Managed Svcs Service Manager III

Who are we

Equinix is the worlds digital infrastructure company shortening the path to connectivity to enable the innovations that enrich our work life and planet.

A place where bold ideas are welcomed human connection is valued and everyone has the opportunity to shape their future.

Joining our operations team means being at the center of everything maintaining and evolving critical infrastructure that powers the digital world and delivers real impact for our customers communities and society. Youll find belonging purpose and a team that welcomes youbecause when you feel valued youre empowered to do your best work.

Job Summary

Supports small to large sized field major or channel accounts on post sale support items issues and onboarding.

Responsibilities

Account Support

• Supports customer account base up to and including high complexity and strategic global accounts

• Responsible for ownership and issue resolution. Situations require high level of analysis judgment negotiation and problem solving

• Monitors churn risk and proactively engages to reduce service-related churn within region or globally

• Supports/enables non-standard customer requirements independently

• Proactively identifies trends with Customer in globally and methods to improve Customer experience

Issue and Escalation Handling

• Post-sale tactical issue resolution

• Acts as point of contact with customer on executive escalations or issues independently

• Prepares and delivers post mortem reviews when appropriate

Quarterly Business Review

• Plays a role in delivery of QBR and QBR preparation

• Identifies root cause and drives resolution on cross functional issues

• Leads account team in developing customized QBR materials as appropriate

• Project manages resolution of follow up actions from QBRs

Service Improvement Plan

• Develops manages and delivers on a service improvement plan

Scheduled Reports

• Downloads required data and creates pre-defined reports as per defined schedule

• Delivers reports to stakeholder group and answers questions pertaining to the report

Client Management

• Reaches out to client(s) to clarify requests

• Makes recommendations of what data should be explored and debriefs with client to explain data insights and confirm report

Ad Hoc Reporting

• Creates complex ad hoc reports using insights from data exploration to build comprehensive reports with visualizations and insights

Contracts

• Prepares contract documents for execution provides inputs to legal if leveraging lawyers; resolves standard contractual claims and disputes (e.g. change orders) by gathering information and preparing materials from comparable situations to address claim

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in information technology Computer Science Engineering Business Administration or a related field

• 5 years of experience in Service Management Technical Account Management Customer Success IT Operations Managed Services or a related customer-facing technical role

• Practical familiarity with modern IT Service Management (ITSM) platforms such as ServiceNow Jira Service Management or equivalent service management tools

• Proven ability to identify opportunities for account growth service expansion and increased adoption of managed solutions

• Experience analyzing customer trends identifying root causes of service issues and driving corrective actions to improve customer satisfaction and retention

• Strong business acumen with the ability to create interpret and present customer-facing business reviews operational reports KPI dashboards service metrics and executive-level recommendations

• Experience coordinating and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders including Sales Billing Operations IBX/Data Center Operations Service Delivery Technical Support Engineering and other business functions

• Excellent relationship management communication and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to build trusted partnerships across both customer and internal teams

Preferred Qualifications

• ITIL Foundation ITIL Managing Professional CITSM or related Service Management certification

• PMP certification or demonstrated project management experience
  Knowledge of enterprise infrastructure technologies including:

• Virtualization platforms (Broadcom/VMware)

• Networking technologies (Cisco Juniper Arista Dell Fortinet)

• Storage technologies (VAST NetApp DDN MinIO)

The targeted pay range for this position in the following location is / locations are:

Canada - Toronto Office TRO : 73000 - 109000 CAD / Annual

United States - Dallas Infomart Office DAI : 80000 - 120000 USD / Annual

United States - Tampa Office TAO : 80000 - 120000 USD / Annual

Our pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hire pay for the full-time position determined by role level and location.The pay range shown is based on our compensation structure in place at the time of posting and may be updated periodically based on business needs. Individual pay is based on additional factors including job-related skills experience and relevant education and/or training.

The targeted pay range listed reflects the base pay only and does not include bonus equity or benefits. Employees are eligible for bonus and equity may be offered depending on the position.

Equinix Benefits

As an employee you become important to Equinixs success. We ensure all your benefits are in line with our core values: competitive inclusive sustainable connected and efficient. We keep them competitive within the current marketplace to ensure were providing you with the best package possible. So wherever you are in your career and life youll be able to enhance your experience and bring your whole self to work.

Employee Assistance Program: An Employee Assistance program is available to all employees.

US Benefits: - Insurance: You may enroll in health life disability and voluntary plans that are designed for you and your eligible family members. - Retirement: You and Equinix may contribute to a retirement plan to help you plan for your financial future. - Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays: You will receive an accrued amount of PTO each pay period along with various paid holidays for you to rest and recharge. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific plan or program terms. Canada Core Benefits: - Insurance: You may enroll in healthcare coverage that is designed to complement the provincial healthcare system along with life disability and optional benefit plans that are designed for you and your eligible family members. - Retirement: You may also enroll in Equinix-sponsored retirement or savings plans: Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP) Group Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) and Tax-Free Savings Plan (TSFA). - Vacation and Paid Holidays: Equinix offers both vacation and personal time along with various paid holidays for you to rest and recharge. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits. Benefits are subject to specific plan or program terms and to change at Equinix discretion.

Equinix is committed to ensuring that our employment process is open to all individuals including those with a disability. If you are a qualified candidate and need assistance or an accommodation please let us know by completing this form.

Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and in the U.S. an Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race color religion creed national or ethnic origin ancestry place of birth citizenship sex pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions sexual orientation gender identity or expression marital or domestic partnership status age veteran or military status physical or mental disability medical condition genetic information political / organizational affiliation status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse or any other status protected by applicable law.

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Required Experience:

Manager

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1