Allegiance Group
Service Desk Manager
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Job Title: Service Desk Manager
Location: Preston, Lancashire
Salary: Up to £60,000 | Leading Microsoft Partner
Are you an experienced Service Desk Manager looking to join a leading Microsoft Partner with a genuinely modern approach to managed IT services?
We’re working with an established and growing technology business in Preston that has built an excellent reputation for delivering high-quality Microsoft solutions and managed services to its customers.
This is a business that has invested heavily in its people, technology, and working environment. You'll be based from a state-of-the-art office, working with modern technology, established systems, and well-developed processes and procedures designed to enable the technical team to deliver an exceptional service.
They're now looking for a Service Desk Manager to take ownership of their support operation and play a key role in its continued development.
Why this opportunity stands out
- Join a leading Microsoft Partner with a strong reputation in the market.
- Salary up to £60,000.
- Work from a state-of-the-art Preston office and modern technical environment.
- Join a business investing in the latest Microsoft technologies and solutions.
- Established processes, procedures, and systems – this isn't an environment where you'll be expected to build everything from scratch.
- Genuine opportunity to influence how the Service Desk continues to develop.
- Work alongside experienced technical professionals in a business that takes service delivery seriously.
- Join an ambitious, growing organization with a strong focus on developing its people.
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The Role
You'll take ownership of the day-to-day performance and development of the Service Desk, ensuring the technical team delivers consistently high standards of support.
This is more than simply managing a ticket queue. You'll have responsibility for people, performance, process, and customer experience, while continuously looking for ways to make an already established operation even better.
You'll be responsible for:
- Leading, motivating, and developing the Service Desk team.
- Managing day-to-day Service Desk performance.
- Monitoring SLAs, KPIs, ticket volumes, response times, and resolution performance.
- Ensuring tickets are correctly prioritized, escalated, and resolved.
- Managing workloads and resources across the team.
- Running regular 1-to-1s, performance reviews, and development plans.
- Coaching and mentoring technical engineers.
- Managing customer and technical escalations.
- Driving continuous improvement across processes and procedures.
- Identifying recurring issues and implementing long-term improvements.
- Working closely with senior leadership and other technical teams.
- Maintaining exceptional levels of customer service.
- Supporting recruitment and onboarding as the team continues to develop.
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What we're looking for
You'll ideally already be working as a:
- Service Desk Manager
- IT Support Manager
- Helpdesk Manager
- Technical Support Manager
- Service Delivery Manager
You'll have experience leading technical support engineers within an MSP, Microsoft Partner, or managed services environment and understand what a high-performing Service Desk should look like.
You'll also bring strong knowledge of SLAs, KPIs, ticket management, technical escalations, and Microsoft environments, alongside the leadership skills required to get the best from a technical team.
Interested?
If you're looking for your next Service Desk leadership role and want to join a high-quality Microsoft Partner offering excellent technology, modern facilities, established processes, and genuine opportunity to make an impact, we'd love to speak with you.
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