IT Support Team Leader

IT Support Team Leader (Onsite Services)
Manchester - Full-Time onsite

Why This Role

Were looking for an experienced IT Support Team Leader to lead a team delivering critical onsite technology services across multiple customer locations.

Youll play a key role in ensuring exceptional service delivery leading technical support operations across networking AV and workplace technologies while acting as a trusted partner to customers stakeholders and service teams.

This is an opportunity to combine people leadership technical expertise and customer engagement in a highly visible role with real operational impact.

What Youll Be Doing

• Lead coach and develop a team of onsite Technical Support Engineers across multiple customer locations.
• Act as the primary escalation point for operational technical and service-related issues.
• Ensure services are delivered in line with agreed SLAs and customer expectations.
• Coordinate resource planning and site coverage to maintain high service standards.
• Provide leadership and oversight for enterprise Wi-Fi networking and connected infrastructure support.
• Oversee support for AV meeting room technology digital signage and room booking platforms.
• Monitor incidents service trends and aged tickets to drive continual improvement.
• Build strong relationships with customer stakeholders and act as a trusted service partner.
• Manage VIP and executive support requirements with professionalism and urgency.
• Collaborate with specialist technical teams and third-party suppliers to resolve complex issues and enhance service performance.

What Were Looking For

Essential

• Experience leading coaching and developing technical support teams.
• Strong customer service and stakeholder management experience.
• Experience supporting enterprise networking environments and connectivity services.
• Knowledge of Audio Visual (AV) meeting room technologies and workplace technology solutions.
• Understanding of ITIL service management principles.
• Excellent communication organisation and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities across several locations.
• Experience operating within SLA-driven support environments.

Desirable

• Experience supporting government or highly regulated organisations.
• ITIL Foundation certification.
• Networking certifications such as CCNA or CompTIA Network.
• Experience using ITSM platforms and producing operational reporting.
• Experience managing suppliers service partners and third-party escalations.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

• Leadership role with direct responsibility for team development and service excellence.
• Broad exposure to enterprise networking workplace technology and AV environments.
• High visibility position working closely with customers and senior stakeholders.
• Opportunity to influence service improvement initiatives and operational strategy.
• Varied technology landscape covering networking AV digital signage room booking systems and connected infrastructure.
• Mix of technical leadership customer engagement and operational management responsibilities.

Additional Information :

At Telefónica Tech we believe inclusion is the bridge that empowers everyone to be their authentic selves. We celebrate and respect our differences because diversity drives innovation and makes us stronger.
 
Be yourself with us and feel that you belong. 

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and identities regardless of age disability gender reassignment marital or civil partnership status pregnancy or maternity race religion or belief sex and sexual orientation. 
 
We are also committed to equity accessible hiring practices and creating an inclusive culture through many means including TogetHer (Womens network) and our Employee Resource Groups which include Diversity and Inclusion Telefónica Tech Pride Neurodiversity ELEVATE (African and Caribbean heritage network) and Sustainability.

 We dont believe hiring is a tick box exercise so if you feel that you dont match the job description 100% but would still be a great fit for role please get in touch. 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time