Team Leader

Life on the team

Computacenter has an international presence, so if your role involves global projects or support, you may have the chance to collaborate with colleagues and clients from different countries. Workloads and work hours can vary depending on project demands and client needs. At Computacenter we often emphasize work-life balance. Computacenter is involved in cutting-edge IT solutions, so you may have opportunities to work on innovative projects that leverage the latest technologies.

The IT landscape is constantly evolving, so you'll need to stay updated on new technologies, software, and best practices to effectively support users. Overall, life in Computacenter can be rewarding as you play a crucial role in helping users and maintaining the functionality of an organization's IT systems. It can also be challenging at times, but it offers opportunities for growth and the satisfaction of solving technical problems and assisting users.

What you’ll do

• Roles at this level will plan and organise their own work, have substantial personal responsibility and autonomy, work under general direction and have a framework of accountability. Ensure Department meets SLA performance targets
• Maintain & improve Customer satisfaction levels
• Understand and adhere to policies and procedures
• Responsible maintaining budget/cost lines
• Responsible for management of resourcing requirements
• Ensure, Maintain & improve the Continuous Improvement mentality and level in the team

What you’ll need

• Produces and analyses management reports to allocate work and report on trends.
• Resolves customer escalation in a timely manner to avoid disruption and minimise business impact.
• Plans and distributes workload appropriately to ensure that business needs and deadlines are met.
• Provides clear, concise and relevant communication to ensure clarity of objectives and outputs required.
• Controls relevant costs lines in order to meet budgetary requirements.
• Act in accordance with Computacenter Information Security Policies and report any potential or actual Security events or other Security risks to the organisation.
• Ensure team members are adequately trained, encourage development of skills, ensure backup structure is in place.
• Conduct performance reviews and 121 meetings in line with CC policies. Regular coaching, mentoring and timely feedback to team members in a professional way
• Responsible for management of resourcing requirements (attrition and retention)
• Governance of knowledge availability and quality of service
• Act as a role model for their direct reports
• Ensure the workload of incoming customer queries is distributed equally in the team and the workflows and queues are managed properly (via floorwalking, remote management, etc)

Experience & Education

• 7 to 10 years of experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in information security, Computer Science, or bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent work experience.

Skills

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Applications
• Coordinates, organises and prioritises work activity for self and others
• Excellent proven customer service skills
• Excellent administrative skills and ability to analyse data and produce reports
• Excellent Interpersonal, literacy and numeracy skills
• Confidence building relationships with key stakeholder and senior management
• Team player with collaborative and supportive style
• Business focused oral and written communication skills
• Good (working) knowledge of relevant business systems e.g. SAP (new systems/ acceptance and promotion)
• Excellent coaching and communication skills with a proactive approach to solutions
• Raise and support improvements ideas (both on resource/environment/systems)
• Ability to do the job independently
• Ability to prioritize and work on tight timelines
• Ability to support operations manager in managing the account
• Ability to act as the deputy of the Operations Manager whenever required both internally and externally
• Open to work in a 24/7 work environment

About us

With over 20,000 employees across the globe, we work at the heart of digitisation, advising organisations on IT strategy, implementing the most appropriate technology, and helping our customers to source, transform and manage their technology infrastructure in over 70 countries. We deliver digital technology to some of the world’s greatest organisations, driving digital transformation, and enabling people and their businesses.

Learning and development

Our people are our strength which is why we offer leadership training, coaching, mentoring, professional development, and international opportunities. Whichever direction you choose to go in – whether it’s a well-trodden path or a completely new part of the business – we’ll support you. Our managers champion their people, powering their personal development and helping them to reach their full potential. 

You belong

We passionately believe in the power of diversity and inclusion. We celebrate our differences because we know a diverse workforce with different experiences and perspectives helps us win together. And to do that, you need to feel comfortable to bring your whole self to work – and you can only do that when you feel supported, valued, and have a sense of belonging which is what we strive to achieve.Your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender identity or sexual orientation. All that matters to us is that you share our vision and our values, and that you bring the experience and skills we need. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applications from people with a disability – and guarantee to interview applicants who have a disability and meet the essential requirements for the job.