An opportunity for an experienced Service Desk leader to coach, develop and drive service excellence within a fast-paced telecoms environment.

Our Client has a requirement for a Service Assurance Team Leader, who will be required to work on a permanent basis in Irlam

Role Purpose:
As Service Assurance Team Leader you will be responsible for leading a team of Service Desk Analysts through all aspects of operational activities and service obligations to our wholesale partners.

You will own and develop the team’s training and risk management plans incorporating ongoing coaching & development across all team members.

The Service Assurance Team Leader will be responsible for daily reporting on workflow performance and service issues while coordinating a weekly resource plan to maintain service levels.

Job Role Responsibilities:

• Providing Service Desk Analysts with day to day support across all Service Operations queries and operational tasks, ensuring process adherence.
• Ensure all tasks are allocated to an owner and worked / completed within agreed OLAs or SLAs.
• Support the Service Desk with all daily activities acting as supportive resource to manage workflow peaks to safeguard operational KPI’s and SLA’s.
• Collaborate with Service Ops Jeopardy Lead to drive technical support between Service Operations, field engineer resource and Network / NOC specialists.
• Own and maintain Service Ops training matrix for new and existing team members to maximise capability within the team ensuring process adherence.
• Act as the voice of the customer to drive customer centric interactions which drive CSAT and service levels.
• Conduct quality assurance checks to ensure service quality and identify coaching needs in line with the Service Ops Training and Skill Matrix.
• Monitor all contact channels to ensure daily delivery of call SLAs and PCA levels.
• Track and monitor performance across ‘on the day’ issues that would otherwise prevent successful completion of tasks while working in close collaboration with Service Operations Jeopardy Lead.
• Support and coach Service Desk Analysts to efficiently and accurately manage service incidents / escalations and service assurance tasks to a successful outcome in a professional and timely manner
• Own and manage Wholesale and General Public complaints from the initial contact through to a positive resolution in-line with Freedom Fibre KPI’s and values.
• Embracing continuous improvement (CI) supporting the organisation with installation problem solving.
• Being part of an on-call rota providing industry leading emergency response for network / customer - issues / faults should and when required.

Experience / Skills / Knowledge / Qualifications:
Essential:

• Experienced at working within a service desk environment
• Excellent understanding of network provisioning
• Incident/Change Management
• Problem Solving
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience and knowledge of FTTP installations.
• Knowledge of PIA – duct and / or pole installations which will help with successful activations
• Knowledge of the OR Network
• Experience supervising a team of Service Desk Analysts
• Focused on Coaching and Developing
• Creating a culture of continuous improvement across the Service Desk community in terms of skills and knowledge
• Willing to get involved and be hands on when needed

Desirable:

• ITIL foundation certification

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Flexible, hybrid working
• Regular social & team events
• Equal Opportunities Employer

Company information

At First Recruitment Group we understand just how important it is to secure the right people. That is why our Recruitment Consultants always take the time to understand requirements in detail and offer sound advice to both clients and candidates. We actively recruit at all levels and this is a superb opportunity for a Service Assurance Team Leader looking for new employment.

As part of putting people first, we strive to be an equal opportunities employer and we are always looking to increase the diversity of our workforce, working closely with our clients to ensure everyone is included.