Service Desk Team Lead Remote

We are looking for an experienced and operational-savvy Team Lead to guide a Shared Service Desk team of 10+ agents. In this role, you will be the tactical "boots on the ground" leader, ensuring high-quality support across [multiple clients / diverse internal departments]. The ideal candidate is not just a technical escalation point, but a people leader capable of driving performance, managing complex SLAs, and maintaining high morale in a fast-paced, multi-tenant support environment.

Job Duties -

Direct Supervision: Manage the day-to-day operations of a team of 10-15 Service Desk Agents.

Coaching & Development: Conduct weekly 1:1s, monthly performance reviews, and live call/ticket audits to identify coaching opportunities.

Culture Building: Foster a collaborative and resilient team culture that minimizes burnout, a common challenge in shared service environments.

Shift Management: Oversee scheduling, time-off requests, and shift handovers to ensure 24/7 (or business hour) coverage.

Metric Adherence: Monitor real-time dashboards to ensure adherence to SLAs (First Response Time, Resolution Time) and KPIs (CSAT, First Contact Resolution).

Queue Management: Actively manage ticket queues to prevent backlogs and ensure equitable workload distribution among agents.

Escalation Handling: Serve as the primary point of contact for handling escalated issues from the team or dissatisfied stakeholders/customers.

Knowledge Management: Oversee the creation and maintenance of the Knowledge Base to ensure agents have up-to-date procedures for various clients/business units.

Process Optimization: Identify bottlenecks in the support workflow and propose changes to the Service Desk Manager to improve efficiency.

Onboarding: Lead the training and onboarding process for new hires to get them to full productivity quickly.

Minimum 3-5 years of experience in an IT Service Desk environment, with at least 1+ year in a leadership or senior capacity (Team Lead, Shift Lead, or Senior Analyst).

Team Size: Proven experience mentoring or leading teams of 10 or more individuals.

Shared Services Knowledge: Understanding of how to manage support for multiple clients or business units simultaneously (multi-tenant environments).

Technical Proficiency: Strong working knowledge of ITSM tools (e.g., ServiceNow, Jira Service Management, Zendesk, or Freshservice).

Tech Stack: Familiarity with supporting Microsoft 365, Active Directory, Azure, and remote support tools.

Desired Skills & Experience -

Certification: ITIL 4 Foundation certification

Analytics: Experience using Power BI or Excel to generate weekly performance reports

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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.


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