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Service Desk Team Lead

FPSG Connect
Posted 10 hours ago, valid for 14 days
Location

Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire EN11 8RT

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Service Desk Team Leader position involves leading daily operations of a growing service desk to provide effective support services for end-users.
  • Candidates should have proven experience in IT service desk or technical support roles, with a preference for leadership experience, and must possess relevant certifications like ITIL Foundation.
  • The role requires strong technical knowledge of desktop operating systems and common IT technologies, as well as familiarity with IT service management frameworks such as ITIL and ISO.
  • Excellent leadership and communication skills are essential to motivate team members and ensure compliance with IT policies and procedures.
  • The salary for this position is competitive, and candidates are expected to have at least 3-5 years of relevant experience.

Overview

Ref: 103609

Service Desk Team Leader / ITIL

Exciting opportunity to lead the daily operations of a growing service desk, ensuring efficient and effective support services for end-users. This role involves supervising a team of service desk analysts, coordinating tasks, and providing technical guidance to ensure timely incident resolution and superior customer service.

Role Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include:

  • Leading and supervising a team of service desk analysts, providing coaching, mentoring, and performance feedback to support their professional development and success.
  • Coordinating and prioritising service desk activities, including incident management, request fulfilment, and problem resolution, to ensure timely response and resolution in accordance with service level agreements (SLAs).
  • Monitoring service desk performance metrics and KPIs
  • Providing a hands-on role in a technical capacity, handling incidents, requests, and escalations. Expected to be at least 50% - 60%. Lead from the front attitude.
  • Ensuring compliance with IT policies, procedures, and standards, as well as industry regulations and best practices (ITIL, ISO, and others), to maintain a secure and compliant service desk environment.

Person Specification

You will have the following skills:

  • Proven experience in IT service desk or technical support role, with leadership or supervisory experience preferred. Certifications such as ITIL Foundation, SDI SDA and Team Lead, or CompTIA IT Operations Specialist.
  • Strong technical knowledge of desktop operating systems, productivity software, hardware components, and common IT technologies.
  • Familiarity with IT service management frameworks and practices, such as ITIL, ISO, and experience using service desk tools and incident tracking systems.
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire team members, build rapport with customers, and resolve conflicts effectively.

Next Steps

Apply by contacting Ciaran Ahern, or

Equal Opportunities

FPSG is committed to equal opportunities regardless of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief and age.

We are Disability Confident and neurodiverse aware. If you have a disability, please tell us if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you in your application or with your recruitment process

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.