Team Lead- Service Desk

Job Description

Role & responsibilities Effectively managing, developing, and training the service desk team. Ensuring that all processes used by the service desk are thoroughly documented, consistently audited, and regularly improved. Conducting and sharing results from service and operation performance reviews. Coordinating and managing all relevant stakeholders, including the support desk team, customers, and other teams that are involved in service desk operations. Managing escalations and maintaining feedback tracker A thorough understanding of the strategic vision for the service desk and the ability to set the long-term direction of the team. An ability to balance and plan the short-term actions of the team. Knowledge and understanding of all relevant industry standards. Knowledge and understanding of best practices for service management. Strong communication skills, including the ability to be influential and persuasive with stakeholders. As needed, schedule employees working times and provide backup support. Conduct regular assessments and share the results with stakeholders. Review and analyze communications between IT staff and customers. Provide regular feedback based on the periodic performance review. Manage process for communicating outage/emergency activities to the organization. Motivates team through timely rewards & recognitions. Train, coach, and mentor Service Desk Specialists (Level 1 / 2) including career development. Ensure staff compliance with company policies and measures. Knowledge on Service management concepts namely Tools and techniques Ability to maintain high confidentiality with sensitive information and data and display integrity. Experience in effectively interacting with employees or leadership teams from internal or client organizations. Proactively manages risk and maintains proper documentation. Proven abilities to work with data, analyze and draw inferences from the data available. Ability to articulate effectively while reporting, creating minutes and action plans. Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and conditions. Should be able to lead from front with no/minimum guidance. Preferred candidate profile Perks and benefits