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The Service Manager is accountable for the operational management of a portfolio of managed service customers, ensuring contractual delivery, effective consumption of annuity expert services, and measurable value realisation through outcome-based services. The role focuses on service governance, consumption management, and outcome delivery, providing clear operational evidence of value and service health to support renewal confidence and revenue growth.
Job Responsibility:
Service Governance & Client Oversight: Act as the primary operational point of contact
Lead service reviews and QBRs
Maintain accurate service health (RAG)
Ensure services are delivered in line with contractual commitments
Expert Services Consumption Management: Own the planning, tracking, and management of annuity expert service consumption
Ensure expert services are consumed in a timely manner
Identify under-consumption risks
Maintain accurate consumption forecasts
Outcome-Based Value Realisation: Ensure expert service consumption is explicitly linked to defined, operational outcomes
Track outcomes delivered versus outcomes planned
Maintain auditable outcome and value narratives
Use outcome performance to inform service improvement
Service Performance, Catalogue & Continuous Improvement: Monitor service performance trends
Own the accuracy and relevance of service catalogue entries
Drive Knowledge Management practices
Ensure consistent application of standard service management processes
Incident, Problem & Change Management: Participate in Major Incident management
Assess and manage service impact of changes
Vendor, Security & Operational Risk Management: Provide operational input into third-party and vendor performance
Coordinate with Information Security on security incidents
Maintain operational risk visibility
Reporting, Insights & Renewal Readiness: Produce clear, executive-ready service and outcome reporting
Contribute to BI dashboards
Support renewal readiness by providing accurate service health, consumption, and outcome evidence
Requirements:
Proven experience in IT Service Management, ideally within transformation or complex environment
Experience managing vendors and service delivery partners
A proactive mindset with a passion for building processes and driving improvement
Ability to manage major incidents and coordinate multiple stakeholders under pressure
Strong knowledge of ITIL frameworks and governance best practices
Skills in ITSM platforms (ServiceNow, Jira)
Skills in CRM tools (Salesforce, Dynamics)
Knowledge of Cloud CX platforms (Genesys Cloud, AWS)
Skills in Reporting tools (Power BI, Excel)
Fluent in English and Dutch
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations, or Technology
ITIL v4 Foundation (minimum), ITIL Expert preferred
Nice to have:
Knowledge of any other European language is a plus
Master’s degree desirable
CX or Customer Success certification (e.g., CCXP)
Leadership or coaching accreditation (e.g., ILM, CMI)