Service Desk Team Lead

Amergis Healthcare Staffing; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Prescription

Dental

Vision

Health Advocacy

Health Savings Account

401(k)

401(k) Company Match

Profit Sharing

Short Term Disability

Long Term Disability

Parental Leave

Educational Assistance Program

College Partnership Program

Paid Time Off/Company Holidays

Job summary

Amergis Healthcare Staffing is seeking a Team Lead - Service Desk to supervise the Service Desk team, drive incident management, and ensure timely support for internal users and stakeholders.

You will coordinate with IT and business units, mentor analysts, and improve processes, SLAs, and knowledge resources while maintaining a strong focus on customer service.

This role requires IT leadership experience, ITIL awareness, and hands-on ability to balance operations with strategic initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, information systems, business administration, or related field.
• 2+ years of progressive IT support or service desk experience.
• Experience with Microsoft 365, Active Directory, Windows endpoints.
• Familiarity with ITSM tools such as ServiceNow, Freshservice, Jira, Zendesk.
• Knowledge of ITIL service management processes (incident, problem, change, knowledge).
• Strong verbal and written communication and customer service.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Teams, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Lead daily operations of the Service Desk and ensure timely incident resolution.
• Escalate Tier 1 and 2 issues and coordinate cross-team resolution.
• Monitor ticket queues, workload, escalations, and SLAs.
• Coach and develop Service Desk analysts.
• Develop and maintain procedures, knowledge base, and standards.
• Identify trends and implement actions to reduce recurring incidents.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure, Security, Applications, Data, and vendors.
• Participate in incident response and post-incident reviews.
• Support onboarding/offboarding, provisioning, access management.
• Assist leadership with service strategies and roadmaps.
• Maintain awareness of emerging technologies and service management best practices.
• Foster positive team culture and engagement.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer service orientation

Communication skills

Multitasking

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

Tools

ServiceNow

Freshservice

Jira Service Management

Zendesk

Job description

The Team Lead - Service Desk is responsible for the direct supervision, development, and daily operational management of the Amergis Service Desk team. This role ensures the delivery of high-quality technical support services to internal employees and business stakeholders across the organization. The Team Lead oversees incident management, service request fulfillment, problem resolution, knowledge management, and continuous service improvement initiatives.

The Team Lead serves as the primary escalation point for complex technical issues while driving exceptional customer service, operational efficiency, and adherence to established service level agreements (SLAs). This position collaborates closely with Infrastructure, Security, Enterprise Applications, Data & Analytics, Human Resources, and business operations teams to ensure effective support of Amergis technology platforms and end-user systems.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Leads the daily operations of the Service Desk team, ensuring timely resolution of incidents, service requests, and technical support issues

• Serves as an escalation point for Tier 1 and Tier 2 support issues, coordinating resolution efforts across technical teams as needed

• Monitors and manages service desk ticket queues, workload distribution, escalation processes, and SLA compliance

• Provides coaching, development, performance management, and technical mentorship to Service Desk analysts and support personnel

• Develops and maintains service desk procedures, support documentation, knowledge base articles, and operational standards

• Identifies trends within support tickets and implements corrective actions to reduce recurring incidents and improve service quality

• Collaborates with Infrastructure, Security, Applications, Data, and Vendor partners to support business-critical systems and technologies

• Participates in incident response efforts, outage communications, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews

• Supports onboarding, offboarding, user provisioning, access management, hardware deployment, and software support processes

• Facilitates problem-solving and requirements gathering sessions with business stakeholders and technology teams

• Tracks and reports on key performance indicators including ticket volume, response times, resolution metrics, customer satisfaction, and team productivity then implements plans to improve if necessary

• Supports implementation of new technology solutions through communication, training, documentation, and operational readiness activities

• Identifies opportunities to automate support processes and improve the end-user experience

• Assists leadership in developing service strategies, operational roadmaps, and support models aligned with business objectives

• Maintains awareness of emerging technologies, service management best practices, and organizational support needs

• Acts as a positive influence and role model on the team, contributing to employee engagement, collaboration, and overall team success

• Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field preferred

• 2+ years of progressive IT support, Service Desk, Help Desk, End User Support or related experience required

• Experience supporting Microsoft 365, Active Directory, Windows operating systems, endpoint management tools, collaboration platforms, and enterprise business applications

• Experience using IT Service Management (ITSM) platforms such as ServiceNow, Freshservice, Jira Service Management, Zendesk, or similar tools preferred

• Understanding of ITIL service management principles and incident, problem, change, and knowledge management processes

• Strong customer service orientation with excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage multiple issues in a fast-paced environment

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with attention to detail

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Teams, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

• Ability to effectively elicit and provide information to supervisors, coworkers, vendors, and employees through strong communication skills; proficiency in the English language is required

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of leadership, supervisory, or team lead experience

• Experience using IT Service Management (ITSM) platforms such as ServiceNow, Freshservice, Jira Service Management, Zendesk, or similar tools

• Understanding of ITIL service management principles and incident, problem, change, and knowledge management processes

• Experience supporting remote and hybrid work environments

• Experience with identity and access management processes

• Experience supporting enterprise applications including ATS, CRM, ERP, financial, and workforce management systems

• Experience developing operational metrics, dashboards, and performance reporting

At Amergis, we firmly believe that our employees are the heartbeat of our organization and we are happy to offer the following benefits:

Medical/Prescription, Dental, Vision, Health Advocacy, Health Savings Account

401 (k), 401(k) Company Match, Profit Sharing

Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Primary Caregiver Leave, Parental Leave

Educational Assistance Program, College Partnership Program

Paid Time Off/Company Holidays

*Benefit eligibility is dependent on employment status. A full list of benefits will be provided upon request. Full Benefits List

Amergis is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

This posting will remain active on job boards for 5 days from date of posting unless there is a good faith basis to extend the posting date.

Please note that this pay range represents a good faith estimate of the compensation that will be offered for this position based on the circumstances. The actual pay offered to a successful candidate will take into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to location, experience, and other variable factors.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Initiative, Amergis will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records

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Job Category: Corporate

Job Function: Corporate | Information Services | Information Services

Job Type: Full Time

Setting: Corporate/Field Office

Position Type: Headquarters

Office Number: 0000

Pay Rate: $70000 - $80000 / Year

Date Posted: 2026-09-28T18:30:16