ITOM Lead (ServiceNow IT Operations Management)

We are seeking an experienced ITOM Lead to drive our ServiceNow IT Operations Management (ITOM) capability across the EMEA market. This is a senior leadership role combining strategic ownership, hands-on technical expertise, customer engagement, and capability development. As the regional ITOM leader, you will own the vision, delivery excellence, and growth of the ServiceNow ITOM portfolio, including Discovery, Service Mapping, Event Management, and ITOM Prime. Given the infrastructure-critical nature of ITOM engagements, this role requires a strong balance of leadership and deep technical involvement in complex customer implementations and escalations., Client Delivery & Technical Leadership Provide architecture-level leadership for complex ServiceNow ITOM engagements.

• Act as a senior technical authority for Discovery; Service Mapping; Event Management; ITOM Prime; CMDB and CSDM-aligned implementations.
• Support large-scale transformation programs involving Multi-cloud discovery; Enterprise service mapping; CMDB-dependent event correlation; Infrastructure visibility and operational excellent initiatives.
• Lead resolution of critical P1 and P2 ITOM-related incidents and escalations within agreed service levels.
• Partner with delivery teams to mitigate technical risks and ensure successful project outcomes.
• Own and present the EMEA ITOM roadmap during customer governance and roadmap reviews.
• Provide quality assurance oversight on architecture, design, and deployment standards.

Capability Development & CoE Leadership

• Define and maintain regional standards, frameworks, and best practices for ServiceNow ITOM delivery.
• Build and evolve reusable accelerators, delivery assets, and implementation playbooks.
• Lead the development of Discovery and Service Mapping blueprint initiatives ; Event Management implementation playbooks.
• Partner with Learning and Academy teams to design and deliver upskilling programs.
• Coach consultants, architects, and technical leads across the EMEA market.
• Support workforce capability planning and certification growth initiatives.

Sales & Solutioning

• Lead solution architecture activities for ITOM-focused RFPs, proposals, and customer pursuits.
• Develop scalable, commercially viable ITOM solutions aligned with customer business objectives.
• Contribute thought leadership and market insights to strengthen the ServiceNow practice.
• Collaborate with global and regional stakeholders to support capability growth and market expansion.

• 14-18 years of overall IT experience.
• Extensive hands-on experience delivering ServiceNow ITOM solutions.
• Proven expertise in Discovery; Service Mapping; Event Management; CMDB; CDSM; ITOM Prime.
• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale, enterprise ServiceNow implementations.
• Experience managing complex customer engagements across multiple accounts, business units, or geographies.
• Proven track record of leading technical escalation management in critical infrastructure environments.

Certifications

• Must hold at least one current ServiceNow Certified Implementation Specialist (CIS) certification in Discovery / Event Management / Service Mapping
• Additional ServiceNow certifications are highly desirable.

Technical Skills

• ServiceNow ITOM Suite
• ITOM Prime
• Discovery
• Service Mapping
• Event Management
• CMDB Architecture
• Common Service Data Model (CSDM)
• Cloud Discovery and Multi-Cloud Environments
• Infrastructure Operations
• Monitoring and Event Correlation
• Enterprise Architecture
• Service Management Governance
• Technical Solution Design

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic thinking and roadmap development
• Executive stakeholder management
• Client-facing consulting and advisory skills
• Team coaching and capability building
• Problem-solving under pressure
• Commercial awareness and solution ownership
• Cross-functional collaboration in global environments
• Decision-making in business-critical situations

• A competitive salary based on your qualities and experience
• NS business card to cover your commute expenses
• 25 days of paid holiday per year
• A laptop and a smartphone
• A pension scheme
• Health insurance
• Organization driven by technology - we have a tremendous technology backbone
• Access to Udemy, Cognizant Academy digital libraries for your continuous learning
• Open, ‘can do’ team spirit and international environment that encourages making your ideas reality!