Fanatics, Inc.

Global IT Service Desk Manager

Fanatics, Inc.

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: New YorkUnited States

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Salary

💰 $109,000 - $144,000 per year

Job Level

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Service Desk professionals
  • Own daily operations of global IT service delivery
  • Establish, track, and continuously improve SLAs, KPIs, and service performance metrics
  • Act as an escalation point and incident leader for high-severity or business-critical issues
  • Design, document, and continuously refine Service Desk processes, playbooks, and runbooks
  • Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Security, Workplace IT, and other Tier 2/3 teams
  • Drive automation and AI initiatives to reduce manual effort
  • Operationalize and mature the IT asset management lifecycle
  • Champion knowledge management
  • Manage vendor relationships and support contracts
  • Support audit, compliance, and information security initiatives
  • Participate in budgeting, forecasting, and procurement activities
  • Provide on-call leadership and escalation support during critical outages
  • Travel as needed to FBG offices and events

Requirements

  • 10 years of experience in IT operations or service delivery
  • 5 years in a people management or team lead role
  • Strong technical foundation in end-user computing, enterprise IT systems, and modern ITSM platforms.
  • Proven experience leading Service Desk teams in high-growth, high-velocity environments.
  • Hands-on expertise with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Google Workspace, Okta, Slack, Oomnitza, and MDM platforms (e.g., Jamf, Workspace ONE).
  • High proficiency in designing and implementing automation and/or AI-driven service management solutions.
  • HDI Support Center Manager or HDI Team Lead certification strongly preferred.
  • Working knowledge of ITIL v4, KCS, and service management frameworks.
  • Demonstrated success managing KPIs and SLAs and driving measurable service improvements through analytics and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
  • Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
  • Experience managing vendor relationships, contracts, and escalations.
Benefits
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401K
  • paid time off
  • GymPass
  • Pet Insurance
  • Family Care Benefits
  • home office setup allowance of $700

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
IT operationsservice deliveryend-user computingenterprise IT systemsITSM platformsautomationAI-driven service managementKPI managementSLA managementcontinuous improvement
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationinterpersonal skillsorganizational skillsdetail-orientedmulti-priority management
Certifications
HDI Support Center ManagerHDI Team LeadITIL v4