Major Incident Manager

Uniphar; Leinster; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Uniphar in Ireland is seeking a Major Incident Manager (Hybrid) to establish and lead the Global Major Incident Management capability. You will coordinate internal teams and third-party suppliers to restore services quickly and minimise business impact.

The role focuses on root cause analysis, problem management integration, and KPI reporting, with strong leadership, stakeholder communication and the ability to manage high-severity incidents across complex environments.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years’ experience in IT Service Management.
• 3–5 years’ experience in Major Incident Management.
• Strong practical experience of ITIL Incident, Major Incident and Problem Management.
• Experience with ServiceNow or a comparable enterprise ITSM platform.
• SIAM or outsourced service environment desirable.
• ITIL Foundation certification preferred; advanced ITIL or Service Management certification desirable.

Responsibilities

• Define, implement and maintain the Global Major Incident Management process.
• Lead command and control during Major Incidents, coordinating internal teams and third-party suppliers through to service restoration.
• Establish Major Incident classification, declaration criteria, escalation paths and communication standards.
• Ensure clear end-to-end ownership and accountability throughout Major Incidents.
• Provide timely and accurate communications to business, technology and senior stakeholders.
• Lead Post-Incident Reviews and coordinate Root Cause Analysis across internal teams and suppliers.
• Ensure significant and recurring incidents are transitioned into Problem Management where appropriate.
• Track corrective and preventative actions through Problem, Change and Release Management.
• Develop Major Incident playbooks, procedures and readiness exercises.
• Establish and coordinate the Global Service Delivery on-call and escalation model.

Skills

ITSM

Major Incident

Problem Mgmt

Stakeholder Mgmt

Leadership

Communication

ServiceNow

Education

ITIL Foundation

Tools

ServiceNow

Job description

Major Incident Manager CityWest (Hybrid) Full-Time | Permanent

The Role The Major Incident Manager is responsible for establishing, operating and continually improving Uniphar's Global Major Incident Management capability. The role will lead the response to critical technology incidents, providing command and control across internal teams and third-party suppliers to restore services quickly and minimise business impact. The role will also support Problem Management by ensuring significant and recurring incidents are appropriately investigated, Root Cause Analysis is completed, and corrective actions are driven through to resolution.

Key Responsibilities:

Define, implement and maintain the Global Major Incident Management process. Lead command and control during Major Incidents, coordinating internal teams and third-party suppliers through to service restoration. Establish Major Incident classification, declaration criteria, escalation paths and communication standards. Ensure clear end-to-end ownership and accountability throughout Major Incidents. Provide timely and accurate communications to business, technology and senior stakeholders. Lead Post-Incident Reviews and coordinate Root Cause Analysis across internal teams and suppliers. Ensure significant and recurring incidents are transitioned into Problem Management where appropriate. Track corrective and preventative actions through Problem, Change and Release Management. Challenge suppliers on the quality and timeliness of Root Cause Analysis and remediation activities. Identify recurring incident trends and support proactive Problem Management. Define and maintain Major Incident and Problem Management KPIs and reporting. Work with the ServiceNow team to develop and improve Major Incident and Problem Management workflows. Develop Major Incident playbooks, procedures and readiness exercises. Establish and coordinate the Global Service Delivery on-call and escalation model. Support operational readiness and transition for Dawn and future service go‑lives. Drive continual improvement of Major Incident and Problem Management practices.

Key Skills & Competencies:

Strong leadership and command-and-control capability. Calm and decisive under pressure. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills. Ability to coordinate multiple technical teams and suppliers during critical situations. Strong facilitation, negotiation and influencing skills. Confident challenging suppliers and technical teams where required. Strong analytical and problem-solving capability. Highly organised with strong attention to actions, ownership and timelines. Collaborative approach with a strong focus on service outcomes. Continuous improvement mindset.

Qualifications & Experiences

5–7 years’ experience within IT Service Management, Service Delivery or IT Operations. 3–5 years’ experience in Major Incident Management, including leadership of high-severity incidents. Strong practical experience of ITIL Incident, Major Incident and Problem Management. Experience leading incidents within complex, multi-team and multi-supplier environments. Experience conducting Post-Incident Reviews and coordinating Root Cause Analysis. Experience working with third-party suppliers and managing cross-supplier escalations. Experience with ServiceNow or a comparable enterprise ITSM platform. Experience within a SIAM or outsourced service environment desirable. Experience supporting major programme go-lives or service transitions desirable. ITIL Foundation certification preferred; advanced ITIL or Service Management certification desirable.

Uniphar Background

Uniphar Group is a rapidly expanding diversified healthcare services business with a global footprint and a proud heritage in Ireland. Since Uniphar became a publicly listed company in 2019, the Group has grown organically and through a series of strategic acquisitions, which continue to strengthen Uniphar’s international reach. With a workforce of more than 3,000 spread across Ireland, United Kingdom, Mainland Europe, MENA and the USA, Uniphar is a trusted global partner to pharma and medtech manufacturers, working to improve patient access to medicines and treatments around the world. Uniphar provides outsourced and specialised services to its clients, leveraging the strong relationships with 200+ of the world’s best known pharmaco‑medical manufacturers across multiple geographies, enabled by our cutting‑edge digital technology and our expert teams. Uniphar is organised into three key divisions: Uniphar Supply Chain & Retail, Uniphar Medtech and Uniphar Pharma. Uniphar Pharma Pharma is a global division operating across US, Europe, APAC and MENA, bringing a range of pharma services to manufacturers across the product life cycle. We leverage this platform to provide unlicensed medicines, or medicines that are otherwise difficult to source. In addition, we commercialise launch and established brands to HCPs on behalf of pharmaceutical clients across the globe. The core to this division is providing equitable access to medicines globally.

Culture at Uniphar

• 1.We have a People First approach, we do the right thing and take a stand for our people.
• 2.We foster a strong Entrepreneurial Spirit where Adaptability, Commitment & Resilience is embodied in our way of working.
• 3.We have a Common Purpose that connects our diversified businesses and people.
• 4. Finally, Trust is at the heart of how we operate.

How we’d like to work together

As we are a global team, there is flexibility to be based in one of Uniphar’s offices or work from home. There may be a need for face to face meetings in other locations, as needed. There may also some flexibility required in order to interact with colleagues or clients in their time zones (i.e. it’s not a '9 to 5' type of job). In return, you will be joining an environment that understands how inter‑t‑wined work and life have become - and both the benefits and challenges that brings - and therefore offers a flexible, progressive way of supporting it through our Hybrid Working philosophy. Please note that Uniphar is an equal opportunity employer; we do not discriminate and welcome all responses. Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.