Technical Team Lead

Cognizant Consulting; Taguig; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant Consulting in the Philippines seeks a Service Desk Shift / Team Lead to manage Level 1–2 support, incident handling and knowledge management in a 24x7 setting.

You will drive CSI initiatives, monitor SLAs, and coach a team to deliver high-quality customer service while coordinating with global teams. ITIL familiarity is preferred and prior leadership in a technical support role is desirable.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in 24x7 operations with leadership experience in technical support.
• ITIL knowledge or certification preferred.
• Experience in incident and service request management within a service desk.

Responsibilities

• Lead a Service Desk team handling Incidents, requests and knowledge management.
• Manage SLA/KPI delivery and drive continuous improvement.
• Coordinate with resolver groups and vendors; triage and escalate as needed.
• Contribute to CSAT actions and update knowledge articles.

Skills

Strong communication

Leadership

Teams coaching

Education

Science/Technical diploma or graduation

B.E./Diploma/ Any graduation

Tools

ServiceNow

Remedy

Siebel

Clarify

CA Helpdesk

VNC

DameWare

SharePoint

Job description

Position Description

Service Desk Shift / Team Lead (Call Taking/Ticket Handling Lead)

Qualification

Any Science / Technical Diploma or Graduation

B.E./Diploma/ Any Graduation

ITIL certification preferred

Roles & Responsibilities

Responsible for the following:

• Management of Service Desk Team of Level 1 / 1.5 / 2 associates that handles the following but not limited to:

1. Incident and Service request management
2. knowledge management
3. Participation in change management
4. SLA / KPI management
5. Continuous Improvement and Innovation

Areas of Responsibilities:

Business/Customer:

• Perform SOP activities with business impact understanding of customer environment and contribute to improve SOPs
• Adherence to customer security and compliance requirements
• Implementation of approved change requests in line with customer change management process
• Responsible for incident life cycle following ITIL / BIC frame work as applicable
• Adherence to customer communication etiquette
• Ensure stated productivity requirements are met for the engagement

Project/Process:

• Review CSAT feedback and ensure timely implementation of corrective actions
• Participate in Critsit process to resolve the incident in a timely manner
• Log and triage incidents
• Coordinate with resolver groups vendors/carriers
• Troubleshoot the escalated incident / problem and refer / elevate (functional and hierarchical) to the right groups (Vendors / Level 3 )
• Provide inputs to FAQ database / KR / contribute towards updating knowledge articles
• Contribution to continuous service improvement plans (CSI)
• Responsible to develop induction documents in consultation with relevant stakeholders for the project and ensure successful completion of induction process for new joiners Effective floor Management

Team/People:

• Continually assess skill level and provide intervention assistance
• Contribute to and participate proactively in knowledge sharing sessions
• Encourage team individuals to participate in organization innovation programs
• Act as a buddy for new hires
• Makes recommendations on R&R for team / individual achievement Makes recommendations to team lead on team's performance rating

Organization:

• Ensure team contributes and participates in all organizational technology events and knowledge sharing forums
• Adherence to Organizational policies and processes (including Cognizant's security policies LP timelines etc)
• Participate in recruitment drives

Experience (No of years)

3+ years experience in 24x7 operations (Candidates earlier worked in international contact/call centers in a Technical voice support process is preferred/must) in Leadership Role/Capacity

Overseas Experience

Advantage but not required

Desired Skills

1. Above average communication skills (Spoken and Written) and customer management experience
2. Work experience with clients or in onsite roles.
3. Strong knowledge on operations/service delivery and ability to manage critical situations with minimum supervision
4. Willing to work in 24x7 environment
5. Above Average Analytical & Coordination skills are essential.
6. Excellent Customer service skills / Customer service orientation and ability to work in a team
7. Above Average understanding of Computers and Troubleshooting skills required.
8. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
9. Excellent Soft skill, Communications skills to handle global customers
10. Ability to perform in adverse situations

Technical Skill

1. Exposure to Password Reset Tools
2. Business Application Knowledge (L1) for increased FCR
3. Troubleshooting experience using remote control tools like Aptean and Bomgar
4. Knowledge on Active Directory, Domain Controllers, Exchange Management Console Security Folder Structure, Office 365 etc.
5. Troubleshooting skills and experience in handling Messaging Issues or requests (Exchange [Outlook]/Lotus Notes
6. Troubleshooting Skills on desktop (Hardware and Operating System) and shrink-wrapped/Off-the-shelf applications (MS Office, Adobe etc)

Management Skills

1. Skills in written and verbal communication.
2. Leading and mentoring the Technical Support Team
3. Performing scheduled staff reviews
4. Communicating and adhering to new procedures, policies and goals.
5. Monitoring queues, assisting with daily goals
6. Conducting quality control to reduce errors to improve procedures.
7. Establishing, recommending and implementing policies to ensure quality, timely and efficient design of customer-oriented services.
8. Working effectively with other teams implementing strategies to increase profitability, productivity and overall client experience.
9. Auditing customer accounts to ensure accuracy of information.
10. Handling escalated issues from customers.Participating in the Manager on Duty rotation.

Mandatory Skills

1. Knowledge/exposure on ticketing tools like ServiceNow, Remedy, Siebel, Clarify, CA helpdesk, VNC, ControlF1, Dame Ware, Net meeting, Microsoft Share point etc
2. Clear understanding of ITIL V3 processes and relationship
3. Good communication skills and customer management experience
4. Work experience with clients outside India or in onsite roles.
5. Strong knowledge on operations/service delivery and ability to manage critical situations with minimum supervision
6. Willing to work in 24x7 environment
7. Troubleshooting skills on desktop and shrink-wrapped applications(MS office, Adobe etc)
8. Troubleshooting skills on VPN connectivity, dial up , wireless routers
9. Knowledge on active directory, domain controllers etc
10. Exposure to password reset tools
11. Troubleshooting experience using remote control tools
12. Trouble shooting skills and experience in handling Exchange (outlook)/Lotus Notes environment.