RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce has a client that is seeking a Manager Incident & Problem Management in West Palm Beach, FL.
Responsibilities:
Critical Incident Response:
* Lead the Major Incident Management (MIM) process for all Priority 1 (Critical) and Priority 2 (High) SAP disruptions
* Host and facilitate emergency technical bridges, coordinating rapid response efforts across internal IT infrastructure, SAP Basis, network teams, and external vendors
* Draft and distribute clear, business-centric executive communications during outages, keeping the IT Leadership, Corporate Sponsors, and OpCo Presidents continuously informed of impact and estimated recovery times
Problem Management & RCA:
* Lead the post-mortem analysis for all major incidents to effectively decrypt the root cause of systemic failures
* Partner with the SAP development and QC teams to design and deploy permanent structural fixes, actively preventing the recurrence of known errors
* Maintain the CoE's Known Error Database (KEDB) to accelerate and streamline future triage efforts
AMS & Vendor Governance:
* Oversee the daily operations of external Application Management Services (AMS) partners, functioning as the Tier 1 and Tier 2 support teams
* Enforce strict adherence to Service Level Agreements (SLAs), holding external vendors strictly accountable for response times, resolution quality, and ticket backlog reduction
* Ensure seamless ticket hand-offs between the external support desk and the CoE's internal Level 3 engineering teams
Operational Analytics & Trend Spotting:
* Monitor daily incident volumes across all core business domains, including Finance, Operations, and Supply Chain
* Identify spikes in "How-To" tickets that indicate a failure in user training rather than a system defect, and feed this intelligence back to change managers to proactively update training materials
REQUIREMENTS:
* Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
* Minimum of 5+ years of experience in Major Incident Management, Problem Management, or IT Service Management within an SAP environment
* Proven experience in vendor management, specifically overseeing Application Management Services (AMS) partners and SLA enforcement
* Demonstrated expertise in SAP S/4HANA systems and architecture
* Strong proficiency in leading root cause analysis (RCA) and maintaining a Known Error Database (KEDB)
* Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to draft executive-level communications during critical outages
* Strong analytical mindset for monitoring incident trends and identifying training gaps
* Proven ability to lead emergency technical bridges and command response efforts under high-pressure situations
The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.
We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.
Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.
This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.
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- Dice Id: kforcecx
- Position Id: ITEQG2188576
- Posted 30+ days ago
