Manager of Service Delivery

SherlockTalent; Florida; Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work options

Competitive salary

Opportunity for professional growth

Job summary

A growing IT service provider seeks an experienced MSP Service Delivery Manager to enhance managed client service operations. The role involves overseeing service delivery, ensuring SLA compliance, and managing client relationships across Microsoft and Cisco environments. Candidates should have at least 5 years of MSP experience, knowledge of Microsoft 365 and Azure, and excellent communication skills. This full-time position is remote or hybrid, offering a competitive salary of $90K.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in MSP service delivery or technical operations leadership.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365 & Azure.
• Experience managing multi-client IT portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end service delivery for managed clients.
• Ensure SLA compliance and KPI attainment.
• Serve as primary operational point of contact for assigned accounts.

Skills

MSP service delivery

Technical operations leadership

Client-facing communication

Education

5+ years in MSP service delivery

8+ years in IT infrastructure

Tools

ConnectWise

Kaseya

Cisco Meraki

Microsoft 365

Job description

Job Title: MSP Service Delivery Manager

Location: Remote / Hybrid (U.S.-based preferred) | Employment Type: Full-Time | Salary: $90K | Reports To: Director of Operations / CTO | Job #: 7370

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced MSP Service Delivery Manager to lead client-facing IT service operations within a Microsoft- and Cisco-centric managed services environment. This individual will own service performance, client satisfaction, SLA adherence, escalation management, and continuous improvement initiatives across infrastructure, cloud, networking, and security services.

This role requires both operational leadership and strong technical fluency in the Microsoft ecosystem and Cisco networking stack. The ideal candidate has prior MSP experience managing multiple client environments and understands the economics, tooling, and performance metrics of recurring IT services.

Core Responsibilities

1. Service Delivery & Operations Management
   • Own end-to-end service delivery for managed clients
   • Ensure SLA compliance, ticket resolution performance, and KPI attainment
   • Lead daily/weekly service review meetings
   • Manage escalations and major incident response
   • Oversee change management and problem management processes
   • Coordinate onboarding and offboarding of managed service clients
2. Microsoft Environment Oversight
   • Provide leadership oversight across Microsoft-based infrastructures, including:
     • Microsoft 365 (M365)
     • Azure IaaS / PaaS
     • Entra ID (Azure AD)
     • Intune / Endpoint Manager
     • Exchange Online
     • SharePoint / OneDrive
     • Microsoft Defender
     • Windows Server (2016/2019/2022)
   • Ensure proper tenant configuration, security baselines, and policy governance
   • Guide cloud migrations and hybrid deployments
   • Monitor backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity strategies
3. Cisco Network Oversight
   • Oversee client environments leveraging:
     • Cisco Meraki (MX, MS, MR)
     • Cisco Catalyst switching
     • Cisco ASA / Firepower
     • VPN and SD-WAN deployments
   • Validate network architecture standards
   • Ensure performance, segmentation, and security best practices
   • Lead remediation efforts for outages or performance degradation
4. Client Relationship Management
   • Serve as primary operational point of contact for assigned accounts
   • Conduct Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs)
   • Translate technical findings into business-level reporting
   • Align service delivery with client business objectives
   • Identify upsell and cross-sell opportunities in collaboration with sales
5. Team Leadership
   • Manage service desk and infrastructure engineers
   • Conduct performance reviews and mentoring
   • Implement ITIL-aligned service processes
   • Promote accountability, documentation discipline, and root cause analysis
6. Metrics & Continuous Improvement
   • Track and report on:
     • SLA compliance
     • First response time
     • MTTR
     • Client satisfaction (CSAT)
     • Ticket backlog trends
   • Improve automation through RMM/PSA tools
   • Optimize cost-to-serve and service margin performance

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years in MSP service delivery or technical operations leadership
• 8+ years in IT infrastructure and networking environments
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365 & Azure, Windows Server & Active Directory, Cisco networking (Meraki and Catalyst preferred)
• Experience managing multi-client IT portfolios
• Familiarity with RMM and PSA platforms (e.g., ConnectWise, Autotask, Kaseya)
• Understanding of cybersecurity best practices within Microsoft and Cisco environments
• Strong documentation and process orientation
• Excellent client-facing communication skills

Preferred Certifications

• Microsoft Certifications (e.g., AZ-104, MS-102, SC-300)
• Cisco Certifications (CCNA, CCNP)
• ITIL Foundation or higher
• CompTIA Security+

Key Competencies

• Operational accountability
• Technical depth with managerial perspective
• Escalation management
• Structured problem-solving
• Financial awareness in recurring revenue models
• Ability to manage competing priorities across multiple clients

Performance Indicators

Success in this role will be measured by:

• 95%+ SLA compliance
• Reduced ticket backlog trends
• High client retention and CSAT scores
• Improved service gross margin
• Reduced repeat incidents through root cause elimination