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IT Service Management

The IT Service Manager is responsible for the lifecycle management, operational performance, governance, and continual improvement of one or more enterprise technology services that support the University's academic, research, administrative, and outreach missions; serves as the service manager and leads the day-to-day work of cross-functional service teams within a matrixed organization, establishing clear priorities, work and capacity visibility, service commitments, performance measures, risk management, and continual improvement practices; collaborates with technical teams, business stakeholders, vendors, Service Owners, Capability Managers, and University leadership to ensure services are reliable, secure, accessible, cost-effective, and aligned with institutional priorities; develops and maintains service strategies, service roadmaps, service level agreements (SLAs), operational level agreements (OLAs), and key performance indicators (KPIs), with primary accountability for near-term service delivery and performance while supporting the longer-term direction and investment priorities established by the Service Owner; ensures services comply with University policies, security standards, accessibility requirements, and applicable regulatory obligations.

• Serve as the service manager for one or more enterprise technology services, ensuring services meet established performance, availability, security, accessibility, and customer experience expectations
• Lead the day-to-day work of cross-functional teams supporting assigned services by organizing and prioritizing work, assigning tasks, providing direction, tracking commitments, and ensuring service expectations are met
• Develop, maintain, and communicate service strategies, roadmaps, service catalogs, and lifecycle plans in alignment with University priorities and the direction established by the Service Owner
• Establish, monitor, and report on service level agreements (SLAs), operational level agreements (OLAs), key performance indicators (KPIs), and operational metrics to evaluate service performance and effectiveness
• Collaborate with academic, research, administrative, and IT stakeholders to identify service requirements, prioritize enhancements, resolve service issues, and ensure technology services support institutional goals
• Coordinate service transition activities for new or enhanced services, including readiness planning, operational support, documentation, communication, and knowledge transfer
• Analyze service performance, customer feedback, incident trends, and operational metrics to identify risks, address service deficiencies, improve operational efficiency, and support continual service improvement
• Partner with technical support teams to oversee incident, problem, change, and request management processes; facilitate timely resolution of service issues while minimizing operational risk and disruption
• Coordinate problem management activities by identifying recurring issues, facilitating root cause analysis, and implementing corrective actions to improve service stability and performance
• Collaborate with enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and application teams to ensure services align with University technology standards, security requirements, and architectural principles
• Evaluate, prioritize, coordinate, and implement service enhancements, upgrades, integrations, and technology lifecycle activities based on service requirements, performance, risk, and available resources
• Develop business cases and recommendations for service investments, modernization efforts, and technology improvements; provide input to the Service Owner regarding longer-term service roadmaps and investment priorities
• Manage vendor relationships, software licensing, maintenance agreements, and third-party service providers; participate in procurement activities, contract evaluations, and request for proposal (RFP) processes
• Develop and maintain service documentation, operational procedures, knowledge base articles, and user support resources
• Coordinate communication and change management activities for planned maintenance, service enhancements, outages, and technology initiatives
• Monitor emerging technologies, industry trends, higher education practices, and IT service management frameworks to identify opportunities for service improvement and innovation
• Develop and deliver training, workshops, and educational resources that promote effective adoption and utilization of enterprise technology services
• Provide substantive input to Capability Managers regarding the performance and development of employees assigned to the service based on direct observation of work quality, technical performance, collaboration, contributions, and ability to meet service commitments
• May supervise staff members, including hiring, development, and performance management

Level:

– Principal Professional

Base Description:

– Completes activities, tasks, and/or projects of a functional nature.

Level Summary:

– Displays mastery of defined skill areas/applications, principles, theories and practices. Evaluates and enhances existing practices. Recognizes emerging trends in area of expertise. Works independently on complex or strategic assignments. Directs and delegates appropriate tasks to others. Implements strategies to ensure achievement of initiatives. Prepares written and/or verbal presentations or proposals on complex issues and deliver to broad audiences. Identifies and implements innovative solutions to important, highly complex strategic and/or operational issues.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Indirect supervisor for other full–time employees
– May serve as direct supervisor for part–time, student, and/or temporary workers, volunteers, or a full–time employee

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Validates and pays invoices
– Monitors and tracks budgets and funding
– May plan and forecast budgets

Problem Solving:

– Encounters complex and novel problems
– Applies policies, practices, specialized knowledge, and skills to resolve problems
– Understands benefits, limitations, and impact of potential solutions
– Anticipates potential problems and recommends possible solutions within general guidelines

Independence of Action:

– Works independently on complex or strategic assignments
– Uses existing practices as guidelines as well as working knowledge to determine specific work methods
– Carries out work activities independently, with supervisor available to resolve problems
– Reviews work of others to verify technical soundness

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– Collaborates closely with team members and area leads across the University
– Prepares written and/or verbal presentations or proposals on complex issues and delivers to a broad variety of audiences
– Establishes and maintains networks to facilitate successful communication among units

• Comp Grade – 14
• Minimum – $102,936.00
• MidPoint – $128,688.00
• Maximum – $154,452.00

• Access management
• Conflict Resolution
• Enterprise information systems
• Information governance
• Performance Management
• Process design
• Process management
• Resource management
• Strategic thinking
• Technical development
• Technical documentation
• Technical support
• User experience