IT Service Lead
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Job Description
What part will you play If youre looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference youve found it. The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities and youll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. Were always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realize our potential we can help others reach theirs.
Join us and play your part in something special!
What youll be doing:
- Lead mentor and develop a team of IT Service Operations Analysts and IT Business Systems Analysts.
- Oversee the design implementation and continuous improvement of processes including Incident Problem Change and Service Request Management.
- Ensure IT Operations Metrics are clearly defined agreed consistently measured and reported on a regular basis
- Ensure IT Incidents are handle efficiently and effectively with a primary focus on service restoration with structured post incident root cause analysis where applicable.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive service excellence and operational efficiency.
- Act as a key liaison between IT operations and IT delivery teams to ensure alignment of IT services with business needs.
- Assist the IT Director of Service Management and Operations with planning and implementing service delivery initiatives.
What you will bring to the role:
The successful candidate will have:
- Demonstrable IT team leadership experience preferably within the insurance industry.
- Proven people leadership skills both directly and within a matrix framework.
- ITIL v4 Foundation or higher certification.
- Advanced knowledge of Service Now with respect to ITIL Processes and service reporting.
- Experience managing IT Service Operations in a complex multi-vendor environment for on-premise public cloud PaaS and SaaS applications.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills combined with a degree of pragmatism
Who we are:
Markel Group (NYSE MKL) a Fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20 countries is a holding company for insurance reinsurance specialist advisory and investment operations around the world.
Were all about people We win together We strive for better We enjoy the everyday We think further
Whats in it for you
- A great starting salary plus annual bonus & strong benefits package
- 25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays with the opportunity to buy/sell extra leave
- Fantastic company pension scheme private medical and dental cover life assurance travel insurance cover income protection season ticket loan as well as other great benefits on offer
- There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career and we can provide the support needed to do just that!
Are you ready to play your part
Choose Apply Now to fill out our short application so that we can find out more about you.
Markel celebrates the value of a diverse workforce that brings experience and expertise from a wide variety of backgrounds and life circumstances. Whatever your background if you feel you meet the requirements of this role then we want to hear from you. We are also happy to consider candidates who are looking for flexible working patterns.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion colour national origin sex gender gender expression sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with all reasonable accommodations to be able to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions if successful. Please contact us via email at or call us at 0 to request any accommodations that may be needed. This includes any alternative formats of any documents or information on how to apply offline.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
