ITSM Process and Reporting Consultan

Persistent Systems; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 2,400,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Culture focused on talent development

Higher education and certifications

Employee engagement initiatives

Annual health check-ups

Job summary

Persistent Systems invites applications for an ITSM Process Consultant to design and govern ITSM processes across the enterprise. You will partner with IT leadership, service owners, and engineers to implement ITIL-aligned practices, improve operational performance, and enable continual service improvement.

The role emphasizes process modeling, governance, and KPI tracking, with collaboration across global teams using ITSM tools such as ServiceNow, Freshdesk, and Jira Service Management.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of ITSM process design, governance, and continual service improvement.
• Strong consulting mindset with the ability to influence stakeholders and drive process adoption.
• Excellent facilitation, workshop management, and requirements elicitation skills.
• Strong documentation skills and governance artifacts creation.
• Ability to balance standardization with practical business needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, review, and optimization of ITSM processes aligned with business objectives and ITIL best practices.
• Assess current-state processes, identify gaps, and define future-state models.
• Develop and maintain process documentation including policies, workflows, and RACI matrices.
• Drive implementation and continuous improvement of core ITSM processes such as Incident, Problem, Change Enablement, Service Catalog, and Knowledge Management.
• Lead and support solutioning activities for RFPs and large-scale transitions.
• Partner with Presales and Sales to support opportunities and translate requirements into configurations in ITSM platforms.

Skills

ITSM process design

ITIL practices

Stakeholder facilitation

Process documentation

Data-driven decisions

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

ServiceNow

Freshdesk

Jira Service Management

Job description

About Persistent

We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what’s next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 20 Fortune 50 companies and 4 of the 5 top banks in both the US and India, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.

About Persistent

We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what’s next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 20 Fortune 50 companies and 4 of the 5 top banks in both the US and India, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem. Our disruptor’s mindset, commitment to client success, and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation, leadership, and inclusion. We reported $1,654.4M FY26 revenue with 17.4% Y-o-Y growth. We have delivered 24 sequential quarters of growth with $436.0M in Q4 FY26 revenue, up 3.2% Q-o-Q and 16.2% Y-o-Y growth. Our 27,500+ global team members, located in 18 countries, have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We have been recognized as the Fastest Growing IT Services Brand Globally in the 2026 Brand Finance IT Services 25 Report. We named a Leader in the Everest Group Private Equity (PE) Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2026 and Software Product Engineering PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2026.

About Position

The ITSM Process Consultant is responsible for designing, assessing, improving, and governing IT service management processes that support reliable, efficient, and business-aligned service delivery. This role works closely with IT leadership, service owners, support teams, platform administrators, and business stakeholders to define process standards, drive ITIL-aligned practices, improve operational performance, and enable continual service improvement.

• Role: ITSM Process and Reporting Consultant
• Location: All Persistent Location
• Experience: 10+ Years
• Job Type: Full-Time Employment

What You’ll Do

• Lead the design, review, and optimization of ITSM processes aligned with business objectives, service delivery goals, and ITIL best practices.
• Assess current-state service management processes, identify gaps, inefficiencies, control weaknesses, and improvement opportunities, and define future-state process models.
• Develop and maintain process documentation including policies, procedures, workflows, process maps, RACI matrices, work instructions, and governance standards.
• Drive implementation and continuous improvement of core ITSM processes such as Incident, Problem, Change Enablement, Service Request, Service Catalog, Knowledge Management, Release Management, Configuration Management, and Asset Management.
• Lead and support solutioning activities for RFPs, solution defense, and large-scale transition and transformation programs.
• Partner closely with Presales and Sales teams to support both new and existing business opportunities.
• Partner with service owners, operations teams, engineering teams, and platform administrators to translate process requirements into tool configurations and workflow automation within ITSM platforms such as ServiceNow, Freshdesk, Jira Service Management, or similar tools.
• Define process controls, approval models, escalation paths, and compliance checkpoints to improve service quality, reduce operational risk, and support audit readiness.
• Establish and monitor KPIs, SLAs, OLAs, and process health metrics such as incident backlog, first-call resolution, mean time to restore service, change success rate, request fulfillment cycle time, and problem resolution effectiveness.
• Analyze performance trends, recurring incidents, service bottlenecks, and customer pain points, and recommend corrective and preventive actions.
• Facilitate workshops, stakeholder interviews, and process walkthroughs to gather requirements, validate operating models, and build alignment across technical and business teams.
• Support organizational change management by preparing communications, training materials, knowledge articles, and adoption plans for new or revised ITSM processes.
• Ensure ITSM processes align with enterprise governance, risk, security, and compliance requirements, including internal controls and relevant standards such as ITIL and ISO/IEC 20000 where applicable.
• Participate in service transition activities to ensure new or changed services are supported by clear operational processes, service support models, and ownership structures.
• Provide expert guidance on process integration points across service desk, infrastructure, application support, operations, vendor management, and business relationship management functions.
• Promote standardization, automation, and simplification of service management processes to improve user experience, operational efficiency, and service reliability.
• Prepare executive and operational reports that communicate process maturity, performance trends, risks, and improvement progress to leadership and stakeholders.

Expertise You’ll Bring

• Deep understanding of ITSM process design, governance, and continual service improvement.
• Strong consulting mindset with the ability to influence stakeholders and drive process adoption.
• Excellent facilitation, workshop management, and requirements elicitation skills.
• Strong documentation skills, including the creation of SOPs, process maps, operating procedures, and governance artifacts.
• Ability to balance standardization with practical business and operational needs.
• Data-driven decision-making skills with the ability to interpret performance metrics and recommend targeted improvements.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives and priorities.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across geographically distributed teams.
• Strong customer-service orientation and commitment to service quality and user experience.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
• Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
• Annual health check-ups
• Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment

Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.

• We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.
• Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
• If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment

“Persistent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.”

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