Global Relay

SaaS

ApplicationSupportLead

£75–105k ~AI est. London, England, United Kingdom
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Lead candidates.

The Brief

“Application Support Lead at Global Relay. Skills: Application support, Team leadership. Ensure seamless operation and support. Drive efficiency”

What You'll Achieve.

Drive efficiency; Mitigate risks; Elevate customer experience; Minimize impact to customers; Reduce risk of reoccurrence; Improve efficiency and effectiveness

Industry & Context.

SaaS
Problems you'll solve

Proactive problem-solving; Technical root cause analysis; Identify risks; Propose solutions

Eligibility Requirements

Attend office 4 days per week, Right to work in UK

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Previous SAAS experience, Experience building and managing people, Experience developing teams of technical specialists, Able to remove roadblocks affecting team efficiency, Able to communicate impact to business and customers, Capable of leading technical recovery, Ensures team identify technical root cause, Tracks progress of actions to reduce risk, Identifies opportunities to improve efficiency, Ensures new products are supportable, Meets Application Support operability requirements, Continually improves Application Support Operability framework, Capable of building business cases for new tooling, Tool selection and delivery of new tooling, Mentors and manages Application Support Specialists, Manage team member vacation requests, Manage probationary period and annual assessments, Deliver annual performance reviews, Assist Manager to manage recruitment needs, Screen resumes and shortlist candidates, Interview candidates, Manage probationary period of new hires, Promotes team in all situations, Represents team at Lead level, Ensures team members create personal development plans, Effective communication with team and colleagues, Exhibits GR's core values, Accepts feedback graciously, Gives timely, helpful feedback, Communicates assumptions and gets clarification, Solicits feedback from others, Understands how work contributes value, Contributes to formal knowledge sharing, Builds relationships with peers and teams, Proactively identifies risks, Proposes possible solutions, Provides relevant feedback on performance, Able to work with minimal direction, Provides guidance to other team members, Has Customer experience at the heart of all work, Right to work in the UK

Nice to Have

Visa sponsorship not offered

What You'll Do.

Ensure seamless operation and support

Elevate customer experience

Lead the application support team

Champion a culture of excellence

Safeguard infrastructure robustness and reliability

Develop intimate knowledge of GR Products

Develop advanced understanding of interdependencies

Develop broad knowledge of monitoring concepts

Develop broad knowledge of alerting concepts

Develop broad knowledge of service management concepts

Minimize impact to customers for major incidents

Improve efficiency and effectiveness of team

Ensure new products are supportable

Meet Application Support operability requirements

Improve the Application Support Operability framework

Build business cases for new tooling

Select and deliver new tooling

Manage team member time off requests

Ensure adequate coverage

Manage probationary periods

Conduct annual performance assessments

Solicit 360-degree feedback

Deliver annual performance reviews

Review past accomplishments

Agree to future SMART goals

Manage and forecast recruitment needs

Shortlist eligible candidates

Oversee probationary period of new hires

Represent team at Lead level

Ensure personal development plans are created

Ensure personal development plans are owned

Ensure personal development plans are delivered

Align personal development plans to company strategy

Communicate effectively with team

Communicate effectively with colleagues

Live GR's core values

Learn from everything done

Give timely feedback to peers

Give timely feedback to managers

Minimize need for rework

Contribute to knowledge sharing

Build relationships with peers

Build relationships with manager

Build relationships with other teams

Propose possible solutions

Provide constructive feedback on performance

Achieve required outcomes with minimal direction

Provide guidance to other team members

Place Customer experience at the heart of work

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Represent team at Lead level; Communicate with colleagues outside team; Build relationships with peers; Build relationships with manager; Build relationships with other teams

Communication Scope

Communicate impact to business; Communicate impact to customers; Communicate with team; Communicate with colleagues; Communicate assumptions; Get clarification on tasks

Process & Methodology

SMART goals

Full Job Description

Who we are: For over 25 years, Global Relay has set the standard in enterprise information archiving with industry-leading cloud archiving, surveillance, eDiscovery, and analytics solutions. We securely capture and preserve the communications data of the world’s most highly regulated firms, giving them greater visibility and control over their information and ensuring compliance with stringent regulations. Though we offer competitive compensation and benefits and all the other perks one would expect from an established company, we are not your typical technology company. Global Relay is a career-building company. A place for big ideas. New challenges. Groundbreaking innovation. It’s a place where you can genuinely make an impact – and be recognized for it. We believe great businesses thrive on diversity, inclusion, and the contributions of all employees. To that end, we recruit candidates from different backgrounds and foster a work environment that encourages employees to collaborate and learn from each other, completely free of barriers. Your role: As the Application Support Lead at Global Relay in London, you'll be at the forefront of ensuring seamless operation and support for our suite of products and services. Your expertise in technical management, team development, and proactive problem-solving will drive efficiency, mitigate risks, and elevate the overall customer experience. Your job: You'll assume a pivotal role in leading the application support team, championing a culture of excellence, and safeguarding the robustness and reliability of our technical infrastructure. Expect to undertake the following key responsibilities: Technical Skills Develops Intimate knowledge of all GR Products and Services. Develops advanced understanding of interdependencies between Products and Services. Develops broad knowledge across monitoring, alerting and service management concepts. Good understanding of software systems concepts such as networking, firewalls, protocols,

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