager

CO2007 CDW Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CDW is seeking a Service Delivery Manager to govern managed services, ensuring alignment with contractual scope, SLAs, and business outcomes across assigned customers. The role blends financial accountability, service performance management, and customer leadership to deliver a high-quality customer experience.

You will lead governance forums, drive continuous improvement, and coordinate across internal teams to ensure timely, compliant service delivery.

Qualifications

• ITIL Foundation or equivalent experience.
• Experience within Managed Services or IT Service Delivery environments.
• Strong understanding of ITSM methodologies and tools.
• Experience in service reporting, governance, and customer engagement.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Ability to translate technical delivery into business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Service Governance & Contract Management: Ensure services delivered per contract, SLAs and customer expectations; maintain governance artefacts; lead reviews and forums; manage scope changes.
• Commercial & Financial Management: Monitor cost-to-serve and profitability; support billing and revenue protection; identify risks and optimisation opportunities.
• Service Delivery Oversight & ITSM: Oversee performance across Incident, Request, Change, and Problem Management; monitor service health and risks; support incident management and post-incident reviews.
• Reporting & Insight: Produce accurate service reporting; analyse data to identify trends and improvements; present insights to stakeholders.
• Customer Relationship & Escalation Management: Be primary contact and escalation point; build trusted relationships; communicate during disruptions.
• Cross-Functional Leadership & Coordination: Coordinate internal teams; drive collaboration and accountability; foster high-performance culture.
• Continuous Improvement & Optimisation: Identify improvements, automation, and efficiency gains; track via improvement plans; contribute to service innovation.

Skills

ITIL Foundation

Managed Services

ITSM

Service Reporting

Governance

Customer Engagement

Analytical Thinking

Tools

ServiceNow

Salesforce

Job description

At CDW, we make it happen, together. Trust, connection, and commitment are at the heart of how we work together to deliver for our customers. It’s why we’re coworkers, not just employees. Coworkers who genuinely believe in supporting our customers and one another. We collectively forge our path forward with a level of commitment that speaks to who we are and where we’re headed. We’re proud to share our story and Make Amazing Happen at CDW.

The Service Delivery Manager is responsible for the commercial, contractual, and operational governance of managed services across assigned customers, ensuring delivery aligns with agreed specifications, service quality standards, and business outcomes. The role combines financial accountability, service performance management, and customer relationship leadership, while working collaboratively across internal teams to drive continuous improvement and deliver a high-quality customer experience.

What You Will Do

1. Service Governance & Contract Management

   Ensure services are delivered in line with contractual scope, SLAs and customer expectations Maintain governance artefacts including service management plans, improvement plans, risks, and service documentation Lead service reviews, governance forums, and QBRs with actionable outputs Govern scope changes, consumption, and out-of-scope activity in line with contractual and commercial controls Maintain visibility of contractual obligations, renewals, and service commitments Ensure compliance with audit and regulatory requirements

2. Commercial & Financial Management

   Maintain awareness of cost-to-serve and service profitability across accounts Support accurate billing, consumption tracking, and revenue protection Identify risks, variances, and optimisation opportunities impacting service delivery Highlight and support service-led growth opportunities in collaboration with account teams Contribute to commercial positioning through strong stakeholder relationships

3. Service Delivery Oversight & ITSM

   Oversee service performance across Incident, Request, Change, and Problem Management Maintain visibility of service health, escalations, and operational risks Support critical incident management, post-incident reviews, and service recovery activity Drive proactive risk mitigation, stability improvement, and service optimisation Promote adherence to ITSM best practice while ensuring practical delivery outcomes

4. Reporting & Insight

   Produce accurate, meaningful service reporting aligned to contractual and customer requirements Analyse operational performance data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities Present clear insights and recommendations to customers and internal stakeholders Support informed decision-making through data-led service reviews

5. Customer Relationship & Escalation Management

   Act as the primary point of contact and escalation for service-related matters Build trusted relationships through transparent, responsive, and outcome-focused engagement Provide clear communication during service disruptions and critical issues Act as a trusted advisor, aligning service delivery to customer objectives and priorities

6. Cross-Functional Leadership & Coordination

   Coordinate internal teams to remove blockers and ensure aligned, timely service delivery Facilitate collaboration across operational, technical, and commercial teams Drive accountability and ownership across service delivery functions Promote a high-performance, collaborative culture focused on continuous improvement

7. Continuous Improvement & Optimisation

   Identify and deliver service improvements, automation, and efficiency gains Maintain and track improvement initiatives via service improvement plans where required Provide feedback to improve internal processes, workflows, and delivery models Analyse internal and third-party processes to optimise service performance Contribute to ongoing service innovation and evolution aligned to customer needs

What We Expect of You

Required

• ITIL Foundation (v3 or v4) or equivalent experience
• Experience within Managed Services or IT Service Delivery environments
• Strong understanding of ITSM methodologies and tools
• Experience in service reporting, governance, and customer engagement
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
• Ability to translate technical delivery into business outcomes

Desirable

• Advanced ITIL or relevant service management certificates
• Experience with platforms such as ServiceNow and/or Salesforce
• Experience working in commercially driven service environments

CDW is committed to being an AI-fluent organization. As a leader, you will champion and be accountable for our vision of becoming an AI-fluent organization. We expect leaders to model curiosity, encourage responsible AI adoption, and foster a culture of continuous learning. You don’t need deep technical expertise, but you should be comfortable exploring how AI can enhance strategy, decision-making, and team performance. Your role includes guiding others in building confidence and capability with AI tools and practices, while promoting openness to experimentation and shared learning.

Additionally, CDW is committed to fostering an equitable, transparent, and respectful hiring process for all applicants.

During our application process, our goal is to understand your experience, strengths, skills, and qualifications. As an AI forward company, we see AI not just as a tool, but as a catalyst for new ways of thinking, creating, and communicating. We encourage candidates to embrace an AI mindset, one that’s curious, adaptive, and ready to explore what’s possible. We welcome thoughtful use of AI to expand your perspective and elevate how you share your story, while ensuring your application remains rooted in your own background, judgment, and voice.

About Us

CDW is a Fortune 500 technology solutions provider that helps businesses, government, education, and healthcare organizations achieve what’s possible through technology. What makes CDW different isn’t just what we do—it’s how we do it. At CDW we act as one—building trust, speaking candidly, and working together to achieve more. We play to win—focusing on what matters most and delivering for our customers. And we think forward—staying curious, moving fast, and continuously learning. We believe meaningful work happens when people feel supported, heard, and empowered to contribute. That’s why we think of ourselves as coworkers, not just employees—working together to solve complex challenges and deliver real impact for our customers and communities. As a full‑stack, full‑lifecycle technology partner, CDW brings deep expertise, strong relationships, and broad industry knowledge to help turn ideas into outcomes. When you join CDW, you become part of a collaborative environment where your work matters, your growth is supported, and your contributions help shape what’s next. Together, we deliver the full promise of what technology can do. Together, we Make Amazing Happen.

CDW is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by state and local law.

At CDW, we make technology work so people can do great things. We are a leading multi-brand technology solutions provider to business, government, education and healthcare customers in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. Our coworkers across the globe are working together to bring technology to life for our customers by solving complicated IT business challenges, providing outstanding service, and orchestrating the technology landscape to optimize our customers’ performance.