Team Lead / Support Lead IT Managed Services Help Desk

Team Lead / Support Lead

The Team Lead / Support Lead is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of an onsite IT Managed Services Help Desk in a 24x7x365 environment. This role provides hands on leadership for frontline help desk, desktop support, and system operations staff, ensuring high quality service delivery, consistent SLA performance, and alignment with organizational IT standards. Acting as the primary escalation point and operational liaison, the Team Lead coordinates incident response, ticket management, and service improvements while maintaining accurate documentation and reporting within the ITSM platform. The role also supports staff development through training, coaching, and performance management, while driving continuous improvement through metrics, quality reviews, and root cause analysis.

Responsibilities

Operational Leadership Lead and supervise onsite Help Desk, desktop support, and system operations staff. Ensure full staffing coverage for a 24x7x365 airport operations environment, including holidays and peak travel periods. Serve as the primary operational contact between WCAA Technology Services and managed service staff.

Service Delivery and Escalation Management Oversee daily Help Desk operations including incident intake, triage, escalation, resolution, and closure. Act as the primary escalation point for Level 1 and Level 2 issues prior to Level 3 or vendor involvement. Ensure strict adherence to SLAs, priority definitions, and response and resolution targets.

ITSM and ServiceNow Management Ensure all incidents and service requests are accurately documented and tracked in ServiceNow. Maintain workflows, request forms, knowledge base articles, and Tier 0 and Level 1 support scripts. Ensure consistent data quality to support reporting, audits, and service reviews.

Quality, Metrics, and Continuous Improvement Monitor and manage service performance metrics including First Call Resolution, Average Speed of Answer, Abandon Rate, and Customer Satisfaction. Conduct ticket reviews, call monitoring, and quality audits. Support root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives to reduce repeat issues and improve service outcomes.

Training and Workforce Development Support onboarding, training, and mentoring of new team members. Ensure staff maintain required technical certifications and customer service standards. Identify performance gaps and partner with management to implement improvement or corrective action plans.

Reporting and Stakeholder Coordination Provide regular operational reporting on service performance, staffing, risks, and issues. Participate in biweekly service reviews and monthly management meetings. Coordinate daily terminal walks and system monitoring activities as required.