Service Owner

Nokia; Chennai District; Hybrid; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid working

Health and well-being support

Maternity/Paternity Leave (90 days)

Career growth & mobility

Continuous learning

Recognition programs

Ergonomic workplace support

Job summary

Nokia in India is seeking a Service Owner to command end-to-end IT service delivery, ensuring SLA/KPI adherence, business continuity, and continuous improvement. You will coordinate roadmaps, releases, and cost management with IT suppliers and stakeholders, driving governance and service quality across complex environments.

You will lead incident management, RCA investigations, capacity planning, and governance processes, while overseeing ServiceNow workflows and service catalogue maintenance to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or equivalent.
• Expertise in IT service management, SLA/KPI monitoring, service quality assurance, business continuity, and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Experience in service governance, incident management, RCA, change management, and continuous service improvement.
• Experience in service cost planning, supplier management, capacity management, and cross-functional stakeholder collaboration.
• Experience with ServiceNow workflows, service catalogue management, and ITSM governance processes.
• Experience in IT service financial management, including cost forecasting, license optimization, budget tracking, and business case preparation.

Responsibilities

• Ensure IT service quality, business continuity, SLA/KPI adherence, and stakeholder satisfaction through proactive monitoring and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate service roadmaps, technical releases, change management, and service communications while managing dependencies, risks, and business impact.
• Monitor service costs, ensure accurate cost planning and forecasting, support business cases, and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Collaborate with IT suppliers and business stakeholders, facilitate governance meetings, and drive service-level agreements and performance reviews.
• Manage minor service enhancements, maintain service catalogue data, and oversee ServiceNow workflows, including business continuity, RCA, and demand management.
• Monitor licence usage, service capacity, and IT assets; maintain accurate configuration records and service documentation while supporting projects and readiness for service operations.

Skills

ITSM

SLA/KPI monitoring

Service governance

Incident management

Cost forecasting

ServiceNow (SNOW)

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering

Tools

ServiceNow

Job description

Job Description

As a Service Owner, you take ownership of end-to-end IT service delivery, ensuring SLA/KPI adherence, business continuity, stakeholder satisfaction, and continuous service improvement. Collaborate with business teams, IT suppliers, and service providers to manage roadmaps, releases, costs, capacity, and service enhancements. Drive operational excellence through effective governance, proactive risk management, and a relentless focus on service quality and efficiency.

Job Description

As a Service Owner, you take ownership of end-to-end IT service delivery, ensuring SLA/KPI adherence, business continuity, stakeholder satisfaction, and continuous service improvement. Collaborate with business teams, IT suppliers, and service providers to manage roadmaps, releases, costs, capacity, and service enhancements. Drive operational excellence through effective governance, proactive risk management, and a relentless focus on service quality and efficiency.

How You Will Contribute And What You Will Learn

• Ensure IT service quality, business continuity, SLA/KPI adherence, and stakeholder satisfaction through proactive monitoring and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate service roadmaps, technical releases, change management, and service communications while managing dependencies, risks, and business impact.
• Monitor service costs, ensure accurate cost planning and forecasting, support business cases, and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Collaborate with IT suppliers and business stakeholders, facilitate governance meetings, and drive service-level agreements and performance reviews.
• Manage minor service enhancements, maintain service catalogue data, and oversee ServiceNow workflows, including business continuity, RCA, and demand management.
• Monitor licence usage, service capacity, and IT assets; maintain accurate configuration records and service documentation while supporting projects and readiness for service operations.

Must-Have Skills

KEY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or equivalent, with 10+ years of relevant experience in IT service management, service delivery, or service operations.
• Expertise in IT service management, SLA/KPI monitoring, service quality assurance, business continuity, and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Proven experience in service governance, incident management, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), change management, and continuous service improvement.
• Experience in service cost planning, supplier management, capacity management, and cross-functional stakeholder collaboration.
• Experience with ServiceNow (SNOW) workflows, service catalogue management, and ITSM governance processes.
• Experience in IT service financial management, including cost forecasting, license optimization, budget tracking, and business case preparation.

Good-to-Have Skills

• Knowledge of ITIL frameworks, service-level agreements, and IT service management best practices.

About Us

Advancing connectivity to secure a brighter world.

Nokia is a global leader in connectivity for the AI era. With expertise across fixed, mobile and transport networks, powered by the innovation of Nokia Bell Labs, we’re advancing connectivity to secure a brighter world.

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Our recruitment process

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If you’re interested in this role but don’t meet every listed requirement, we still encourage you to apply. Unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences enrich our teams, and you may be just the right candidate for this or another opportunity.

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About The Team

Some of our benefits in India:

• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements to support work–life balance
• Health and well-being support – medical insurance for you and your family, health check-ups, life and accident insurance, well-being programs, and employee resource groups
• A minimum of 90 days of Maternity and Paternity Leave based on eligibility
• Personal Support Service 24/7 – a confidential support channel open to all Nokia employees and their families in challenging situations
• Career growth & mobility – technical career paths, job rotations, international assignments, and relocation support
• Continuous learning – technical certifications, mentoring programs, coaching, and digital learning platforms
• Opportunities to innovate and contribute through Nokia’s research and development environment
• Recognition programs that celebrate outstanding contributions
• Workplace support – ergonomic working support and mobile device programs based on eligibility