Service Desk Lead - L1

Job Description

Role: Service desk lead Do: - To support the service desk agents in prompt delivery & customer service - Advise and collaborate with the agents on current issues and works toward the resolution of tickets - Manage and coordinate escalated work orders from the ServiceDesk team that requires additional troubleshooting and follow-up - Coordinate with other IT teams as appropriate for closure of any escalated ticket - Act as a liaison between Service Desk and other teams to ensure effective communication between teams - To provide liaison and governance at both internal & client levels - Undertake a weekly review of the First Line Service Desk call queues to ensure no unauthorized changes & mitigation of escalations - Measure and report on service delivery performance metrics including customer satisfaction surveys and the incident tickets - Lead in the development of good customer service practices across the service desk - Produce statistics and management reports of the service desk to client & management - Communicate all process related changes and technical updates to the team within specific timelines to ensure adherence to service desk guidelines - Capacity planning and capability development - Conduct capacity planning exercise to provide number of agents, skill levels to meet the Account Service Desk process fulfilment - Conduct shift planning to meet the service requirements of the client as per SLAs agreed - Perform briefings to Service Desk agents on changes or deployments that may affect volumes at the Service Desk - Assist SD agents by providing first line support when workloads are high, or where additional experience is required - Develop team skills and capability in managing processes to reach the desired productivity and efficiency by conducting process training/ refresher courses, providing performance feedback and managing bottom quartile team performers. - Team Management - Resourcing - Forecast talent requirements as per the current and future business needs - Hire adequate and right resources for the team - Train direct reportees to make right recruitment and selection decisions - Talent Management - Ensure 100% compliance to Wipro's standards of adequate onboarding and training for team members to enhance capability &effectiveness - Build an internal talent pool of HiPos and ensure their career progression within the organization - Promote diversity in leadership positions - Performance Management - Set goals for direct reportees, conduct timely performance reviews and appraisals, and give constructive feedback to direct reports. - In case of performance issues, take necessary action with zero tolerance for will based performance issues - Ensure that organizational programs like Performance Nxt are well understood and that the team is taking the opportunities presented by such programs to their and their levels below - Employee Satisfaction and Engagement - Lead and drive engagement initiatives for the team - Track team satisfaction scores and identify initiatives to build engagement within the team - Proactively challenge the team with larger and enriching projects/initiatives for the organization or team - Exercise employee recognition and appreciation Mandatory Skills: Service Desk Management. Experience: 3-5 Years.