​​Job title: Service Delivery Manager

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Position Description:

As a Service Delivery Manager (SDM), you will have access to information of confidential nature. You will be expected to maintain that confidentiality. You should ensure that confidential documents are kept under lock and key and that electronic versions are secured as well.

Performance criteria

You will be assessed on success in your role according to your achievements against these Terms of Reference and your performance against Performance Indicators.

Job Summary

The role of the Service Delivery Manager is responsible for co-coordinating the delivery of services for key clients. The SDM plays a vital role in creating long-term healthy relationships between the service provider and the client, acting as the bridge between the client and our operational delivery teams. The key responsibility of the SDM is governance across all areas of their services including service management, incident and change management, continual service improvement and customer satisfaction. The SDM ensures the highest level of operational service delivery while maintaining the financial margins of the project.

These Terms of Reference apply for the role of SDM. The role may be shared across engagements with similar project and skill requirements.

Non-negotiables: 

• At least 3 years’ experience as an Operations Manager in Financial Services back-office operations.

• Exposure to SLA/KPI management, account performance, and operational governance

• Experience with client, stakeholder, or business partner interactions

• Strong people leadership, accountability, and process improvement mindset

• College graduate

• Not a job hopper

Job Responsibilities

. Build a good relationship with key client staff.

. Successful service delivery through SLA achievement and high CSAP/OSAP scores.

. Monitor end-to-end performance of services

. Communicate effectively around issues and opportunities.

. Collaborate with senior management on client account management and growth.

. Ensure operations teams are aware and prepared of changes.

. Build service reports and sponsor service delivery meetings.

. Pull in additional resources when needed such as SME teams or people for specific issues / opportunities.

. Remove all obstacles to customer satisfaction and / or financial performance.

. Communicate across organizational boundaries from all levels.

. Look out for client's long-term interests

. Run service improvements if service delivery is not meeting client expectations.

. Work with the client and operations teams to proactively identify service improvement activities.

. Be accountable for and contribute to the overall performance of the project delivery.

. Follow best practices as defined in the CPMF.

. Create and maintain the project's Financial Status Reporting with high quality.