Service Delivery Manager - Privacy Enhancing Technology (PET)

What is the role

* Act as the primary service management liaison between the client and internal teams.

* Manage and mentor a team of two junior first-line support agents , ensuring high-quality, responsive support and timely triage and resolution of support tickets as defined by customer SLAs,

* Lead incident, problem, and change management processes in line with ITIL best practices.

* Oversee major incident management, coordinating internal and external stakeholder and leading After Action Review(AAR).

* Monitor and report on SLAs, KPIs, and service performance metrics and conduct regular Service Review Meetings with key client & internal business stakeholders.

* Collaborate with different teams (DevOps, SRE, Security, Data Engineering and Product teams ) to ensure service monitoring, reliability and performance.

* Support Oncall for major incident . Act as point of escalation for major incidents

* Drive continuous service improvement (CSI) initiatives and root cause analysis (RCA).

* Maintain and evolve service documentation , including the service catalogue and support playbooks.

* Ensure compliance with data protection laws, externally required standards (e.g. ISO 27001, NHS Digital, NCSC standards) and internal security policies.

* Support onboarding of new services and ensure smooth transitions into BAU support.

* Facilitate knowledge management and training for support staff.

* Participate in audit and compliance activities, including client assessments.

* Contribute to capacity planning and resource forecasting.

* Champion a culture of service excellence and customer focus.

Qualifications & Essential Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent experience

* Proven experience as a Service Delivery Manager in a SaaS (AWS preferred) or cloud-based environment.

* Strong understanding of ITIL frameworks and service management principles.

* Excellent communication, stakeholder management , and leadership skills.

* Experience with service management tools (e.g., Jira Service Management, ServiceNow).

* Willing & able to support Oncall for major incident management.

* UK-based and eligible to work in the UK.

* Willing and able to undergo DBS and UK Government Security Clearance .

• Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.

Desirable

* Experience working with or delivering services to public sector clients, ideally the in the healthcare sector.

* ITIL v4 Foundation (or higher) certification preferred.

* Comfortable working in a fast-paced, regulated environment.

* Willing to travel internationally to support customer engagements across time zones

* Knowledge of NHS Digital standards and frameworks (e.g., DSPT, DCB0129/0130) desirable

* Familiarity with privacy-enhancing technologies, data protection, or healthcare IT is a strong plus.

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