Service Assurance Lead
Service Assurance Lead
Location: Whiteville, NC
Position Overview:
As the Team Leader, you will be responsible for inspiring, guiding, and managing a high-performing team of Managed Service Support Consultants. You will ensure consistent delivery of a first-class, SLA-driven service to Client users, resolving a wide range of managed service inquiries with precision and professionalism. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring a proactive approach to customer engagement, service assurance, and operational excellence. You will champion a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and performance, while fostering collaboration and technical growth across the team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and coordinate daily team operations, ensuring equitable workload distribution and adherence to service delivery standards.
- Drive service assurance by monitoring SLA/KPI performance, proactively identifying risks, and implementing corrective actions to maintain service quality.
- Provide coaching, mentoring, and training to build team capability and ensure consistent execution of duties.
- Motivate and empower team members to achieve individual and collective goals, fostering a culture of ownership and high performance.
- Collaborate with Clients to understand requirements, manage expectations, and contribute to project planning and delivery.
- Ensure all Managed Service provisions are delivered on time, aligned with Client expectations, and supported by robust logistics and stakeholder coordination.
- Establish clear policies and performance objectives, regularly evaluate progress, and reinforce a results-oriented mindset.
- Conduct monthly one-on-one meetings and formal biannual appraisals with a focus on career development and performance growth.
- Communicate effectively with Clients using approved documentation and professional correspondence.
- Lead service delivery reviews (weekly, monthly, quarterly), ensuring strategic alignment with Client needs and future planning.
- Monitor attendance and address personnel issues in accordance with Provalus standards.
- Share expertise and collaborate with other team leaders to enhance the Managed Support function.
- Identify and implement procedural improvements, encouraging team input and innovation.
- Serve as an escalation point for complex issues, ensuring timely resolution and transparent communication.
- Partner with Provalus and Client departments to maintain seamless “business as usual” operations.
- Collect, analyze, and report SLA/KPI data to Provalus delivery leadership and Clients, driving performance transparency.
- Track project milestones and ensure timely execution of deliverables.
- Support the team by actively engaging in customer issue resolution when needed.
- Demonstrate leadership readiness for progression to Team/Delivery Manager roles.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Candidate Profile:
- Proven experience in customer service and technical support, with a strong focus on service assurance and client satisfaction.
- Experience in an ISP environment is advantageous.
- Familiarity with knowledge base creation and maintenance.
- Technical proficiency in OKTA, Active Directory, and Azure AD preferred.
- Academic background or equivalent experience in IT, Business Studies, or related fields.
- Demonstrated success in motivating and leading teams, including acting as a deputy leader.
- Prior experience in team leadership roles preferred.
- Skilled in delivering structured feedback and coaching for performance improvement.
- Exceptional communication skills—both written and verbal.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities under pressure.
- Recognized as a high performer and role model in current role.
- Adept at handling challenging customer and staffing situations with professionalism and empathy.
- Proactive in suggesting process enhancements and driving operational efficiency.
- Willingness to participate in on-call rotation.
Qualifications:
- Minimum two years’ Service Desk or related experience, including leadership of teams of 10+.
- Recommended certifications: CompTIA A+, ITIL Foundations, Google IT Support, ServiceNow, OKTA Certified Professional, AWS Solutions Architect.
- Strong interpersonal skills to build trust and effective working relationships.
- Excellent listening, communication, and supervisory abilities.
- Proven ability to lead with clarity, consistency, and purpose.
- Commitment to learning and following established processes.
- Familiarity with Service Desk software and tools.
- Ability to quickly master service offerings and drive team performance.
Recruiter: Jared Tabor | jaredtabor@provalus.com
Applications will be accepted through October 24th