Job Description - Technical Support Manager

Download as docx, pdf, or txt
Download as docx, pdf, or txt
You are on page 1of 2

Job Posting Title - Mgr Technical Support

Job Description Summary


The Manager Technical Support is accountable for the ongoing support of solutions
delivered by the Ascendon Product Development Team. This accountability covers five
areas:
1. Managing the local Application Support Team that liaises with Services teams to
administer incoming external tickets, triage issues and ensure correct prioritisation.
2. Providing clear guidance to the Application Support Team and Services teams on policies
and priorities for maintenance and on-call support.
3. Acting as a contact for Services during customer crises.
4. Creating strategies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our support.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities 


 Clear and professional communication skills, both oral and written, and interpersonal
skills
 Demonstrated commitment to understanding and solving customers’ problems from
both a business and a technical perspective
 A technical background in either a Windows environment or Unix environment, or
both, is essential
 Intermediate level analytical problem-solving skills are required to diagnose and
resolve complex and often obscure problems
 Ability to work cooperatively with stakeholders
 Ability to work under pressure with a sense of urgency and inspire your team to do
the same
 Well developed team leadership and coaching skills
 Ability to work on several problems simultaneously
 Ability to use a personal computer.  Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
 Ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language in a business
environment.

Preferred
 Ascendon product knowledge is highly desirable
 Relevant industry experience is desirable

Essential Job Function (Responsibility and % of Time)


 Manage the Application Support Team operations including allocation of work and
delivery of solutions, recruitment, training, performance management and compensation
planning- 20%
 Manage the priorities of the individuals within the Application Support Team and
conduct quarterly and annual reviews with each team member- 15%
 Lead Application Support Team meetings- 5%
 Build positive relationships with Services managers and understand their support
needs- 10%
 Maintain and execute the team’s upskilling and knowledge transfer plan- 10%
 Provide clear advice on policies and priorities for maintenance and on-call support- 5%
 Promote a culture of continuous improvement and aggressively identify and improve
wasteful processes and practices- 5%
 Act as an escalation point for product support issues and point of contact for
Services and account teams during customer crises. - 5%
 Create strategies to improve our support efficiency and effectiveness- 15%
 Ensure the Application Support Team follows the policies for prioritizing tickets- 10%
 Regular and reliable attendance is required- Ongoing
 This job requires domestic and/or international travel up to 5%. Ongoing
 Understands and adheres to CSG Security and Compliance standards as they appear
in Information Security, Acceptable Use, Code of Conduct, and other corporate policies.
Keeps abreast of all applicable regulations, laws, and policies as they presently exist and as
they change or are modified. – Ongoing
 Incumbent is accountable for professional working behavior to include: building and
maintaining constructive working relationships, implementing proactive and concise
communication, acting as a resource to colleagues, and engaging in collaborative thinking
and problem solving while demonstrating CSG’s core competencies and values-. Ongoing

You might also like