Position Overview
The C3 Senior Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management and operations of the Command-and-Control Centre (C3) . The C3 acts as the single point of contact for Client interaction and the resolution of service activities in support of Client requests . Support activities for service may be Client generated, auto generated, or via internal workflow . C3 Management is accountable to ensuring that all processes, policies, and procedures of operations are fully compliant with the standards of ISO 20000, ITIL v3, and ISO 27001 / 2.
The purpose of this role is to provide the organization with a single point of accountability for the delivery of service excellence. The individual assigned to this post must provide the oversight and leadership necessary to elevate C3 as a business function to operate above the ninetieth (90 th ) percentile when measured against industry leaders . This includes staff optimization (increase output and reduce cost), continuous service improvement, reduction - formal acceptance - or mitigation of risk, and to develop a culture of knowledge sharing in support of service excellence .
Job Responsibilities
- The Senior Manager leads the C3 (Command and Control Centre) Service Desk function and is accountable for process mapping between staff and controls in relation to Event Management, Incident Management, and Problem Resolution
- The Senior Manager is accountable to guarantee both passive and active monitoring tools are in place and fully functional 24x7x365 to maintain 100% compliance for data capture for any change in any Configuration Item (CI) or Service under management
- The Senior Manager is responsible to ensure that monitoring systems and practices are constantly tuned to guarantee Event management is focused on generating and detecting meaningful notifications about the statu s of the IT infrastructure and S ervices
- The Senior Manager is responsible for generating daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual compliance reports that Event Management is functioning within a complaint state; where variations occur, clear documentation is present to show remediation timelines and plans for audit purpose
- The Senior Manager is accountable and responsible for ensuring end-to-end compliance to established Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Service Level Objectives (SLOs) for all aspects of the service desk function
Service Operation / Incident Management
The Senior Manager leads the C3 (Command and Control Centre) Service Desk function and is accountable for process mapping between staff and controls in relation to Incident ManagementThe Senior Manager is accountable for planning, management, and operations of all tools, processes, and people involved in the Incident Management processThe Senior Manager is responsible for coordinating all interfaces between Incident Management and other Service Management ProcessesThe Senior Manager is responsible for generating daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual compliance reports that Incident Management is achieving greater than the 90 th percentile in efficiency, cost, and Client satisfactionThe Senior Manager is accountable and responsible for the end-to-end management, oversight, escalation (technical and management), and communications for all Major IncidentsService Operation / Request Fulfillment
The Senior Manager leads the C3 (Command and Control Centre) Service Desk function and is accountable for process mapping between staff and controls in relation to Request FulfillmentThe Senior Manager is responsible for generating daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual compliance reports that Request Fulfillment is achieving greater than the 90 th percentile in efficiency, cost, and Client satisfactionThe Senior Manager is accountable and responsible to ensure proactive oversight, guidance, and direction is supplied on a day-to-day basis to staff in relation to Request FulfillmentThe Senior Manager is responsible to maintain a First Contact Closure rate of no less than the 90 th percentile when measured against industry standardsThe Senior Manager is responsible to maintain a Client Satisfaction rating of no less than the 90 th percentile when measured against industry standards; this includes coordination with marketing to ensure both automated and manual processes are in place to measure Client satisfaction for surveys and other toolsService Operation / Problem Management
The Senior Manager leads the C3 (Command and Control Centre) Service Desk function and is accountable for process mapping between staff and controls in relation to Problem ManagementThe Senior Manager is responsible for generating daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual compliance reports that Problem Management is achieving greater than the 90 th percentile in efficiency, cost, and Client satisfactionThe Senior Manager is accountable and responsible to guarantee that Problems are logged, categorized, prioritized, investigated and diagnosed, known error recording occurs, resolution management, and leads Major Problem Review and reportingThe Senior Manager is responsible to coordinate with all resources both internal and external to ensure effective and efficient use of company resources in closure and management of the Problem Management functionService Operation / Access Management
The Senior Manager leads the C3 (Command and Control Centre) Service Desk function and is accountable for process mapping between staff and controls in relation to Access ManagementThe Senior Manager is responsible for generating daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual compliance reports that Access Management achieves a secure operations practice to protect all Configuration Items (CI ) and Services aligned to ISO 27001 / 2 standardsThe Senior Manager is responsible to educate and inform all Operations personnel of security practices and policies to maintain compliance to ISO 27001 / 2 standardsContinual Service Improvement / 7 Step Improvement process
The Senior Manager is responsible for defining service objectives and measurements to collect, process, and analyze relevant data to present to senior management with recommendations for service improvement, aligned to the 7 Step Improvement ProcessThe Senior Manager is responsible for developing and maintaining the continual service improvement plan and enacting changes for improvementThe Senior Manager is responsible for managing the CSI register as a tool to document, analyze, and plan for improvementsContinual Service Improvement / Service Measurement
The Senior Manager is accountable for defining the technology, process, and service metrics that are used to identify service measurement and service improvement opportunitiesThe Senior Manager is responsible for documenting and proposing service improvements on a regular basis based on analysis of defined service measurementsThe Senior Manager is responsible for promoting and tracking the progress of service measurement and service improvement requests, with timely escalation to the Vice President, Operations when presented with challenges to effective implementation of eitherContinual Service Improvement / Service Reporting
The Senior Manager is accountable for the timely delivery of daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports regarding the status and effectiveness of service improvementThe Senior Manager is responsible for using feedback from service owners, Incidents, Problems, Service Requests, and documented effectiveness gaps to identify service measurement and service improvement opportunitiesJob Requirements
5 to 10 + years of previous operations experience as a Senior Manager with direct experience in a Data Centre, Cloud Computing, Managed Services, or Hosting environment as associated to ITIL and ITSM practicesBachelor’s degree in computer science or relevant area or accumulated on the job experience within the IT / Technology Services industryDemonstrated leadership, communication, and technical writing skillsA dvanced skills in a wide array of technologies to ensure operational expertise and technologies that are aligned to the Services offered by the companyAbility to budget, multi-task, prepare reports, and measure resultsMust speak and write fluent ly in the English languageJ-18808-Ljbffr