Manager, Problem Management

Solera Holdings, Inc.
Westlake, TX, United States
about 1 month ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Information Technology Operations Operational Data Store

Job description

We are seeking a Manager of Problem Management to lead a team responsible for identifying root causes, driving permanent fixes, and reducing repeat incidents across our global platform.

This is a hands-on leadership role focused on team performance, execution discipline, and accountability. You will ensure your team delivers high-quality problem management outcomes, while embedding consistent standards and ways of working across the organization.

What You’ll Do

Team Leadership & Performance Management

  • Lead, manage, and develop a team of problem management analysts
  • Set clear expectations, goals, and performance standards for the team
  • Monitor individual and team performance, addressing gaps quickly and directly
  • Provide regular coaching, feedback, and support to improve capability and delivery
  • Ensure the team operates with a strong sense of ownership and accountability

Problem Management Execution

  • Ensure the team consistently identifies, logs, and prioritizes problems across incidents
  • Enforce high-quality root cause analysis (RCA) standards across all work
  • Maintain oversight of problem lifecycle to ensure timely progress and closure

Accountability & Delivery Discipline

  • Hold engineering and product teams accountable for root cause identification and fix delivery
  • Track corrective actions and intervene where progress stalls
  • Escalate risks and blockers clearly and early

Data, Reporting & Insight

  • Oversee analysis of incident trends to identify systemic issues
  • Ensure accurate, consistent reporting on problem management performance
  • Use data to drive priorities and focus team effort where it matters most

Process Ownership & Maturity

  • Establish and enforce problem management standards, processes, and governance
  • Ensure alignment with incident management and change processes
  • Drive consistency in how problem management is executed across teams

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Act as the key interface between problem management, NOC, engineering, and product teams
  • Challenge constructively to drive better outcomes
  • Ensure clear communication and alignment across stakeholders

Requirements

  • 5+ years in IT operations, incident, or problem management roles
  • Previous experience managing or supervising a team
  • Proven track record of improving delivery performance and operational discipline

Technical & Operational Skills

  • Strong understanding of incident and problem management processes
  • Experience driving RCA quality and corrective action tracking
  • Ability to interpret operational data and turn it into actionable insights

Leadership & Behaviour

  • Strong people leader-sets expectations, holds people accountable, and drives performance
  • Direct, clear communicator who is comfortable giving candid feedback
  • Highly organized and structured in approach to work
  • Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
  • Focused on outcomes, not just activity

About the company

Solera’s Global IT organization supports a complex, multi-product environment across regions. Ensuring service stability and continuous improvement is critical to delivering a reliable customer experience., The Solera group is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.

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