Service Delivery and Support Manager
LGT Crestone Wealth Management Limited London, England, United Kingdom
Financial Services · 201-500 employees
About the role
The Service Delivery and Support Manager will lead and develop support teams while overseeing incident management and service operations. They are responsible for driving continuous improvement, managing stakeholder relationships, and ensuring compliance with ITIL practices.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have proven experience in leading high-performing support teams and managing major incidents. Technical proficiency in Windows environments, endpoint management tools, and IT service management frameworks is required.
Full description
LGT Wealth Management UK LLP is a UK-based partnership, wholly owned by the private banking group LGT, which is in turn owned by the Princely Family of Liechtenstein. When we set up LGT Wealth Management in 2008, our aim was to offer a fresh approach to wealth management. Alongside the LLP we also have two other entities which focus on US and Jersey based clients. Our head office is based in London however we have a presence in Edinburgh, Jersey, Leeds, Birmingham, Bristol and Manchester. The plan was simple: put our clients first by providing a transparent service, designed around what is right for each of them. By drawing together in-depth knowledge and experience from across the industry, we provide a flexible, bespoke service adapted to each of our clients’ needs.
Our mission is to create long-term value for all stakeholders. Our culture encourages individuals to generate, develop and implement ideas which will strengthen our business. Belonging, respect, integrity, conviction and entrepreneurship are our core values. As our brand recognition grows, we are fast becoming an employer of choice in our sector. We have over £30 billion in funds under management and circa 700 staff.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
- Team Leadership & Management
- Lead, manage, and develop the Service Centre and Service Delivery teams to ensure high performance and continuous growth.
- Allocate resources effectively to meet service demands and requirements, including Tech Bar presence, Client Portal support line and visits to our UK and Jersey offices.
- Service Operations & Incident Management
- Oversee the resolution ITSM activities such as incidents, service requests, assignments, problems etc within agreed SLAs.
- Respond to escalations and complaints about IT Service, escalating to Head of Service Delivery where appropriate.
- Own the Major Incident process, take ownership of major incidents to ensure coordination of resolvers, effective stakeholder communications, and post incident review.
- Co-ordinate hardware deployments, including laptops, iPhones, headsets and desk moves.
- Accountable for ensuring stock levels of IT consumable items and order replacement items as required.
- Service Delivery Focus
- Collaborate with development, product and project teams to ensure smooth transitions from items coming in from projects to the support world.
- Own Identity Access Management processes; ensuring joiners, leavers, and transfers are completed accurately and in accordance with the relevant processes.
- Own the Change Enablement Process and execution of change advisory board (CAB) meetings.
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Maintain strong relationships with business users, Technology teams, and third-party vendors to ensure service alignment and satisfaction.
- Work with internal IT, LGT Group IT, and third-party IT functions to ensure actions are taken and completed to improve services.
- Communicate service performance, risks, and improvement plans to stakeholders regularly.
- Process Improvement & Governance
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance support processes, tools, and documentation.
- Ensure compliance with ITIL practices and internal governance standards.
- Ensure staff understand and apply all policies and procedures, keeping up to date with all internal compliance courses.
- Monitoring & Reporting
- Monitor performance and support metrics, identifying trends and areas for improvement.
- Produce regular reports on service performance, incident trends, and team productivity.
- Knowledge Management
- Ensure the creation and maintenance of knowledge base articles, runbooks, and support documentation.
- Promote knowledge sharing within the team to improve efficiency and reduce resolution times.
- Flexibility & Additional Responsibilities
- The nature of the role requires some work outside of normal business hours including weekends, evenings and public holidays.
- Perform other duties as assigned by Team Head, Service Delivery.
Requirements
Key Skills and Competency Requirements
- Leadership & Team Management
- Proven experience leading and developing high-performing support teams.
- Ability to motivate, coach, and mentor team members to achieve service excellence.
- Flexible approach to working hours, to accommodate global IT meetings and managing major incidents that occur outside of business hours.
- Technical Expertise
- Working knowledge of IT systems including:
- Windows 11
- MS Teams
- SCCM
- Active Directory
- Group Policy
- MS Office
- iPhone mobile devices
- Video and audio-conferencing systems
- Experience using endpoint management tools, such as Microsoft SCCM and Microsoft Intune.
- Incident & Problem Management
- Skilled in managing major incidents, root cause analysis, and overseeing long-term fixes.
- Experience in creating and maintaining support documentation and knowledge bases.
- Familiarity with ITIL practices and experience with IT Service Management tools such as Ivanti, Service Now, JIRA etc.
- Stakeholder Communication
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate technical issues into business language.
- Strong relationship building skills with internal teams, vendors, and business stakeholders.
- Service Delivery & Continuous Improvement
- Experience in driving service improvements and optimising support processes.
- Ability to monitor KPIs and SLAs and take proactive steps to ensure targets are met.
- Risk & Compliance Awareness
- Understanding of data protection, security standards, cyber security concepts and compliance requirements.
- Ability to assess and mitigate risks related to application support and service delivery.
- Customer Focus
- Strong commitment to delivering high-quality support and enhancing user satisfaction.
- Ability to manage expectations and resolve conflicts effectively.
Contact Information
We are looking forward to receiving your online application.
For any further information please do not hesitate to contact us.
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Nicola Swatton