
Global IT Service Desk Manager
Fanatics, Inc.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $109,000 - $144,000 per year
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
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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