Incident and Problem Management Analyst

IRB USA Inspire Resources; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Inspire Brands in Atlanta is looking for an Incident & Problem Management Analyst to unify Incident, Major Incident, and Problem Management across Shared Services. You will act as Incident Commander during major outages, coordinating technical bridge calls, engaging support teams, and delivering clear executive updates.

You will own RCA efforts, drive corrective actions, and push ITIL-aligned improvements to reduce incidents and improve service reliability across MDBP, IDP, APIs, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 3+ years in medium to large enterprise IT environments.
• Experience with ITSM processes and incident management.
• Experience leading incident bridge calls and RCA.
• Ability to communicate executive updates during incidents.

Responsibilities

• Lead Major Incident Management activities and serve as Incident Commander.
• Coordinate technical resources and vendors to expedite resolution.
• Develop executive-facing incident communications and status updates.
• Drive RCA efforts and implement corrective actions.
• Promote proactive problem management and continuous improvement.

Skills

Incident Management

Problem Management

ITIL

Executive communications

Stakeholder coordination

Root Cause Analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science / IT / MIS

Tools

ServiceNow

Job description

Overview

The Incident & Problem Management Analyst is responsible for ensuring a cohesive Incident Management, Major Incident Management, and Problem Management practice across Inspire Brands Shared Services. This role leads the Major Incident Management process supporting Shared Services, E-Commerce, Infrastructure, and other critical enterprise platforms. The analyst serves as the central coordinator during major incidents, leading technical bridge calls, driving rapid engagement of support teams, managing executive communications, and ensuring timely service restoration. This role crafts clear, concise, and business-focused communications for senior leadership throughout the incident lifecycle, translating complex technical issues into actionable business updates. In addition to Major Incident Management responsibilities, the analyst owns key aspects of the Problem Management practice, driving root cause analysis, coordinating corrective actions, and identifying opportunities for long-term incident reduction through ITIL-aligned best practices. The analyst must quickly develop and maintain a strong functional understanding of Inspire Brands\' critical technology ecosystem, including MDBP, IDP, digital commerce platforms, integrations, APIs, infrastructure components, and end-to-end transaction flows. The analyst must be capable of rapidly assessing business impact, understanding system dependencies, and coordinating technical teams during high-severity incidents.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate Major Incident Management activities for enterprise technology services and platforms.
• Serve as Incident Commander during high-priority incidents and service disruptions.
• Facilitate and lead technical bridge calls during critical incidents.
• Engage and coordinate appropriate technical resources, vendors, and business stakeholders to expedite resolution.
• Drive accountability across support teams and ensure clear ownership of resolution activities.
• Maintain command and control throughout the incident lifecycle.
• Quickly assess business impact and communicate risk, customer impact, and service degradation to stakeholders.
• Develop and distribute executive-facing communications, including initial incident notifications, status updates, business impact assessments, executive summaries, resolution communications, and post-incident reports.
• Translate complex technical information into concise, business-focused messaging for senior leadership.
• Coordinate post-incident reviews and ensure action items are identified and tracked to completion.
• Support high-visibility business events, hypercare periods, and executive escalations when service disruptions occur.
• Problem Management: identify, classify, and manage problem records to prevent recurring incidents.
• Analyze incident trends and recurring issues to identify opportunities for systemic improvements.
• Drive Root Cause Analysis (RCA) efforts following major incidents and significant service disruptions.
• Coordinate internal and external stakeholders to investigate root causes; ensure corrective actions are assigned, tracked, and completed.
• Manage problem records through closure with proper documentation and knowledge transfer.
• Promote proactive problem management practices across technology teams and drive continuous service improvement.
• Coordinate resources and processes required to resolve enterprise-wide outages and service disruptions.
• Support continual improvement of Incident, Major Incident, and Problem Management processes.
• Maintain and enhance operational documentation, standard operating procedures, and knowledge articles.
• Collaborate with technical and business teams to improve operational maturity and service reliability.
• Support reporting, service governance, and operational metrics initiatives.
• Contribute to ITSM maturity improvements aligned to ITIL best practices and organizational objectives.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor\'s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, MIS, or a related field.

Experience

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a medium to large enterprise environment.
• 3+ years of experience defining, implementing, and improving IT Service Management (ITSM) processes.
• 3+ years of experience supporting Incident Management, Major Incident Management, and Problem Management practices.
• Experience leading incident bridge calls and coordinating cross-functional technical teams.
• Experience facilitating Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and driving corrective actions to resolution.
• Experience creating executive-level communications during technology incidents and service disruptions.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong understanding of Incident Management and Problem Management principles within an ITIL framework.
• Knowledge of the Three Lines of Defense model, preferably within a multi-brand shared services organization.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to rapidly learn complex enterprise application ecosystems and business processes.
• Functional understanding of system architecture, application dependencies, APIs, integrations, and end-to-end transaction flows.
• Ability to assess outage impacts across interconnected business and technology platforms.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the ability to create concise, business-focused executive communications.
• Strong facilitation skills to lead major incident bridge calls and drive accountability.
• Ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Process improvement mindset focused on operational excellence and service reliability.
• Experience with IT Service Management platforms such as ServiceNow.
• Ability to perform effectively in high-pressure environments requiring rapid decision-making and coordination.