Hiring: ITSM Service Delivery Manager
Location:**Remote**
Job Type: Full-Time
Role Overview:
We are seeking an experienced ITSM Service Delivery Manager to lead the delivery and governance of ITIL-based service management team for a large, ITAR-compliant global manufacturing client. This role demands strong leadership, operational excellence, stakeholder management, and technical oversight to ensure reliable and efficient delivery services across a complex infrastructure & Application landscape. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving process maturity, service quality, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement while fostering a high-performing and collaborative team environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide overall leadership and governance for end-to-end ITSM service delivery, ensuring compliance with SLAs, KPIs, contractual obligations, and ITIL best practices.
- Lead, mentor, and develop teams responsible for Change Management, Release Management, Deployment Management, Major Incident Management, Problem Management, Configuration Management, and Testing Services.
- Establish strong relationships with customer executives and key stakeholders, serving as the primary escalation point and trusted advisor for service delivery matters.
- Drive effective management of critical incidents and escalations, ensuring timely resolution, clear communication, and thorough root cause analysis.
- Identify and implement service improvement initiatives that enhance operational efficiency, service quality, and customer experience.
- Oversee service governance activities, including operational reviews, compliance reporting, risk management, audits, and continuous service improvement programs.
- Collaborate with cross-functional delivery teams to ensure seamless execution of releases, deployments, and infrastructure changes while minimizing business impact.
- Support account growth by identifying value-added opportunities, process optimization initiatives, and service expansion opportunities.
Required Skills & Experience:
- 15 years of experience in IT Service Management with a proven track record of leading large-scale service delivery organizations.
- Deep expertise in ITIL processes, service operations, and ITSM governance frameworks.
- Demonstrated experience managing large customer engagements, executive stakeholders, and complex service delivery environments.
- Strong leadership and people management capabilities with experience leading geographically distributed teams.
- Proven ability to manage high-priority escalations, major incidents, and service recovery activities in mission-critical environments.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to identify growth opportunities, drive service improvements, and contribute to accounting expansion.
- Excellent communication, presentation, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience working in regulated environments with ITAR compliance considerations is highly desirable.
- ITIL Foundation/Intermediate/Expert certification preferred; advanced ITSM or leadership certifications are an added advantage.