Senior Network Operations Center (NOC) Manager

About Prime System Solutions: Prime is a leading provider of IT services, specializing in delivering top talent, service delivery and innovative solutions to its global clientage. About the Job: The Senior Network Operations Center (NOC) Manager is responsible for managing and leading their team in providing a consistent level of quality and service to support client systems. The ideal candidate will deliver effective leadership, strategy, follow-up, and direction that aligns with overall company goals. This role requires a proactive, self-driven leader who can continually train and educate employees on people, process, and technology standards while ensuring client satisfaction and operational excellence. Leadership and Team Management: • Provide overall leadership for the teams under your reporting structure. • Maintain accountability for reporting Managers overseeing each team. • Set and manage performance goals for the overall team. • Proactively manage capacity and ensure the staff requisition process is followed in a timely manner. • Mentor and motivate your team via one-on-one meetings and other methods to provide coaching and guidance. • Perform employee reviews, manage headcount, hiring, and overall HR management for your team. Build a culture of continuous improvement via feedback, coaching, and staff development. • Ensure objectives are clear, progress is tracked, and results are reviewed, and instill a culture of high performance. Client and Escalation Management: • Act as an escalation point for critical client issues; communicate and manage communication with customers as needed. • Communicate with all parties in a constructive manner to guarantee customer expectations are met. • Provide timely responses and guidance to client requests, either directly if needed or via your team. • Advocate for the customer in day-to-day operations. • Take ownership of major incidents, ensuring coordination of resolving parties, effective communication to stakeholders, and post-incident reviews. • Build relationships with clients and team members and serve as a trusted point of contact. Operations and Performance Management: • Responsible for the scheduling, time, and utilization management of team members, ensuring every hour is a profitable hour and that workflows and procedures are being followed. • Review and manage ticket backlog to ensure services are being correctly scheduled, prioritized, and moving through the system as desired. • Proactive issue trending and data reporting for the improvement of key metrics. • Manage team performance and tools to meet or exceed SLOs. • Liaise with internal and external resources to provide detailed analysis of operations and opportunities for improvement to meet SLAs and internal efficiencies. • Working with leadership to identify opportunities for process improvement and leveraging data to prioritize the identified opportunities; integrating and interpreting data from diverse sources to drive decision-making. Self-Management and Professional Conduct: • Possesses a high level of self-motivation and initiative, consistently taking ownership of tasks and projects. • Demonstrate a strong sense of autonomy and resourcefulness, capable of making independent decisions and solving problems without relying heavily on coaching or direction. • Exhibit excellent time management and organizational skills, effectively prioritizing tasks and allocating resources to meet deadlines and achieve objectives without extensive oversight. • Display a proactive and self-directed approach to learning and staying updated on industry trends, seeking out relevant information and resources to enhance knowledge and skills. • Show the ability to adapt and thrive in ambiguous or uncertain situations, quickly assessing and navigating challenges. • Possess strong critical thinking and decision-making abilities, evaluating complex situations and determining the best course of action while considering the broader organizational goals and objectives. • Demonstrate effective communication skills, both written and verbal, articulating ideas and expectations clearly and concisely. Additional Responsibilities: • Collaborate across all departments to maximize overall customer satisfaction. • Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation through the change management processes. • Ensure quality administrative results from your team — including real-time time entry, timely submission of timesheets and expenses, frequent and business-appropriate customer communications, and overall presentability. • Be a leader within the company: attend staff events, participate in meetings, encourage positive morale, and hold all employees accountable. Set the example for customer service. • Maintain an in-depth knowledge of the products and services offered. • Maintain accurate and up-to-date process and departmental documentation. • Attend training and team meetings as required. • Perform additional duties as required. Qualifications and Skills: • 8+ years of relevant technical experience required. • 8+ years of relevant management or leadership experience required. • At least 5 years of relevant IT experience fully supporting customer environments. • At least 5 years of experience managing and working with the following technologies: Windows Server, Cloud environments including Microsoft 365, Active Directory, GPOs, Routing and Switching, Firewalls, VPNs, Virus and Security, LAN/WAN Technologies, and Virtualization Technologies. • Experience in supporting infrastructure environments. • Experience in IT service delivery and managing customer expectations. • Demonstrable experience in incident, problem, and change management. • Excellent ability to present information to senior management in a clear and concise way. • Very strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build effective working relationships, solicit cooperation, and resolve conflicts with a variety of stakeholders both internally and externally. • Experience in business analysis and a good understanding of financial concepts. • Excellent client service skills, with the ability to create and cultivate trust relationships with clients and co-workers, and remain calm in stressful circumstances. • KPI goals consistently met in current role. 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