Service Operations Manager

Service Operations Manager, Permanent

Edinburgh or Newcastle, Flexible/Remote working available

Excellent Salary & Benefits

Our purpose

The Tesco name comes with a dedication to customer service excellence, but Tesco Bank offers something more: a fresh approach to finance. While it’s an innovation, ours is a business built on the next development, the evolution to come. For forward-thinking, technical professionals, that means making a wide-ranging and long-lasting impact in an organisation that’s changing the face of banking for our customers

We're on a mission to make our customers happier and more successful by putting them in control of their finances.

The Role

We are recruiting a Service Operations Manager for IT Service Continuity. This role will sit within our IT Operations team.

You will be responsible for:

• You will own the Non-functional requirements for Service Continuity Management
• You will co-ordinate the annual Resiliency exercises for each of the Business functions within Tesco Bank
• You will ensure that the process controls for Backup and Recovery are co-ordinate for all critical services on a rolling period
• You will act as a Subject Matter Expert for Projects and Programmes on IT resiliency providing guidance and best practise
• You will provide guidance and support to our Supplier Managers on reviews of suppliers and 3^rd parties
• You will identify and own the Controls, Risks, and Actions associated with ITSC
• You support our platforms Technical and Strategic progress

What you’ll bring

Tesco Bank technology ecosystem comprises of on-premises to cloud technologies, where you will lead on Service Continuity, we don’t expect you to tick every box, and if you feel you hit most of the brief, it’s worth exploring to further develop your career here with us at Tesco Bank.

• Experience of Service Continuity and IT resiliency
• An understanding of common technologies used in regulated financial services
• Project or Programme Management experience
• Lead and influence people to drive improvements and deliver results.
• You will help in shaping the overall vision and strategy for ITSC
• Establish a culture of innovation and strategic thinking that translates big picture strategics opportunities into practical objectives

How to apply

We value our people and diverse team and believe the variety of backgrounds and experiences make us stronger to achieve our goals. We encourage colleagues to be productive, focus on meaningful work, and look for ways to further develop themselves & career, and have an excellent work/life balance

Our colleagues are working remotely. Looking to the future, we are excited to understand our ‘new normal' and are committed to exploring the opportunities that a hybrid working environment could bring for our wider team. If you’re interested in finding out more about what a career at Tesco Bank looks like, click apply to find out more!