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IT Operations Manager – Finance – Cheltenham/Flexible

IT Operations Manager – Finance – Cheltenham/Flexible (PR/CR/014088) Cheltenham, England

Salary: GBP65000 - GBP65000 per annum + Excellent Benefits & Flexible Working

IT Operations Manager – Finance – Cheltenham/Flexible

Salary is up to 65k plus excellent benefits

IT Operations Manager required for finance organisation based in Cheltenham, where you will play a major part in overseeing IT Operations during a time of exciting growth and transformation. Within the role, you will oversee day-to-day activities of the IT Ops Team and 3rd party suppliers, ensuring systems, services & infrastructure work reliably and securely. The role is expected to be based 2 days in the office in Cheltenham, with occasional travel to other sites.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience as an IT Manager/IT Operations Manager, with proven experience and understanding of ITIL Principles, alongside previous 3rd party supplier management.

Key Responsibilities

  • Oversees day-to-day activities of the IT Operations team, ensuring systems, services and infrastructure work reliably, securely and scale to meet the needs of the business
  • Provide high quality customer service, ensuring incidents, service requests, problem records and project/change requests are managed appropriately within the team
  • Performance management of existing 3rd party IT vendors, including regular service reviews
  • Leads engagement with new IT suppliers, and supports commercial negotiations
  • Management and procurement of IT assets and software licences, ensuring efficient use, value for money and spend within budget

Key Skills of the role

  • Proven experience as an IT Manager, or similar role
  • ITIL Foundation certified or above (desirable)
  • Previous experience in Finance would be highly desirable but not essential.
  • Good practical knowledge of computer systems (hardware and software), cloud / physical infrastructure and networks
  • Proven experience of managing 3rd party supplier management
  • Proven experience of continuous improvement and process refinement

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IT Operations Manager – Finance – Cheltenham/Flexible

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