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American Express Senior. Service Delivery Manager - Digital Workplace in London, United Kingdom
Description
You Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.
With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.
At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.
Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together.
Deliver a best-in-class digital servicing experience to everyone, everywhere, every day.
Site Services International is a team of problem-solvers, relationship managers, customer service experts, communicators, educators, technicians, analysts, engineers, project managers, facilitators, doers, thinkers and all-around helpful people.
Our purpose is to ensure that Amex workplace technology works seamlessly and effectively. We strive to put colleagues at the centre of everything we do by maintaining the smooth running of the tech infrastructure, removing tech-related barriers and points of friction whilst providing impeccable customer service.
Do you relentlessly pursue excellence?
We have an exciting open role for a Senior Service Delivery Manager who will be responsible for the smooth day-to-day operations of the Tech Service Delivery function in England, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Poland, Austria, Hungary and the Czech Republic, reporting into the Director of Service Delivery EMEA. In this role, you will need to partner with teams inside and outside Technology so that colleagues have the workplace tools to work effectively.
In addition to overseeing the operational side of servicing our internal customers in the region, the Senior Service Delivery Manager will also lead a distributed team of colleagues and will be expected to mentor and guide team members to success, identify their strengths and areas for growth and empower them to do their best work.
You will have experience in leading a servicing team who work together to drive enduring, innovative solutions. Your team will educate our colleagues, onboard new products & services and manage escalations. You enjoy creative problem-solving and bring people together to tackle organisational challenges. A passion for listening to colleagues and influencing the end user experience is critical for this role.
Are you up for the challenge?
Key responsibilities:
Reporting into the Director of Service Delivery EMEA – a key stakeholder – and working closely to deliver Goals/OKRs for Digital Workplace.
Technology Service Delivery in all buildings (England, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Poland, Austria, Hungary and the Czech Republic) including escalations management for Business Unit issues
Tracking the availability of services like workstation technology, AV services, print services, critical rooms and event space, ensuring issues are addressed in a timely manner and in partnership with product teams/vendors.
Hands and feet support for real-estate projects (e.g. new office set-ups and moves)
Driving continual process improvements through innovation and automation
Balancing customer experience with regulatory compliance, ensuring audit deliverables are met with the least burdensome process
Ticket reduction activities
Proactive Servicing using Digital Workplace tools
Directing resources in the resolution/prevention of incidents where necessary, including ensuring the proper performance monitors are in place for critical applications
Using data to inform strategy and actions to ensure the highest quality service delivery in each location
Collaborating to develop policies and procedures for the production and service support function
Partnering with peers in delivering end-to-end solutions and services to the organisation
Constructive 1:1 and career development discussion with direct reports
Motivating and leading the team effectively, ensuring that colleagues have what they need to succeed
Building strong relationships with site leaders to understand their teams’ needs as well as raise their awareness of Digital Workplace offerings
Informing the enterprise about developments affecting service as well as addressing concerns
Ensuring vendors meet their targets as per their SOW
Delivering ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) compliance process conformance for incident, problem and change management.
Minimum Qualifications:
Experience leading a technical support team.
Supporting Customers from various Geographies on EUC issues.
Mentoring Engineers on Windows, Mac and Other Platform issues
Excellent relationship-building and relationship management skills
Outstanding customer service skills
Exceptional organisational and project management skills
Experience working with internal and external technical teams to resolve technical issues
Strong analytical & strategic thinking skills
Ability to interpret technical /business objectives and challenges
Abreast with relevant technology updates in the market
Good grasp of Product knowledge
Agile Methodologies
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field
Skilled communicator
ITIL
Qualifications
We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:
Competitive base salaries
Bonus incentives
Support for financial-well-being and retirement
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
Career development and training opportunities
Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.
Job: Technology
Primary Location: United Kingdom-London-London
Other Locations: United Kingdom-East Sussex-Brighton
Schedule Full-time
Req ID: 24011724