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This role combines service governance, operational oversight, relationship management and escalation leadership to ensure customer queries, commitments and risks are managed proactively and consistently.\nThe Service Delivery Manager is accountable for the service experience, satisfaction and success of assigned high-value and strategic customers, while providing operational oversight of the support desk. The role ensures support queries are resolved to agreed standards, with clear ownership and early intervention where service quality, customer confidence or retention is at risk.\nThis customer-facing role combines service governance, relationship management, escalation leadership, performance reporting and continuous improvement. The Service Delivery Manager coordinates across support, consulting, projects, sales, finance and leadership, providing direction and accountability without routinely taking over delivery from the assigned query owner.\nAs a platinum Sage partner, TydeCo and our partner entity TydeCo U. specialize in delivering cutting-edge ERP and HRP solutions such as Sage 300 Cloud and Sage Intacct. We also offer Outsourced Accounting solutions to help clients streamline financial operations and scale with confidence. Our dedication to innovation, excellence, and client success ensures businesses not only adopt our solutions but thrive in competitive markets. If you're ready to lead in a fast-paced, high-impact environment, we invite you to be part of our journey.\nThis position will report to the Senior Manager of Client Services. This position can be remote within the Gauteng province, with the ability to work from our TydeCo office as required. Alternatively, it can be based remotely in the Cape Town or Durban region, with the flexibility to travel to the Cape Town office as required.\nKey Responsibilities\nGlobal Support & Cross-Regional Collaboration\nOperate within a global framework, ensuring adaptability to support teams, meet deadlines and participate in virtual meetings across multiple time zones based in Canada, South Africa, U.K. or the U.S., as needed. \nCollaborate with international stakeholders, adjusting to varying schedules and priorities as needed. \nFacilitate seamless communication and coordination across global teams and support sales and account-management activities relating to customer retention, renewals and service opportunities. \nMaintain flexibility in scheduling to accommodate time-sensitive tasks and cross-regional collaboration. \nSupport Operations & Service Quality\nMaintain end-to-end visibility of support queries, ensuring each query is managed within agreed service standards. \nSet and reinforce standards for ticket notes, diagnosis, customer communication, handovers, resolution evidence and closure. \nMonitor support queues through dashboards and exception reporting to identify breaches, bottlenecks, capacity constraints and quality concerns, intervening where ownership or progress is unclear. \nCoordinate workload, specialist input and cover with support leads and consultants, and conduct proportionate quality reviews. \nConvert recurring issues and avoidable rework into process improvements, knowledge articles, training and stronger service controls. \nStrategic Customer & SLA Management\nOwn the service governance and operational experience for assigned strategic customers. \nMonitor SLA performance, support-hour utilisation, open commitments, escalations and risks, intervening where delivery falls outside agreed standards. \nMaintain a proportionate governance cadence through service reviews, customer check-ins, action logs and performance reporting. \nProvide proactive communication on service status, material incidents, remaining support balances, renewals, top-up requirements and potential interruptions. \nEnsure support activity is accurately recorded, tracked and billed in line with contractual commitments and customer outcomes. \nClient Relationships, Escalations & Retention\nBuild trusted relationships with key customer stakeholders and act as the visible service lead for assigned accounts. \nMonitor satisfaction through direct feedback, service reviews, sentiment trends, complaints and delivery performance. \nOwn the coordination of escalations, confirming impact, accountability, timelines, dependencies and communication through to resolution. \nIdentify dissatisfaction, service fatigue and commercial risk early, and coordinate documented recovery plans. \nClose the loop after significant incidents, capture lessons learned and rebuild customer confidence where required. \nReporting, Commercial Awareness & Improvement\nMaintain concise reporting on queue health, SLA performance, ageing, reopen rates, utilisation, customer sentiment, risks and actions. \nProvide leadership with clear updates on service quality, strategic-customer health, escalations and retention risks. \nPartner with sales, client expansion and finance teams on renewals, top-ups, scope clarifications, billing queries and suitable service opportunities. \nUse service data, quality reviews and customer feedback to recommend improvements to processes, tools, knowledge, staffing and communication. \nPromote consistent ownership, accountability, responsiveness and customer-focused delivery across teams. \nKey Attributes\nClient-Focused Leadership: Builds trust with senior stakeholders and owns customer outcomes through to resolution. \nOperational Control: Manages multiple customers, priorities, commitments and escalations with clear visibility and discipline. \nCommunication: Provides clear customer updates, concise summaries and structured service reporting. \nCommercial Awareness: Understands service commitments, support models, billing implications and renewal risk. \nAnalytical Problem Solving: Interprets service data, identifies root causes and recommends practical improvements. \nAccountability: Demonstrates ownership, attention to detail and reliable follow-through. \nCollaboration: Influences outcomes across teams without relying on direct authority. \nRequirements\nQualifications\nMinimum five years of relevant experience in service delivery, customer success, account management, support operations, consulting or professional services, including at least two years managing strategic customers, SLAs or complex service escalations. \nRelevant qualification in business, service management, operations, project management, information systems or a related field; equivalent relevant experience will also be considered. \nExperience in service delivery, client services, customer success, account management, support operations, consulting or professional services. \nExperience managing SLA customers, service reviews, escalations or high-value client relationships. \nStrong written and verbal communication, service reporting and stakeholder-management skills. \nAbility to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced, distributed environment. \nPreferred Experience\nExperience with ERP, HRP, payroll, accounting, SaaS or business software environments. \nFamiliarity with service management, CRM, project management, ticketing, reporting, time-recording or billing systems. \nExperience working with distributed teams and customers across regions or time zones. \nExposure to service improvement, quality assurance, customer-success planning or commercial account support. \nBenefits\nWork Environment:\nWork can take place either in an open office setting or remote setting with the expectation to travel onsite based on business and management needs. This is a full-time position that requires the ability to work a flexible and regular full-time schedule. It requires the ability to sit and work at a computer for extended periods of time and communicate effectively with a diverse audience in person, by phone and by computer.\nAbout Us:\nTydeCo is an equal opportunity employer, along with our partner entities AWCape, Applico, and Lescault and Walderman Inc. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. 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