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Service Delivery Manager
Job in
Cardiff, Cardiff City Area, CF10, Wales, UK
Listed on 2026-02-26
Listing for:
Yolk Recruitment
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-02-26
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
IT Project Manager, IT Support
Job Description & How to Apply Below
📍 Cardiff
💰 £60000
The Opportunity
An established and growing IT Managed Services provider is looking for an experienced Service Delivery Manager to join their Customer Success function.
You'll take ownership of key customer accounts - ensuring service excellence, driving continuous improvement, and acting as the customer's champion internally.
This is a senior, customer-facing role where relationship strength, ITIL expertise and commercial awareness are equally important.
What You'll Be Doing
Acting as primary point of contact for strategic customer accounts
Managing contracts and SLAs, including performance reporting and reviews
Leading major incident processes and escalations
Engaging with senior stakeholders and executive-level contacts
Driving continual service improvement initiatives (automation, process enhancement, maturity uplift)
Managing third-party suppliers and ensuring contractual compliance
Overseeing onboarding and transition of new customers into steady state
Ensuring compliance with ISO
27001, ISO
20000, GDPR and governance standards
Producing governance reports and leading service review meetings
Coaching and mentoring less experienced SDMs
What We're Looking For
Minimum 5 years' experience in IT Managed Services
Strong ITIL / ITSM expertise (certified preferred)
Experience managing SLAs and customer contracts
Demonstrable executive stakeholder engagement
Major incident leadership experience
Strong data-driven mindset and reporting capability
Supplier management experience
Continuous improvement mindset
Confident communicator able to influence at all levels
Why Apply?
High-impact, customer-facing leadership role
Opportunity to shape service maturity and standards
Strategic involvement with key client accounts
Growing managed services environment
Clear route to senior leadership influence
Ready to Apply?
Contact Jack Winder to find out more.
Please apply with a CV and a cover letter outlining why you're perfect for the role.
Know someone great for the job? We offer a referral scheme-just get in touch!
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