Head of Service Delivery

4 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Ellis IT Full time

Reporting to the CIO, the Head of Service Delivery is a key part of the MIS team. They will be responsible for all end user services, including the provision of hardware, end user software, enabling systems such as M365, MIS governance (ITIL) and all associated end user first and second line support services.

Their primary focus is to ensure all staff can access modern, efficient and capable systems, and that those systems are provided and supported in a professional and timely manner to all offices around the world.

The Head of Service Delivery will work closely with business users at all sites to understand their needs and challenges, and champion those to the rest of the MIS division. They will also manage the Service Delivery team and ensure they have the resources and skills to meet business requirements. They will establish collaborative relationships with the Infrastructure and Business Systems teams, to ensure those teams are aware of business requirements, and assist in delivering change to users.

**SECTION 3 ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Responsible for the provision and support of all End User Computing systems and services to all offices globally

× Provision of laptops and mobile devices

× End user software, Windows, M365, etc

× End user security management
- Work as an integral part of the MIS team to ensure the timely resolution of day-to-day operational issues and ongoing support of users.
- Liaise with other members of the MIS management team to provide support to projects and provide service delivery input to plans
- Take ownership of MIS governance processes for the whole department
- Identify and communicate potential opportunities for system and service improvement, enhancement and optimisation.
- Maintain procedural documentation and reporting including maintaining change control records, technical documentation, and drawings.
- Work as part of a Technical Support team, responding to requests for technical assistance and provide out of hours support when necessary.
- Assist with the management of the MIS budget
- Manage external vendors

**SECTION 4 KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE**
- Extensive Service Delivery experience:

- Running a modern user centric support function in an international business.
- Creation, monitoring and reporting of relevant SLA and KPI metrics
- Acting as an ambassador to end users, and working directly with users to meet their needs
- Management of ITSM tools (service desk, auto deployment, patching, remote support, etc)
- Running a service desk on Single Point of Contact principles and managing the escalation to third line or external resource where necessary.
- M365 operational experience:

- Familiar with user provisioning and management within M365
- How to deploy and support M365 endpoints in a cloud first M365 native Infrastructure
- Hands on technical knowledge of M365 architecture or administration is not necessary, but a general familiarity with what can be achieved in Microsoft Modern Workplace solutions, and an understanding of Microsoft best practice.
- Managing and Governing Sharepoint in an Enterprise environment
- General familiarity with Microsoft stack technologies:

- Microsoft Windows 10/11.
- Windows server, AD, AAD, Exchange online, etc
- Experience working in a multinational environment:

- Challenges associated with supporting smaller remote offices with no on-site IT staff.
- Dealing with multi-time zone support
- Working with local in-country support to provide on-site service
- Device and user roll out:

- Quick and efficient delivery of end user devices, using auto-deployment wherever possible (including internationally)
- Efficient user provisioning processes based on RBAC principles and automation where possible.
- Familiar with Hybrid working patterns and how to provide BAU support to home and remote workers.
- IT Service Governance
- Familiar with setting up, managing and administering IT Service governance, ideally aligned with ITIL principles. Including:

- User provisioning and access management (Starter/movers/leavers, access reviews, etc)
- Change management
- Asset management
- Incident/Problem management
- Service catalogue, CMDB, etc
- End user device and software patching
- Familiarity with Information Security Operational management
- The role of service desk in incident response
- General familiarity with security best practice
- Secure by design principles, including MDM for mobiles and laptops
- Specific infosec skills not required, but will responsible for some elements of Infosec

**SECTION 5 **KEY REQUIREMENTS**
- Hands-on professional experience of working in a global enterprise across time zones with an appreciation of diverse cultural backgrounds.
- Deep experience of heading up a user centric support function
- Comfortable making prioritisation decisions and ensuring they are followed through on.
- Excellent communicator, setting clear and transparent expectations with users, and building up trust that expecta



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