Job Title: Service Desk Team Lead Location: Worcestershire Salary: £50,000 per annum benefits We are partnering with a fast-growing Managed Network Services Provider seeking an experienced Service Desk Team Lead to oversee and manage their service desk operations. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead a technical support team, ensuring excellent service delivery across a range of client networks and IT systems. Role Overview As the Service Desk Team Lead, you will manage the daily operations of the service desk, providing leadership and guidance to a team of technical support engineers. You will act as an escalation point for complex technical issues, maintain service quality, and help drive continuous improvement initiatives. Key Responsibilities Lead, coach, and manage a team of service desk engineers to deliver first-class support. Act as a technical escalation point for complex issues, particularly around Cisco routers, switches, firewalls, VPNs, and other networking equipment. Monitor and maintain service levels (SLAs, KPIs) and ensure consistent, high-quality support. Collaborate with clients and internal teams to resolve network and IT infrastructure issues efficiently. Support configuration, deployment, and troubleshooting of client network environments. Implement and maintain knowledge management, documentation, and process improvements. Participate in recruitment, onboarding, and training of service desk staff. Support ITIL-aligned incident, change, and problem management processes. Skills & Experience Required Proven experience leading a service desk team within an MSP or managed network services environment. Strong technical knowledge of Cisco networking technologies (routers, switches, ASA/FTD firewalls, VPNs, wireless solutions). Hands-on experience with LAN/WAN, VLANs, routing protocols (OSPF, BGP, EIGRP), and network monitoring tools. Knowledge of Microsoft technologies (Windows Server, Active Directory, Office 365) and cloud platforms. Experience with PSA/ticketing systems and ITIL service management practices. Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with the ability to escalate appropriately. Excellent leadership, coaching, and mentoring skills. Clear communication skills, able to explain technical issues to non-technical stakeholders. If you are a motivated leader with a strong technical background and a passion for driving excellent customer service, this is an excellent opportunity to make a real impact within a growing MSP. Apply today with your CV to be considered.