IT Service Design & Transition Manager

Lockton is the world's largest privately held independent insurance brokerage. Since 1966, our private ownership has allowed us to serve our clients, nurture our people, and give back to our communities in ways that benefit both our employees and the communities we work in.

We are looking for a Service Design and Transition Manager to deliver a seamless day to day User Experience and be responsible for the design and transition of Technology services delivered to meet business needs and perform to expected service levels across the region.

You will oversee the journey of transitioning applications, technologies and solutions in production/live state, particularly Service Definition, Design, Transition and Catalogue Management.

As Service Design and Transition Manager, you will also work closely with the Application, Project and Infrastructure teams and successfully deliver and implement new and updated technology services and solutions across the UK/EU and will work to build relationships with internal stakeholders.

The successful candidate will have a background in IT Service Management as well as ITSM toolsets and be passionate about Service Design and Transition.

You will have a track record of providing outstanding customer service, managing, and delivering projects consistently into a live environment within deadlines and can demonstrate a proactive approach to continual service improvement and seeking to exceed customer expectations.

You must be a strong communicator, open minded, pro active, approachable, and open to ideas, learning and discussing new approaches as well as having conversations about everyday events.

• BSc/BA degree preferred or equivalent education and/or experience.
• Experience working in IT Support and an experienced Service Manager.
• Account administration and onboarding/offboarding experience and related automation is essential.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Experience in developing individuals of various skill levels.
• Strong Service Design, Transition and Catalogue Management knowledge.
• Experience with Service Management best practices and process improvement.
• Ability to effectively prioritise and execute tasks in a fast paced environment.
• Ability to manage competing priorities.
• Technical mindset but able to articulate and understand business needs.
• Good technical background.
• Experience working with ITSM solutions.
• Good understanding of Azure, Active Directory, Exchange, PowerShell and Mͣ5;
• Experience in writing both technical and user friendly documentation to educate the team/s within IT Operations as well as the organisation.
• ITIL certified and experience of line management.
• Experience of working within the insurance and brokerage industry.

Lockton is the world's largest privately held independent brokerage. Since 1966, our private ownership has allowed us to serve our customers, nurture our people, and give back to our communities.