IT Operations – Incident Lead Manager, Technology Operating Center

 

 

Chubb is the world’s largest publicly traded property and casualty insurer. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. The company is distinguished by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength, underwriting excellence, superior claims handling expertise and local operations globally. 

 

KEY OBJECTIVE:                                                                                                                                                                     

Chubb’s Infrastructure organization has responsibility for the coordination, development and support of all activities related to the production, operations and engineering of Chubb’s core infrastructure including data centers, voice and data networking solutions, messaging/mail, mainframe, servers, databases, wireless technologies and associated end user computing, services and support.   

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:                                                                                                                                                     

This position is responsible for providing management oversight and coordination of IT operational activities for Chubb’s 

Infrastructure as it relates to Incident & Problem resolution. Specifically, the Incident Lead Manager will have accountability for managing people resources within the Technology Operating Center.  The candidate in this role will be accountable to:

 

Provide oversight and direction on issue and incident management and the development of processes and procedures to ensure effective support coordination and tracking of these activities across the broader team. Triage and escalate incidents by assessing business impact and urgency. Serve as an escalation point of contact for high priority incidents. Build relationships with internal technical & business stakeholders, and external vendors and take ownership of resolution engaging all key stakeholders.

 

In addition to the above, the Incident Lead Manager will be working closely with various Infrastructure Managers/Leaders within North America and EMEA in bringing resolution to high Priority/Severity tickets/issues. Further responsibilities include providing expertise in technology support and analysis from an incident perspective, as it relates to day-to-day business functions, project coordination for infrastructure deployments, vendor partner activities, communication development for operational related activities, and driving resolution to infrastructure related issues impacting the end user community.   

 

This role requires being proficient with the Service Now ITSM tool.  It also requires ITIL v4 certification.

 

The following are additional key responsibilities. Within each of these functions, the candidate will work closely with North America Infrastructure Managers in accordance with the associated governance processes. 

Technology Support  Is a key member of the Incident & Problem Management Team within the Technology Operating Center/Command Center.  Familiar with various technology platforms including Mainframe, Open Systems, Storage, Windows, and Linux Familiar with architecture of On-Prem as well Cloud Infrastructure processing.  Dealing with High Priority issues on a day-to-day basis and learning from each.  Takes leadership role on Priority 1 or “Managed” Priority 2 bridge calls to lead, triage and resolve Incidents. Interaction with appropriate vendor partners ensuring that service levels are restored. Escalation to management both inside and outside (Vendors) of Chubb Compliance  Accountable for adhering to compliance and audit related needs. Implement and enforce standards and best practices in line with ITIL and other frameworks. Ensure all incidents and problem management activities adhere to regulatory and compliance requirements. Service Excellence  Accountability for ensuring IT service delivery restoration in a timely manner.  Participant in clear, concise communication and providing management with necessary updates in a timely manner.  Evaluates service reports and proactively identifies and pursues required corrective actions in problem areas.  IT Partnership  Leverages the broader IT organization to communicate and deliver business value.  Facilitates business discussions that position IT to meet the on-going needs of business partners.  Ensure strong accountability for incident and problem resolution. Foster strong relationship with internal teams, vendors, and external partners. 

QUALIFICATIONS: 

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.   IT professional with 5-7 years of broad infrastructure, operational, compliance and/or security experience. Proficiency in ITSM tools (e.g., ServiceNow) as well as Monitoring Tools (Science Logic).Understanding of infrastructure, applications, and IT operations. Experience with project management and/or business analysis skills. Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated commitment to providing superior customer service. Excellent verbal and written communication skills required. Action and closure oriented; results driven (this is critical).Advanced organizational skills including the ability to perform various activities concurrently. The ability to develop and maintain strong relationships throughout the organization. Ability to work independently while demonstrating strong collaboration skills in a team environment. Ability to independently plan, manage and complete all aspects of assigned projects, delegating where appropriate. Insurance/Business acumen. Experience with Cloud infrastructure and platforms ITIL v4 certification.