IT Colleague Support Team Leader
Description
The purpose of the IT Colleague Support Team Leader is to oversee and manage the daily operations of the IT Colleague Support team to ensure efficient and effective delivery of technical services and support to the organization. This role involves coordinating the activities of the IT Colleague Support Team, managing resources, and implementing policies and procedures to maintain a high level of customer satisfaction and operational excellence.### Key Responsibilities
- Assist with the Management of day\-to\-day operations within the IT Colleague Support Team.
- With assistance from the IT Colleague Support Manager and Specialist(s), produce monthly reports for the Head of IT Operations detailing SLA performance of the IT Colleague Team and / or Hardware team across agreed KPI’s.
- Ensure that Quarterly reviews, 1\-2\-1s and Performance Reviews are held regularly with the team and incorporate business and personal objectives which are supportive of the overall IT strategy.
- Uphold and ensure the quality of all Hardware builds (break fix and New starters) is fully Quality Checked; incorporating any new deployment \& inspection methods deemed necessary for success.
- With assistance from the IT Colleague Support Specialist(s), routinely check the IT Colleague Support New Starter Dashboard; produce reports detailing successes and failures (using the RAG scale) \& work with the Service Delivery manager on direct escalation and Service improvement outputs.
- Ensure that the delivery and quality of the firms Asset tracking provision upholds that expected of our ISO27001 guidelines (Leavers, Asset Tracking \+ regular audits using Audit Tools)
- Work with the IT Colleague Support Manager and Specialist(s) on the “IT Colleague Support team of the future”.
- Provide some assistance to the IT Colleague Support Manager with budgetary and financial matters with an overall view to drive down business cost (within the CST remit).
- Chair regular team meetings, to discuss current work, performance and streamline of processes.
- Handle confidential information in line with the firm's data security protocols.
- Promote new hardware and processes throughout the team; working closely with the Infrastructure team on new developments, ensuring new hardware can be supported by the firms IT Build guidelines.
- Identify areas for enhancement and improvement and bring these to the attention of the IT Colleague Support Manager if and when required.
- Work on projects (with other IT team members) to improve and augment service standards that support the IT Strategy.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Experience in Leadership and Team Management:* Experience leading and managing a team of IT Professionals
- Assigning tasks and responsibilities to team members.
- Conducting performance evaluations and providing constructive feedback.
- Proficiency in troubleshooting and resolving complex technical issues.
- Experience with operating systems (Windows) and common applications.
- Gathering user feedback and continuously improving support services.
- Ability to explain technical issues in a clear and understandable manner to non\-technical users.
- Demonstrating a strong customer service mindset and resolving user issues promptly.
- Assisting tracking expenditures and ensuring cost\-effective use of resources.
- Identifying and implementing cost\-saving measures.
- Utilizing remote support tools effectively to troubleshoot and resolve issues.
- Ensuring remote users receive the same level of support as on\-site users.
- Continuously evaluating and refining support workflows.
- Awareness of recent software \& hardware developments.
- Maintaining excellent customer focus, ensuring the needs of the customer are always understood and prioritised.
- Previous management experience of supporting a team (preferably a remote team).
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in order to support users on IT related matters to ensure the efficient and smooth running across all locations.
- Be a Team Player with the ability to exude confidence.
- Positive “Can do” attitude with good facilitation qualities.
- Ability to multi\-task and work under pressure delivery to tight deadlines.
- Able to work independently or collaboratively.
- Highly organised and able to handle multiple demands and deadlines simultaneously.
- Demonstrate compliance with our values of being clear, creative, determined and supportive.
- Significant experience of managing people, coaching and development.
- Analytical with excellent budgeting, and cost\-management skills
- Good written, oral and interpersonal communication skills
- Have experience of leading high performing teams demonstrating the ability to work collaboratively to achieve results.
Additional Information
As a Disability Confident Scheme employer, we’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you need any reasonable adjustments at any stage (including the application, assessment or interview process), please contact recruitment@dacbeachcroft.com in confidence with the vacancy reference in the subject line, and we’ll be happy to help.### About DAC Beachcroft
We are a leading international legal business with over 3,000 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We are market leaders in insurance, health and real estate but with a full\-service offering, including growing Financial Services and Tech capabilities. We represent a wide range of clients – from household names to government departments and NHS bodies. We act for nearly all of the top\-20 UK and global insurers, we're market leaders in the provision of strategic, commercial and regulatory advice to providers and commissioners in the health sector, and in real estate we advise all of the UK’s top\-five housebuilders.
We are a fast\-growing international business with offices around the globe. In addition to our 11 UK offices, we also have offices in Bogota, Buenos Aires, Dublin, Lima, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, New York, Paris, Rome, Santiago de Chile, and Singapore plus a representative office in Miami and broad network of affiliations across the globe.
At DAC Beachcroft we are committed to and recognise the importance of equity, diversity and inclusion across the board, including and beyond the protected characteristics. We take decisions based solely on merit. We value, welcome and seek out people with different backgrounds and life experiences, perspectives, beliefs, ways of thinking and identities.
We are happy to talk flexible working with our Flex Forward scheme. We would encourage you to talk to us about our approach to flexible working during the hiring process if you would like to explore this further.
Note for Recruitment Agencies
DAC Beachcroft manages all vacancies via our in\-house recruitment teams, prioritising direct sourcing and referrals. When external support is required, roles are released to selected agencies on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL).
Speculative CVs sent to any DAC Beachcroft employee without prior instruction from our recruitment teams (LLP and CSG) will not be accepted, and no fees will be payable.
For PSL queries, please contact: recruitment@dacbeachcroft.com or csgrecruitment@dacbeachcroft.com
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