Service Manager | S2 | Technology & Data | Unity Place, Milton Keynes |

We have an exciting opportunity available for a Service Manager to join the Service Management team. This role works collaboratively with projects teams, technical colleagues, and business stakeholders to act as a technology specialist, a key point of contact for all Santander UK Technology related services, contracts, and technologies. It establishes and maintains ITSM discipline for the critical services with SLAs, metrics, and targets. You will be responsible for the successful delivery of IT Services to one or more of Santander UK clients. A multi-faceted role where individuals will utilise their skills and knowledge in IT service, organisation, and people to achieve exceptional service delivery and client satisfaction. The difference you'll make:

• Acting as a technology specialist, a key point of contact for all Santander (UK) Clients related services, contracts, and technologies
• Establishing and maintaining TSM discipline for the critical services with SLAs, metrics, and targets
• Working across the organisation to represent and provide value to their client(s)
• Understanding and leading the technology roadmap in line with the IT and Service Strategy
• Maintaining and appropriately challenging commercially viable services for the business
  
  Experience working in a Service Management or similar role
• Experience of successfully analysing, developing, and implementing projects, changes and agile releases without incident
• Understanding of IT infrastructure and technologies used to deliver services
• Relationship building and influencing skills; together with the ability to work closely with Technology teams
• Great governance and process adherence; with the ability to deliver an excellent customer service experience
• Ability to manage under pressure and multitask (multiple projects seeking to go live at once)
It would also be nice for you to have:
• ITIL V3 Foundation/ITIL V4 Foundation or above
• Knowledge and understanding of project delivery methodologies, i.e., Agile, Waterfall
• Problem solving skills
• Familiarity with IT Service Management toolsets such as Service Now or equivalent
What else you need to know: This role is based in Milton Keynes. We want our people to thrive at work and home, and also be able to deliver the best outcomes for our customers and to help each other develop. To support this, we offer site-based contracts with a hybrid working pattern and our expected level of attendance in an office is at least 12 days per month (pro-rata for part-time roles).

1st Stage - Technical Interview - this will a 30min technical interview with one of the team 2nd Stage - A one-hour formal interview where we will ask both technical and competency-based questions. This can be done virtually or face to face depending on your situation. If there's anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, please let us know. Inclusion At Santander we're creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair. How we'll reward you. As well as a salary, we offer a wide range of benefits that you can choose from and tailor to your needs.
• £500 annual cash allowance to spend on our great range of benefits.
• Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus.
• We put 8% of salary into your pension, even if you don't contribute yourself. We'll pay in up to 12.5% of salary, if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer.
• 27 days' holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 28 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year.
• Free access to a range of digital health services, including GP.
• Protection for you and your family, with company-funded death-in-service benefit and income protection insurance, and the option to take advantage of discounted rates for additional life assurance and critical illness cover.
• 24/7 access to an online employee discount platform including retailers, entertainment, eating out, travel and more.
• Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates. Including: medical insurance, dental insurance, and health assessments.
• Share in Santander's success by saving or investing in our share plans.
• Support your favourite causes through charitable giving and our community partnerships.
• As a Santander UK employee, you are able to request staff versions of our products like our Edge Current Accounts and Credit Cards with no fees, as well as apply to many other deals and discounts in Santander products and services.