Service Delivery Manager

Version 1 has celebrated over 26 years in Technology Services and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver solutions that drive customer success. Version 1 has several strategic technology partners including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems and Snowflake. We’re also an award-winning employer reflecting how employees are at the heart of Version 1.

We’ve been awarded: Innovation Partner of the Year Winner 2023 Oracle EMEA Partner Awards, Global Microsoft Modernising Applications Partner of the Year Award 2023, AWS Collaboration Partner of the Year - EMEA 2023 and Best Workplaces for Women by Great Place To Work in UK and Ireland 2023.

As a consultancy and service provider, Version 1 is a digital-first environment and we do things differently. We’re focused on our core values; using these we’ve seen significant growth across our practices and our Digital, Data and Cloud team is preparing for the next phase of expansion. This creates new opportunities for driven and skilled individuals to join one of the fastest-growing consultancies globally.

The success of the role of the Service Delivery Manager is built on the ‘Trust’ relationship between them and their clients. The result of this relationship is a customer with high satisfaction scores and engaged Version 1 staff, which should then translate into excellent financial performance. Version 1 is looking for a Service Delivery Manager with excellent people management skills to join its IRLDCS Service Reliability Group.  A highly driven individual is required as they will have responsibility for several customers. You must demonstrate an ability to build and maintain solid relationships with our customers in order to consistently deliver high satisfaction ratings. You must also be able to demonstrate solid commercial and business acumen and a track record in maximising financial performance and efficiency.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Manage all 3 sides of the Strategic Triangle – Customer Satisfaction: Employee Engagement; and Profitability
• Monthly and quarterly forecasting of team costs and project revenues
• Review actual performance against forecast – understand gaps and put corrective measures in place, as appropriate
• Work with Head of Service Delivery Management / Portfolio Director(s) / Account Manager (s) / Practice Head as appropriate to agree strategy for assigned accounts  
• Input to service design and support for service implementation
• Internal service reporting
• Maintain standards for ISO20000 compliance & best practices across the team
• Manage customer escalations, issues, problems, and requirements 
• Identify and progress Continual Service Improvement initiative
• Manage business risk and knowledge to ensure business continuity
• Achieve targets and improvement initiatives for customer satisfaction
• Explore and drive opportunities within existing customers for new/additional work
• Work with sales to develop new opportunities both with new and existing customers
• Conduct regular Service Reviews with Customers
• Contractual awareness

In communication with other Delivery Managers to :

• Identify resourcing issues
• Cross team opportunities
• Cross team support requirements

Essential Skills:

• Strong customer service/relationship management experience (Customer)
• Strong leadership and decision-making skills (People)
• Strong analytical skills (Strategy, Financials)
• Strong track record in driving revenue opportunities (Strategy, Financials)
• Demonstrated ability to work within a process driven environment (Strategy, People)
• Resource Management experience: performance management, workload distribution, team development, knowledge management (People)
• Forecasting: Monthly forecasting on gross profit accounting for team costs, recurring and additional project revenues and costs (Financials)
• Effective verbal and written communication skills (People, Customer)
• Self-starter. Can take on assignments, driving through contacting the appropriate parties to get them done and escalate when progress is impeded.
• A team player and self-motivated, you must demonstrate a strong customer-centric ethos.
• Previous consultancy experiences a distinct advantage.
• Strong ITIL skills in relation to Service Design, Operations and Transition

Location: This role can be delivered in a hybrid nature from one of these offices Dublin, Belfast, Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh or London.
At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their well-being, professional growth, and financial stability.

One of our standout advantages is the ability to work with a hybrid schedule along with business travel, allowing our employees to strike a balance between work and life. We also offer a range of tech-related benefits, including an innovative Tech Scheme to help keep our team members up-to-date with the latest technology.

We prioritise the health and safety of our employees, providing private medical and life insurance coverage, as well as free eye tests and contributions towards glasses. Our team members can also stay ahead of the curve with incentivized certifications and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat.

Our employee-designed Profit Share scheme divides a portion of our company's profits each quarter amongst employees. We are dedicated to helping our employees reach their full potential, offering Pathways Career Development Quarterly, a programme designed to support professional growth.