Overview
The ServiceNow Team Lead will oversee a team of ServiceNow professionals, managing incoming work, assigning tasks, and serving as the primary point of contact for customers to ensure their needs are met. This role requires a blend of technical expertise, leadership skills, and customer-facing communication to deliver high quality solutions on the ServiceNow platform.
Key Responsibilities
- Work Management: Prioritize, organize, and manage incoming ServiceNow related tasks, including incident resolution, service requests, and platform enhancements, ensuring timely delivery.
- Task Assignment: Allocate tasks to team members based on skillsets, workload, and project requirements to optimize team performance and meet deadlines.
- Customer Engagement: Act as the primary liaison with customers, gathering and clarifying requirements, providing updates on project progress, and ensuring customer satisfaction.
- Team Leadership: Mentor and guide team members, fostering a collaborative environment, providing technical guidance, and supporting professional development.
- ServiceNow Expertise: Oversee the design, development, and implementation of ServiceNow solutions, ensuring alignment with best practices and business objectives.
- Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to optimize workflows, automate processes, and enhance ServiceNow platform functionality.
- Reporting and Metrics: Track team performance, monitor KPIs, and provide regular reports to stakeholders on project status, team productivity, and service delivery.
- Issue Resolution: Escalate and resolve complex technical or customer issues, ensuring minimal disruption to service delivery.
- Collaboration: Work closely with cross functional teams, including IT, project management, and business units, to align ServiceNow solutions with organizational goals.
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- Experience with the ServiceNow platform: 5+ years (ITSM, ITOM, HR, or other modules).
- Leadership experience: 2+ years in a leadership or team lead role, managing technical teams.
- Customer facing experience with strong communication skills.
- Certifications: ServiceNow Certified System Administrator (required); additional certifications such as Certified Implementation Specialist or Certified Application Developer (preferred).
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in ServiceNow configuration, customization, and administration (e.g. workflows, scripting, integrations).
- Familiarity with ITIL processes (Incident, Problem, Change Management).
- Soft Skills: Strong leadership and team management, excellent verbal and written communication, problem solving, and ability to multitask in a fast paced environment.
- Preferred: Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and project management tools (e.g. Jira, ServiceNow Agile Development).
Job Details
- Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
- Employment type: Full-time
- Job function: Consulting
- Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting