Service Delivery Manager

Job Title Service Delivery Manager Location Johannesburg Nature of role Full-time Permanent role Reports to Head of Service Delivery South Africa Role Description Reporting to the Head of Service Delivery, the Service Delivery Manager has primary responsibility for providing senior client management support, incorporating service delivery oversight and commercial management. The Service Delivery Manager will be accountable for setting the priorities in order to achieve commercial outcomes, both internally and externally, for their clients. The Service Delivery Manager will obtain a clear understanding of our client businesses and strategic intent and use this understanding to drive revenue generation as well as providing intelligence to Sales and Product & Proposition teams. Key responsibilities will include service reviews, issue escalation ownership, oversight of SLA/KPI deliverables and contractual compliance. This role would work closely with Asset Services & Delivery, PMO, Sales, and Production Support teams to provide a high level of senior relationship support and service delivery. The SDM will undertake consultation with key Asset Services stakeholders and Delivery leads to determine and set overall regional priorities. This role will require a strong understanding of FNZ’s client offering, operational processes and support functions. Specific Role Responsibilities Strategy formulation and implementation Identifies and secures additional commercial opportunities with each customer within their remit; Positions FNZ as 'strategic adviser' to all customers within their remit and demonstrates this through regular access to strategic decision-makers, involvement in customer strategy sessions etc; Contributes to the formulation and refinement of the wider FNZ vision and strategy; Uses professional networks to assist the Sales team to identify and secure commercial opportunities with new customers; Maintains a very high degree of domain expertise and professional currency (regulation, market drivers, FNZ propositions and processes etc) and as such can arrive at a point of view and articulate it clearly and compellingly, in either an internal or customer facing context. Leadership Establishes exceptional working relationships within FNZ based on trust, loyalty, dependability and skill; Earns respect from colleagues, customers and other professional stakeholders; Is highly committed to FNZs enterprise-level and local goals and can articulate these clearly and compellingly; Leads by example, 'mucks-in' and assists other FNZ staff where necessary, sets clear direction, and sells benefits to gain commitment. Is accessible and approachable; Drives a commercial focus throughout the team. Has a clear and accurate understanding of the commercial situation of FNZ locally and regionally, can demonstrate this, and acts primarily to create long term value for FNZs shareholders; Drives a ‘change agent’ mentality - has an action bias and challenges the status quo where desirable outcomes can be achieved by doing things differently; Is vocal and opinionated with respect to decisions that impact customers within their remit. Speaks compellingly, and is influential in securing good customer outcomes and preventing bad ones; Always speaks 'truth to power', adheres to FNZs whistle-blowing policy and applicable legislation to ensure the appropriateness of all FNZ actions with respect to customers in their remit. Vocally pursues good ideas and defends against bad ones regardless of tenure and seniority within the organisation; Wishes to develop skills and experience, and demonstrates self-directed steps to achieve this; Takes a genuine interest in the development of more junior employees and goes out of their way to assist with this; Instils a sense of 'do or die' urgency as and where necessary, and achieves a commensurate work rate from relevant FNZ staff; Drives a service culture with a positive “can do” attitude. Managing Service Delivery Maintains their customer satisfaction levels above an acceptable level (measurement criteria and target level to be agreed with Managing Director) at all times, subject to agreed variations for events beyond the SDMs control; Visits customers on-site monthly or as otherwise agreed; Demonstrates a proven ability to influence and lead the customer where necessary or desirable; Provides senior client management support including undertaking regular service reviews with clients identifying any areas of improvement required and discussing strategy and opportunities; Is aware of and conversant in all key service delivery metrics including SLA/KPI and contractual compliance. Produces or oversees production of these metrics where required; Successfully communicates