Lead Production Operations

The Role

In close partnership with the Director of Production Operations, the Lead - Production Operations is a hands-on leadership role responsible for overseeing the operational efficiency and scalability of IT infrastructure and services. This position ensures seamless delivery of IT services to support the organization s strategic objectives and operational needs. The ideal candidate is a leader with strong technical expertise and a proven track record of working with complex IT environments.

Reports To

Director - Production Operations Infrastructure Services

Location

Preference for this person to be based in Bangalore and hybrid.

What You Will Do

• Oversee optimization of ITSM processes, including incident, problem, change, and configuration management.
• Managing Major incident Management bridges and communication to leadership
• Monitor and analyze ITSM metrics and KPIs, driving improvements in operational efficiency and service quality.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure IT services align with business needs and deliver maximum value.
• Lead the incident management process to ensure rapid identification, escalation, resolution, and documentation of incidents.
• Lead teams to conduct blameless post-incident reviews to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Monitor incident trends and drive continuous improvements to reduce recurrence and improve response times.
• Manage the lifecycle of problems, from identification and analysis to resolution and prevention.
• Collaborate with technical teams to perform root cause analysis (RCA) and implement long-term fixes.
• Drive proactive problem management initiatives to mitigate potential risks and enhance system reliability.
• Support initiatives to enhance employee support experiences, including self-service tools and knowledge base resources.

Who You Are

• Education: Bachelors degree in information technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Experience: Minimum of 5+ years of experience working with the ServiceNow platform, with at least 3 years in a lead role within a similar-sized global organization, collaborating with diverse technology teams across time zones.
• Rapid Problem-Solving: Utilize your adaptability and problem-solving skills to swiftly address stakeholder challenges and remove roadblocks to adoption at scale
• Technical Expertise: Deep understanding of ServiceNow platform, best practices to optimize development lifecycle, development best practices, and understanding of ITSM modules.
• Leadership Skills: Proven ability to foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement across multiple support towers.
• Communication Skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at Top levels of the organization.
• Vendor Management: Experience in collaborating with vendors to maximize vendor engagements and contributions.
• Hands-on or at least applied knowledge of IT infrastructure in either networking, cloud services, platform and hosting, or security systems.
• Possess a strong understanding of ITIL frameworks and core IT service management (ITSM) principles.

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