Senior Manager, IT User Experience

The Position: The Senior Manager, Customer Experience leads a team responsible for delivering high-quality, user-centered IT support and service enhancements across the organization. This leader owns the strategy and execution of initiatives aimed at improving how internal users experience and interact with enterprise technology.

With a focus on proactive support, systems usability, and operational excellence, this role ensures IT services are accessible, effective, and aligned with the needs of end users. The manager will oversee support analysts and systems-focused staff, driving a culture of continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and service excellence., * Champion a service mindset across IT operations by embedding user experience (UX) principles into support, training, communication, and systems management.

• Manage and mentor a team of analysts and support staff; foster professional development, collaboration, and innovation.
• Design and lead initiatives to optimize IT support processes, tools, and response models using ITIL-based practices and customer experience insights.
• Ensure timely, effective resolution of technical issues while enabling the team to identify systemic trends and root causes.
• Oversee development and delivery of end-user training programs, onboarding experiences, and self-service content to drive adoption and reduce friction.
• Define and track key metrics (e.g., SLAs, CSAT, FCR) to assess IT support health, user sentiment, and opportunities for improvement.
• Work with IT infrastructure, security, applications, and business units to ensure IT services meet operational needs and strategic priorities.
• Ensure end-user communications regarding outages, upgrades, and changes are timely, clear, and empathetic to business impact.
• Oversee relationships with third-party service providers (e.g., field services, helpdesk vendors, training consultants) to ensure service quality and alignment with internal expectations.
• Represent the voice of the end-user in enterprise IT initiatives; support successful change management, testing, and post-deployment evaluation.

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 7+ years of experience in IT operations, technical support, or systems analysis, with at least 2 years in a people management or team lead role.
• Deep understanding of IT service management frameworks (ITIL) and user-centered support principles.
• Experience managing customer-facing IT teams or service desks, with a strong track record of driving user satisfaction and service improvements.
• Familiarity with enterprise ITSM platforms such as ServiceNow, Jira Service Management, Zendesk, or similar.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and communication skills-able to engage both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience using metrics and data to drive decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Experience working with Microsoft 365, identity and access management, endpoint management, and common enterprise SaaS platforms.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., ITIL v3/v4, HDI, Microsoft 365) are a plus.

The salary range for the Senior Manager, Customer Experience position at Center for Elders Independence is $100,430 - $150,646. Annual salary is based on the market for the Customer Experience Manager, as well as experience, skills, abilities and work history.