Senior Associate Managed Services Operations Specialist

• Supports with the management of the shift roster and ensuring that all operations metrics are monitored.
• Supports with ensuring that shift handover processes are adhered to and managed.
• Supports with the management of shift escalations from clients.
• Dashboards all key Metrics and manages the about to be breached situations.
• Contributes to ensuring that services are meet the stated service level agreement (SLA) levels.
• Ensures that the operational deliverables enable cost effective, client centric delivery that meets SLAs.
• Monitors the operational effectiveness of support services and develops and implements the required improvement plans.
• Balances the needs of the client with the strategic direction of NTT.
• Understands the core issues affecting the client and works with the relevant service teams to resolve.
• Helps to identify the needs, risks and issues and proposes appropriate solutions and courses of action.
• Performs any other advanced operational tasks as required by leadership.

Knowledge, Skills and Attributes:

• Displays good customer service focus.
• Good communication skills and ability to prepare structured, and relevant communications to operations leaders.
• Good organizational skills with the ability to work in a fast paced and deadline driven environment.
• Displays ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment.
• Developing ability to quickly become proficient in delivery processes and related systems.
• Displays ability to analyze, design and improve operations processes.
• Ability to work across different cultures and social groups.
• Displays ability to work well in a pressurized environment and adapt to changing circumstances.

Academic Qualifications and Certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Information Technology or Business Administration or related.
• ITIL foundation certification.

Required Experience:

• Moderate level work experience gained in a managed service delivery within a large scale (preferably multi-national) technology services environment.
• Moderate level experience gained in a managed service delivery environment including technical and service management exposure.
• Moderate level experience in managing customer escalation situations and objection handling.
• Moderate level demonstrated managed services operations experience.