The Service and Incident Management Manager will lead the Ameriprise Incident Management Team with Critical/Major incident management being the primary responsibility. This resource will be working with multiple teams across business and technologies to manage incidents and run bridges with the primary objective of reducing MTRS of incidents. Provide operational leadership and direction to technology operations team(s) including employees, contract personal and strategic vendor partners. Accountable for the availability and performance of applications and services and the seamless business consumption of them. Own production support, front-line management of incidents, small enhancements, and proactive/preventative testing and analysis (to include solution ideation, recommendation and implementation). Serve as escalation point and operational expert for issues, needs and operational requirements.
Key Responsibilities Responsibilities
Act with decisive confidence and exercise influence over a wide range of individuals at all levels of business and technical leadership Ensure incidents are fully documented both during and after the incident, including gathering and recording the full incident timeline of events
Collaborate with multiple teams across business and technology to ensure processes are in compliance with guidelines Produce documents that outline incident protocols such as how to handle cybersecurity threatsProduction
Support Prioritize incidents according to their urgency and impact to the business and escalate (technical and/or hierarchical) as needed Engage team, partners and stakeholders appropriately to ensure full collaboration, multiple viewpoints and full transparency
Maintain a professional demeanor and attitude while being assertive when leading an incident investigation Apply technical acumen to ask the right questions, collect the responses, set actions based on information, and to follow-up with probing questions if the response does not fit the situation Establish and manage goals, reporting needs, key performance indicators / early indicators and dashboards for measurement of operation success Ensure operational readiness thru effective handoff of technologies and services into production
Develop and/or oversee development of configurations, monitoring procedures and break/fix documentation Collaborate on system health evaluations to address performance issues and establish action plans Drive proliferation of existing technology investments and capabilities to enable business efficiencies Escalation point with vendors or users on current product capabilities and enhancement requests Escalation contact for assigned incident & problem workgroups
Monitor and perform routine performance/service-level audits to ensure optimal utilization
Accountable for scheduled and unscheduled operational maintenance tasks
Ensure escalation processes in place and utilized
Collaborate with technical teams, business partners, and vendors to advocate for assigned services/technologies, ensuring stable operations/production environment
Coordinate efforts of support teams (internal and/or vendor) to drive service restoration targets
Liaise with technology teams to develop corrective action or workarounds to resolve incidentsLeadership- Provide oversight and leadership to technology operations team- Delegate and prioritize work to ensure effective execution of team/function deliverables-
Ensure knowledge transfer and cross-training of team to effectively support the business- Develop and maintain a high-performing team through effective hiring, vendor partner management, coaching and performance management- Develop, manage and champion policies and standards
Operational Requirements- Provide insight into operational requirements / needs and funding conversations
Participate in the annual budget and project planning process
Review and approve vendor/supplier invoices, as applicable, to ensure services provided/business activity translates accurately to spend
Work with finance and business management teams to manage overall operational finance plan for voice & contact center technologies
Manage all business as usual changes work requests thru Service Catalog, critique volumes and trends on an ongoing basis
Respond to escalations and SLA misses- Maintain Online knowledge cases for both users and technical support personalVendor & Service Level Management- Primary day-to-day liaison with suppliers and vendors for assigned portfolio(s) of applications/services
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or similar field; or equivalent work experience
10 to 18 years of relevant experience required
Understanding of ITIL - Change, Incident, Problem, Knowledge Management Strong analytic skills including ability to identify patterns and potential issues Situation management and decision-making skills Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
Ability to multi-task and remain calm in critical situations Detail oriented
Preferred Qualifications
Certifications preferred: ITIL Foundation Certification Previous experience in a Critical/Major Incident Management role Experience working with the following tools: MS Office, ServiceNow, Power BI, JIRA, Confluence
Experience with event correlation and interpretation, utilizing various monitoring tools (Dynatrace, SumoLogic) Solid understanding of business functional areas, systems, and capabilities Solid understanding of basic infrastructure design and operation Experience supporting applications within the Financial Services industry (eg broker-dealer, asset management, insurance, etc
Job Classification
Industry: BankingFunctional Area / Department: IT & Information SecurityRole Category: IT Infrastructure ServicesRole: Software Compliance - License ManagementEmployement Type: Full time