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Head of IT Service Management - IT Operations

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United Kingdom , Belfast

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82317.00 GBP / Year
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This is a critical, high impact, leadership role within the Digital, Data and Technology Enterprise Services function. At the heart of delivering and managing a complex technology estate with a strong focus on service, delivery and innovation, this leadership role will ensure operational excellence, service readiness, continuous improvement, user centricity, and importantly, alignment with our strategic objectives and vision. You will act as a role model to create a high performing, service driven and customer centric division. You will be accountable for delivering high-quality, customer-focused IT services working with partners and suppliers including service desk operations, corporate IT services, incident and problem management, change control, service performance monitoring, contract management and business relationship management. This is a 24-hour operation, working 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Job Responsibility:

  • Set the vision and strategy for service management, ensuring processes are owned and maturing
  • Lead a team ensuring adequate resources and capacity and represent the IT service management function at a senior level and act as an escalation point for business stakeholders
  • Ensure the provision of the organisational IT is well maintained, up to date, and secure
  • Work with suppliers to ensure our services are reliable, with high levels of availability, and affordable within our financial budgets
  • Manage the movement of new services as they go live to users across the estate
  • Manage the performance of our suppliers in the daily provision of Services
  • Lead and manage the IT Operations teams, making sure Service Level Agreements (SLA) and Operational Level Agreements (OLA) are in place and compliant, driving service continuity for a technology estate that is complex and includes significant proportion of legacy (technical debt)
  • Design, own and oversee incident and problem management, service improvement initiatives, change management processes and performance reporting to enable data driven decisions to achieve service excellence
  • Lead organisational changes to become more digitally enabled, embedding agile ways of working alongside the management of legacy Technology and modern products & platforms including new functionality while protecting the integrity of existing service
  • Be responsible for making sure that business relations within the organisation are managed to enable delivery of ICT services, collaborating with stakeholders to align IT services with business needs
  • Lead, coach, and develop the IT Operations teams to achieve higher performance, continuous improvement, driving digital adoption that balances legacy and agile approaches with a customer centric mindset and culture

Requirements:

  • ITIL 4 Foundation qualification
  • Highly engaging and service-driven leader able to build trust and provide clear direction at a senior level within a complex, technology-driven organisation
  • Proven leader of high-performing teams, applying industry standards and best practice to continually improve services and deliver organisational value
  • Effective team leader with the ability to see the bigger picture, make sound decisions, and drive continuous improvement while maintaining high performance
  • Strong understanding of IT services, products, tools, methods, procedures and software used in the delivery and management of modern IT environments
  • Demonstrated ability to improve performance, drive service delivery excellence and lead turnaround activity in challenging or fast-moving environments
  • Skilled service manager with a strong customer and end-user focus, able to simplify processes and deliver efficiencies, particularly in complex or legacy IT environments
  • Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, able to work credibly with technology experts, senior leaders, customers and end users
  • Strong communicator with the ability to influence, gain buy-in and adapt messaging for diverse audiences in high-pressure or complex contexts
  • Experienced in agile ways of working, enabling multi-disciplinary teams to work flexibly and meet delivery standards
  • Proven ability to coordinate diverse skill sets and bring teams together to achieve effective delivery under tight or shifting timelines
  • Experience in driving Continual Service Improvement by reviewing, analysing and enhancing IT services to meet changing business needs, boost efficiency and deliver measurable, data-driven improvements aligned to organisational goals
  • Experience in effective ITSM Problem Management, identifying root causes of incidents and implementing solutions to prevent recurrence, minimise impact and manage the full problem lifecycle in both proactive and reactive contexts
What we offer:
  • Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
  • 26 days annual leave, rising to 31 on completion of 5 years continuous service, plus 8 bank holidays
  • Flexible working, including flexi-time, compressed hours and job sharing
  • Family friendly policies, notably above the statutory minimum
  • Learning and Development opportunities
  • Interest free loans and advances, including season tickets, childcare and rental deposits
  • Housing schemes - Key Worker status
  • Discounts and Savings with a wide variety of services including Cycle to Work, Smart Tech schemes, dental insurance, gym discounts and savings on everyday spending, available through the Reward Gateway , Edenred and Blue Light Card schemes
  • Staff support groups/networks
  • Sports and social activities, including membership to the Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC)

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Job Posted:
April 01, 2026

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Hybrid work
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