Service Desk Manager - West Yorkshire - £50k - Hybrid

Location Leeds
Discipline: Infrastructure
Job type: Permanent
Contact name: Mohammed

Contact email: mohammed@exalto-consulting.com
Job ref: 905429
Published: about 12 hours ago
Startdate: ASAP
Service Desk Manager (West Yorkshire)
Salary: £55,000
Working pattern: Hybrid, 2 days per week on site

Exalto Consulting is recruiting a Service Desk Manager to lead a customer focused support function and ensure reliable, consistent service delivery. This role is about strong day to day management, clear performance and reporting, and continuous improvement across incidents, requests, and user support.

What you’ll be doing
  • Leading a service desk team, ensuring effective triage and resolution of incidents and requests
  • Owning service performance, including SLAs, KPIs, quality, and customer experience measures
  • Managing workflows, rota planning, and coaching to keep support predictable and responsive
  • Acting as an escalation point, supporting major incidents and clear communications
  • Improving processes, knowledge articles, and documentation to reduce repeat tickets
  • Working with 2nd and 3rd line teams and suppliers to resolve issues and improve outcomes
What you’ll bring
  • Proven experience managing a service desk or end user support team
  • Strong ITIL and ITSM understanding and experience working with ticketing tools
  • A people first leadership style with clear expectations, coaching, and accountability
  • Strong reporting mindset, using data to drive service improvements
  • Confident stakeholder management and communication