Service Manager
Worldline is the European leader in digital payments and number four worldwide, powered by over 20,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Every day, our technology provides the trusted infrastructure for millions of people and businesses around the world - and we ́re just getting started. We are on an exciting journey to lead the way towards the next frontier of payments. Our ambitions are extraordinarily high, and we need the best people in the world to bring them to life – people like you. So if you are a highly skilled customer success manager looking to make a real impact on the world, join our journey!
What the role is about:
You’ll own how we run and improve the services we offer. You’ll keep customers happy, watch costs, sort out issues fast, and work with product owners and delivery teams to make things better every day.
What you’ll do:
· Run the monthly service reviews
· Put together service reports
· Own the budget for service costs
· Handle service escalations and push for quick resolutions
· Keep a good relationship with customers through regular check-ins (visits and calls)
· Monitor tickets for our services and make sure updates are meaningful and timely
· Track and report service availability
· Produce quotes for customers
· Work with Product Owners to feed ideas into the backlog
· Look for improvements or ways to save money
· Review and approve changes to services
· Send out customer communications (and respond when needed)
What we’re after (skills and background):
· Degree in IT, Engineering, Business, or similar, or solid real-world experience
· Hands-on experience in service management, account management, or a similar role
· Know-how on service delivery metrics, SLAs, and reporting
· Budgeting or cost-management experience
· Great communication and relationship-building skills
· Comfortable handling escalations and coordinating with different teams
· Familiar with ticketing systems and reporting tools
· Analytical enough to spot optimization opportunities and quantify savings
· PM or backlog experience is a bonus
· Customer-focused with a practical approach to change
Nice to have:
· Experience of the Rail Industry, Planning, Control or Rostering
· ITIL certification
What you’ll bring (core strengths):
· Customer management
· Ownership and governance of services
· Problem solving and decision making
· Stakeholder engagement
· Data and reporting
· Financial awareness
· Change management
· Clear, effective communication
How we’ll measure success:
· On-time monthly service reviews
· Quality and speed of service reports
· Staying within budget
· How fast and well escalations are handled
· Customer happiness and relationship health
· Ticket SLAs and update quality
· Availability and uptime
· Speed of quotes and backlog input
· Number of improvements and savings put in place
People you’ll work with:
· Product Owners
· Delivery/Support Teams
· Customers and key stakeholders
· Finance Teams
· Change Advisory Board (when needed)
Where you’ll work:
· Hybrid working 3 days in the office in either Beeston or Newton Aycliffe
· Regular travel to customer sites in the UK