Incident and Problem Manager

Balyasny Asset Management L.P.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Balyasny Asset Management L.P. seeks an IT Service Manager to strengthen core ITSM practices in a fast-paced trading environment. The role reports to the ITSM lead and acts as a second IT Service Manager to run and improve key ITSM disciplines.

The role covers Major Incident, Problem, Change Management and IT service governance, ensuring SLAs and controls are in place. Collaboration with IT and business teams will drive reporting, governance, and service reliability.

Qualifications

• Experience in IT service management within financial technology or trading environments.
• Hands-on experience with major incidents, problem and change management.
• Strong governance, SLA reporting and continuous improvement capabilities.
• Familiarity with Jira Service Management and Atlassian tools.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Major Incident, Problem, and Change Management processes.
• Ensure service governance, controls, and SLA adherence across IT services.
• Manage incident triage, reporting, and service performance analytics.
• Collaborate with tech teams to improve service maturity and accountability.
• Enhance ITSM workflows in Jira Service Management.

Skills

IT Service Management

Incident Management

Problem Management

Change Management

SLA management

Reporting

Jira Service Management

Atlassian tools

Tools

Jira Service Management

Atlassian Suite

Job description

We are seeking an IT Service Manager to support and strengthen core IT service management practices across the firm. Reporting to the lead for the function, this role will act as a second IT Service Manager within the team, helping to run and continuously improve key ITSM disciplines across a fast-paced trading environment.

The role will have significant responsibility across Major Incident Management, Problem Management, Change Management, and IT service governance, helping to ensure adherence to service standards, controls, and SLAs. The successful candidate will work closely with the ITSM lead and broader technology teams to drive high-quality operational processes, improve reporting and governance, identify recurring themes and service pain points, and help prioritize improvements that enhance user experience and service reliability.

We are looking for someone with strong experience in financial technology, front-office, or trading environments, with a clear understanding of the pace, risk, and stakeholder expectations that come with supporting business-critical platforms. This person should be comfortable coordinating across teams, bringing structure and accountability to service processes, and operating effectively with both day-to-day operational detail and senior management reporting.

Experience with Atlassian tools, particularly Jira Service Management (JSM), would be beneficial, especially in supporting workflow design, queue management, reporting, and service process maturity. Broader exposure to productivity tooling, workflow automation, or lightweight service improvement engineering would also be advantageous. We are looking for someone with strong technical curiosity and an interest in how tools, workflows, and automation can improve service delivery and user experience.

Key responsibilities

• Support the leadership and day-to-day operation of Major Incident Management, Problem Management, and Change Management processes
• Help maintain effective IT service governance, including compliance with service standards, controls, and SLAs
• Oversee governance of service requests and lower-level incidents, ensuring consistent triage, process discipline, and service quality
• Produce and enhance reporting on service performance, incident themes, SLA outcomes, change quality, and operational trends
• Identify recurring issues and service improvement themes, and help elevate priorities and recommendations to senior management
• Partner with technology teams to improve service maturity, accountability, and continuous improvement across support processes
• Support and enhance ITSM workflows in Jira Service Management

Candidate profile

• Strong experience in IT Service Management, particularly Incident Management, within a financial technology, hedge fund, asset management, banking, or trading environment
• Practical experience of Major Incident, Problem, and Change Management
• Experience with service governance, SLA management, reporting, and continuous improvement
• Good working knowledge of Atlassian / Jira Service Management
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and organisational skills
• Ability to operate effectively in a high-pressure, business-critical technology environment
• Nice to have: experience with workflow automation, integrations, or internal productivity tooling