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Role purpose
We’re looking for a commercially aware, relationship-driven Service Delivery Manager to take ownership of client “run” services across a portfolio of key accounts.
This role is focused on ensuring high-quality delivery against contractual commitments, acting as the link between clients, internal delivery teams, and senior stakeholders. You’ll be responsible for maintaining strong client relationships, managing service performance, and driving continuous improvement, while balancing client needs with commercial outcomes.
Role responsibilities
- Act as the primary point of contact for clients, managing relationships from operational to executive level
- Ensure services are delivered in line with SLAs and contractual agreements
- Lead on major incidents, escalations, and issue resolution
- Manage service performance, including reporting, RAG status, and risk tracking
- Own service review meetings and stakeholder communication
- Drive service improvement plans, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews
- Coordinate delivery across internal teams including support, delivery, and shared services
- Oversee service delivery planning, resourcing, and budgeting
- Maintain and enhance service delivery frameworks, processes, and reporting standards
- Work closely with Sales and customer teams to support renewals and identify growth opportunities
- Ensure a strong balance between client satisfaction and commercial performance
Key skills & qualifications
- Proven experience in a Service Delivery Manager or similar role within a technology or SaaS environment
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage both operational users and senior executives
- Experience managing SLAs, service governance, and client reporting
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to build trusted relationships
- Strong commercial awareness, with the ability to manage service scope against contractual commitments
- Experience working across multiple internal teams in a complex delivery environment
Desirable:
- Experience in financial services or a regulated environment
- Exposure to service improvement planning and roadmap ownership
- Experience identifying efficiencies or improvements in service delivery through automation or new ways of working