Service Delivery Manager

Information Commissioner’s Office; Sheet; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK regulatory body is looking for a dedicated Service Delivery Manager to connect IT services with business needs. In this role, you will drive ITIL best practices, oversee service transitions, and bolster business relationships for operational excellence. The ideal candidate brings substantial IT Service Management experience, a track record in service continuity, and the ability to cultivate strong partnerships across the organization. Enjoy a hybrid working environment with comprehensive support for your professional development.

Benefits

25 holidays (rising to 30)

Pension contributions up to 10%

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Workations abroad

Birthday leave

Paid volunteering days

Access to LinkedIn Learning

Free financial wellbeing subscriptions

Self-pay healthcare options

Qualifications

• Proven IT Service Management experience in complex environments.
• Demonstrated success in delivering effective service transitions and acceptance.
• Proven ability to build strong business relationships and negotiate with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Ensure IT services meet agreed service levels and drive ITIL best practices.
• Oversee smooth transitions of new services into live operation.
• Act as a trusted partner aligning IT services with business objectives.
• Develop and maintain service continuity plans.
• Identify and manage operational risks in service delivery.
• Produce insightful service performance reports.
• Drive initiatives for service quality and customer satisfaction.

Skills

IT Service Management experience

Delivering effective service transitions

Building strong business relationships

Service continuity planning

Risk management exposure

Service performance reporting

Continuous improvement initiatives

Understanding budgeting

Job description

Overview

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Service Delivery Manager

Contract Type: Permanent | Full Time

Location: Bradford, Chatham, Petersfield or London

Working Pattern: Hybrid (couple of days a week in the office).

We welcome part-time and flexible arrangements and will aim to match your current flexibility where possible.

What We Offer

We care about your wellbeing, not just your work. Our benefits are designed to support your life, your health and your growth:

• Holidays: 25 days (rising to 30) + buy/sell up to 5 days + swap up to 4 bank holidays.
• Pension: Up to 10% employer contribution.
• Enhanced Leave: Enhanced maternity (post-probation), 4 weeks' paternity, and paid neonatal & carers leave.
• Workations: Work abroad for up to 20 days a year in approved countries.
• Birthday Leave: Your birthday off-paid.
• Volunteering: 2 paid volunteering days.
• Learning: Access to LinkedIn Learning for all colleagues.
• Financial Wellbeing: Free Snoop Premium subscription.
• Healthcare: Self-pay Denplan & optional Private Medical Insurance.

The Role

As a Service Delivery Manager within our team here at Vanquis, you'll be at the heart of ensuring our IT services meet the evolving needs of the business—acting as the vital link between our customers and the operational IT teams who deliver for them. You'll champion service excellence, nurture strong business relationships, and embed effective service management practices that keep our technology aligned with organisational priorities. Through your leadership, we'll strengthen operational stability, build stakeholder confidence, and drive continual service improvements that create meaningful, measurable impact across the business.

As a Service Delivery Manager, you will:

• Service Management - Ensure IT services consistently meet agreed service levels by driving ITIL best practice across incident, problem, and change management, while monitoring performance and leading continual service improvement initiatives
• Service Transition and Acceptance - Oversee the smooth transition of new or changed services into live operation by validating Service Acceptance Criteria, ensuring operational readiness, and working closely with project teams to enable an effective handover
• Business Relationship Management - Act as a trusted partner to business stakeholders by aligning IT services with business objectives, maintaining proactive engagement to capture feedback and improvement opportunities, and influencing expectations to strengthen relationships across the organisation.
• Service Continuity - Develop and maintain robust service continuity plans by ensuring effective disaster recovery through regular testing, validation, and compliance checks, and conducting ongoing reviews to optimise continuity and recovery strategies.
• Risk and Compliance - Identify and manage operational risks within service delivery while ensuring full compliance with regulatory, security, and internal governance standards.
• Performance and Reporting - Produce clear and insightful service performance reports by tracking KPIs and SLAs, highlighting trends, and identifying areas for improvement for stakeholders.
• Continuous Improvement - Drive initiatives that elevate service quality and customer satisfaction by benchmarking performance against industry best practices and implementing targeted improvements.

What We're Looking For

• Proven IT Service Management experience in complex environments
• Demonstrated success in delivering effective service transitions and acceptance
• Proven ability to build strong business relationships and negotiate with senior stakeholders
• Experience in service continuity and disaster recovery planning
• Exposure to risk management and compliance frameworks
• Ability to produce and interpret service performance reports
• Demonstrated success in continuous improvement initiatives
• Understanding of budgeting and financial planning for IT services
• Experience within a Financial Services is beneficial

Offers are subject to standard background checks (credit, fraud and employment references).

Who we are

At Vanquis, our purpose is simple: to deliver caring banking that helps people make the most of life's opportunities. Founded in 1880, we're now a FTSE All Share specialist bank supporting over 1.7 million UK customers with responsible, tailored lending.

We're proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work and recognised by the Financial Times as one of the UK's Best Employers 2025 - ranked top 50 nationwide and seventh in Banking & Financial Services.

We're also proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant, actively supporting veterans, reservists and military families.

Guided by our values - caring for people, pulling together, finding better ways and getting the right things done - we're building a workplace where colleagues feel connected, valued and empowered. Alongside competitive pay, we offer meaningful benefits, salary reviews, a discretionary bonus scheme and continued recognition.

We're invested in your development too. With the right support and hands-on learning, you'll grow your skills, shape your career and realise your ambitions.

How We Hire - We use AI to help organise applications and surface early matches, but all decisions are made by humans. Please apply authentically - especially during interviews.

Equal Opportunities

Vanquis Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value everyone's unique background, identity and experience, and we're committed to a workplace where all colleagues can thrive.

If you need any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please contact [e-mail] and we'll be happy to help.

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