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# Service Desk Manager - Small Team of 3; Bank EC3, 50k

- **Company:** Langley James
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Salary:** £50,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Active Directory, Issue Tracking Systems, Microsoft Office, Microsoft InTune
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/it-support-manager/langley-james-limited-job108239642

## About the Role

* Leadership: Proven experience managing a small service desk team in a structured environment.
 * ITSM: Hands on experience managing a ticketing system and ensuring SLA adherence. Experience of setting one up is a real plus.
 * Core Microsoft: Active Directory, Office 365 administration and MDM through Intune.
 * Security: Zscaler experience would be a major advantage.
 * Environment: Background in a structured, professional environment, ideally finance, banking or professional services.
 * Soft Skills: Calm, organised and confident dealing with senior users and suppliers.

## Description

As Service Desk Manager, you will run the day to day service desk while staying close to the technical work. You will be the final escalation point for BAU issues and the main contact for third party vendors.

You will also help build the service itself, from how tickets are handled and measured to bringing a new junior team member online. Current hours are 9 to 5, with a shift pattern possibly introduced as the team grows., * Leadership: Manage two Service Desk Engineers, covering workloads, ticket allocation and performance, and help recruit and onboard a new Entry Level Analyst.

 * ITSM: Manage and improve the ITSM ticketing system, ensuring SLAs are met and adhered to.
 * Escalation: Act as the final escalation point for complex incidents and day to day BAU support.
 * Vendor Management: Work with third party vendors to resolve daily BAU issues.
 * Hands on Support: Provide strong on premise support alongside the team.