Service Delivery Manager £450 - £500, Outside IR35 Cheltenham Hybrid DV-Clearance Required Your new company A large Organisation based in Cheltenham Your new role The DV Cleared Service Manager will be responsible for managing the provision of the Cross Domain Service for a Government customer. Working at the customer site with a team of up to 10 engineers, the Service Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the service. The Service Manager will be the primary on-site representative working with customer teams and other suppliers to oversee the delivery of the service and deliver continuous service improvement. Responsibilities: Manage a team of up to 10 engineers to support the cross-domain system. Ensure timely response to incidents and oversee the incident management process. Ensure appropriate investigation into ongoing problems and agree suitable mitigation actions. Liaise with customer and other supplier stakeholders to manage and resolve issues. Contribute to configuration and asset management processes at the client. Ensure continuous delivery of updates into the test, reference, and production systems. Share product upgrade information with customer stakeholders to enable them to take advantage of new features and capabilities. Providing regular reporting to customers on the provision of the managed service, including providing reports on adherence to, or exceptions to, commercial commitments (SLAs, KPIs etc.) Providing regular reporting on customer satisfaction, including providing proposals for how any dissatisfaction will be addressed. Acting as a point of escalation for customers. Working closely with customer stakeholders on an ongoing basis to ensure that managed service docks into their own processes and tooling effectively and efficiently. Supporting internal stakeholders with commercial proposals and negotiations as required. Identifying and reporting commercial opportunities to the internal commercial stakeholders. Working with agile delivery managers to ensure seamless interaction between managed service provision and project delivery. What you'll need to succeed Experience of managed service provision to public sector customers Strong written and verbal communicator Proactive Adaptable Familiarity with ITSM frameworks such as ITIL and ISO 20000 Familiarity with Service Integration and Management (SIAM) Must have DV clearance What you'll get in return Up to £500 per day, outside IR35. Continuation on DV Clearance What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)