IT Support Manager responsible for Confluent's US IT support and technical operations. Managing ticket queues and ensuring high-quality user support across the organization.
Responsibilities
Shared accountability for roadmaps, performance, and availability of the IT Support team
Be the face of IT support to our local Confluent team, including our executives at our HQ.
Provide mentorship, coaching, and professional development to a team of direct reports
Serves as a contributor to the company in collaboration with the leadership team for purchase, tracking, integration, testing, operation, and disposition of all changes to company-wide technology owned by the IT team
Translate highly complex IT concepts in ways that a variety of audiences can understand; influence senior leadership to adopt new ideas, products, and/or approaches.
General administration and familiarity with GSuite, Zoom, Slack, Atlassian, and Okta.
Consult senior-level stakeholders across the entire organization to identify business and technology needs and optimize the use of information technology.
Proactively identifies opportunities, conducts analyses, needs assessments, cost/benefit assessments, and brokers other IT services.
Foster strategic relationships between internal IT resources and external entities (vendors, partners, etc.)
Ensure smooth delivery and operation of IT services by monitoring system performance.
Develop dashboard, reports, and KPIs for performance & productivity reporting for systems and personnel.
Ensure our Service Level Agreements (SLA) and escalations are appropriately addressed.
Develop and implement strategies to manage, measure, and improve services, tools, and overall support.
Help define and be part of our AI strategy, including support, user education, and experience.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field; equivalent experience considered.
5+ years of progressive IT support experience, including at least 2 years in a supervisory, lead, or management role.
Technical expertise in computer systems, networks, hardware, software, and standard business applications.
Proven ability to balance leadership duties with personal technical workload.
Experience managing IT asset lifecycles, onboarding/offboarding processes, and support-related audits.
Excellent troubleshooting, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal abilities with a customer service focus.
Experience with ITSM tools and knowledge of ITIL best practices preferred.
Experience with AI for end-user support is a plus.
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