Do you enjoy working with large Enterprise customers and understand what it takes to achieve the highest levels of customer satisfaction? Can you spot the trends in customer technical support use and use this knowledge to make them more efficient and effective? Does understanding a broad range of Microsoft products and being an expert at describing their value interest you?
\nMicrosoft Services help customers realize their full potential through accelerated adoption and productive use of Microsoft technologies. We are a global team of exceptional people who deliver world class services with partners, earning customer confidence, trust, and loyalty by Improving the overall Customer and Partner Experience, Serving as the customer advocates within Microsoft and Driving customer-centric product improvement<\/p>\n
The Service Delivery Manager (SDM) provides support delivery management of Premier issues and services designed to improve customer IT operational health in assigned account(s)
\nThe SDM:
\n\u2022 Is the trusted advisor to the account\u2019s Customer Support Manager (CSM) and the Microsoft owner of the customers IT operational health
\n\u2022 Manages support delivery on reactive incidents provided by Microsoft CSS
\n\u2022 Knowledgeable on a wide range of Microsoft technology with industry recognized IT Operations certification
\n\u2022 Maintains Support Delivery Plans that capture situation and analysis for IT Health improvement – also used by sales opportunities and renewal
\n\u2022 Manages the delivery and follow-up of proactive support designed to reduce reactive support cases and costs<\/p>\n
The value the SDM brings to the customer is successful operation, and hence realization of value, of Microsoft products. The value the SDM brings to Microsoft is increased customer satisfaction, reduced support costs, and awareness needed around product improvements.<\/p>\n
The Service Delivery Manager is the only long term, relationship based, customer facing support role.<\/p>\n
Qualifications
\n3-5 years related experience.
\nBA\/BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering.
\nCompetency in Analytical Problem Solving, Building Customer\/Partner Relationships, Confidence, Cross-Boundary Collaboration, Impact and Influence, Interpersonal Awareness, Project Management, Strategic Insight, Product & Technology Expertise , Value Selling.
\nTraining and certification in ITIL Foundation Certificate – required.<\/p>\n
Job Category:\u00a0Services & Consulting
\nLocation:\u00a0South Africa, Durban
\nJob ID:\u00a0783372
\nProduct:\u00a0(Not Product Specific)
\nDivision:\u00a0Services & Support<\/p>\n