Manager

Manager-ITServiceManagement

$113–113k Waterloo, Ontario, Canada FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Manager - IT Service Management at Manager. Skills: IT Service Management, Incident Management, People Management, Service Delivery. Lead and develop a team. Deliver high-quality incident and request handling”

What You'll Achieve.

Improve service performance; Enhance reliability; Reduce manual effort; Deliver high-quality support; Improve system stability; Improve user experience; Improve system reliability; Improve system performance; Drive measurable improvements in service delivery; Drive measurable improvements in customer experience; Reduce risks; Reduce manual effort through automation; Identify improvement opportunities

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Technical investigation; Technical analysis; System issues; Trend analysis; Data-driven decision making

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years of experience in IT delivery, 3+ years of people management experience, knowledge of ITSM practices, Experience working in ticket-based environments, Proven ability to drive KPIs, Experience with documentation and knowledge management, Demonstrated ability to improve processes

Nice to Have

ITIL 4 knowledge, ITSM certification, Experience implementing service operations automation, Experience with monitoring and reporting tools, Salesforce experience, People-first leadership, operational mindset, Data-driven decision-making approach, Ability to balance short-term operational demands, Composed and structured approach

What You'll Do.

Lead and develop a team

Deliver high-quality incident and request handling

Improve system stability and user experience

Deliver effective incident management

Deliver service request fulfillment

Perform technical troubleshooting

Collaborate with engineering teams

Improve system reliability

Improve system performance

Drive measurable improvements in service delivery

Drive measurable improvements in customer experience

Provide application support

Provide user administration

Perform structured technical analysis

Resolve system issues

Develop trend reports

Identify service issues

Address service issues

Coach technical teams

Develop technical teams

Foster an inclusive culture

Set performance expectations

Create development plans

Manage workforce planning

Partner with leadership

Oversee incident management execution

Oversee service request management execution

Resolve incidents within SLAs

Act as escalation point

Deliver consistent user experiences

Ensure accurate ticket documentation

Ensure ticket lifecycle management

Maintain stability of IT services

Maintain reliability of IT services

Monitor recurring issues

Collaborate with infrastructure teams

Support major incident coordination

Support post-incident reviews

Identify automation opportunities

Promote knowledge reuse

Promote shift-left practices

Promote proactive issue prevention

Use data to identify improvement opportunities

Champion continuous improvement

Contribute to reporting

Translate operational metrics

Identify opportunities

Identify capacity needs

Support service reviews

Support IT service governance

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Global incident teams; Problem management teams; Change management teams; IT Operations governance; Engineering teams; Infrastructure teams

Communication Scope

Explain technical issues; Stakeholder communication

Process & Methodology

Agile environments, SDLC

Full Job Description

We are seeking a Manager, IT Service Management to lead a critical part of our IT Service Management and Production Support organization. In this role, you will drive consistent, high-quality support across customer-facing products, enterprise applications, and core infrastructure services. You will lead a multi-disciplinary team responsible for incident resolution, service request fulfillment, operational monitoring, reporting, and continuous improvement. This is a hands-on technical leadership role that combines people leadership, ITSM process ownership, and broad technical expertise. You will help improve service performance through clear service level agreements (SLAs), structured processes, data-driven decision-making, and an automation-first mindset—enhancing reliability while reducing manual effort. This role partners closely with global incident, problem, and change management teams, as well as IT Operations governance, representing both customer and internal stakeholder needs. **Position Responsibilities:** * You will lead and develop a team with complementary capabilities across frontline support, technical investigation, application support, and operational monitoring. The team is accountable for delivering high-quality incident and request handling while improving system stability and user experience. * Delivering effective incident management, service request fulfillment, and technical troubleshooting * Collaborating with engineering teams to improve system reliability and performance * Driving measurable improvements in service delivery and customer experience **Team Functions:** * Support Specialists (Tier 1 / Tier 2): Provide application support, user administration, documentation, and escalation management * Operations Engineers and Technical Analysts: Perform structured technical analysis, resolve system issues, and partner with engineering to reduce risks * Operations Monitoring & Reporting Analysts: Develop dashboards, alerts, and trend reports t

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