Senior Manager, IT - Service Delivery

About Us The Kraft Heinz Company is one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world, with eight $1 billion brands and global sales of approximately $25 billion. We’re a globally trusted producer of high-quality, great-tasting, and nutritious foods for over 150 years. Our brands are truly global, with products produced and marketed in over 40 countries. These beloved products include condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee, infant and nutrition products, and numerous other grocery products in a portfolio of more than 200 legacy and emerging brands. No matter the brand, we’re united under one vision: To sustainably grow by delighting more consumers globally. Bringing this vision to life is our team of 39,000 food lovers, creative thinkers, and high performers worldwide. Together, we help provide meals to those in need through our global partnership with Rise Against Hunger. We also stand committed to responsible, sustainable practices that extend to every facet of our business, our consumers, and our communities. Every day, we’re transforming the food industry with bold thinking and unprecedented results. If you share our passion – and are ready to create the future, build a legacy, and lead as a global citizen – there’s only one thing to do: join our table and let’s make life delicious! Our Culture of Ownership, Meritocracy & Collaboration We're not afraid to think differently. Embrace new ideas. Dream big. We empower our people at every level – from entry-level intern to senior leader – to own their work. We share a responsibility to think like Owners – to be mindful of the collective and sustained success of Kraft Heinz – which we apply to every situation, every day. As part of Kraft Heinz, you're supported to grow and achieve. You’re expected to bring your authentic self to work every day, to lead with humility, and drive outstanding performance at every level – and you’ll be rewarded. You’re given opportunities to leave a mark and build a legacy. But you won’t do it alone. You’re supported by passionate teammates along the way, and our collective, collaborative spirit fuels our incredible progress. Job Description This role is positioned within the Global Service Delivery team and is primarily responsible for Major Incident support within the North American Zone. The purpose of this position is to co-ordinate and deliver IT Services to ensure that they are stabilized and optimized to drive positive customer experiences and extreme satisfaction. This role is accountable to ensure that any critical IT issues affecting the Zone and/or Globe are managed efficiently resulting in minimum business disruption. Primary Responsibilities: Critical Incident Management Lead, drive, facilitate and chair all investigation activities, meetings, and conference calls to support Major Incidents. Orchestrate appropriate teams and strategic partners to participate and resolve all severity 1 and 2 issues and their underlying causes 24x7x365. Drive the escalation process for live service to rapidly resolve critical IT issues and ensure effective communication with IT stakeholders and the business to keep them informed of resolution progress. Ensure all documentation and reports are maintained and up to date to support the Major Incident process, including escalation contact information, Send Word Now tool, process procedures and knowledge documents. Manage Major Incident reporting and documentation to support MBO targets and Audit investigations. Evoke and drive Root Cause analysis process for all severity 1 and eligible severity 2 incidents, working with IT towers and strategic partners to return documentation on time, and complete corrective and preventative actions within due dates. Escalation Point Act as single point of contact for IT service and support. Manage IT stakeholders’ expectations and requirements for delivery of IT services. Act as an escalation point for business users and IT stakeholders for IT service issues. ITSM Process Execution Execute the incident, major incident, request, and problem management processes for regional incidents. Ensure IT provides effective service to regional and local business stakeholders for call logging, event management, incident management, request fulfillment, problem management, and access management, and liaises with IT Operations to deliver effective service asset and configuration management. Ensure Service Desk provides effective service to regional and local business stakeholders for call logging, event management, incident management, request fulfillment, problem management, and access management, and liaises with Technology Operations to deliver effective service asset and configuration management Process Monitoring Ensure Service Level Agreements (SLAs) are delivered in adherence to IT standards and contractual agreements. Work with End-to-End team to ensure process adherence and prevent ticket bouncing, and aging. Analyze trends and root cause associated with bouncing, aging and process deviation to evoke improvements specific to knowledge, training, and awareness. Review IT Quality concerns and recommend remediation actions or process improvements initiatives to mitigate future occurrences. Manage negative Survey responses and coordinate corrective actions with IT tower leads. Conduct governance and service reviews (KPIs, SLAs) and manage service improvement initiatives with local tier 2 / 3 vendors Problem Management Ensure that Problem tickets are delivered on time and fully addressed by the owner – 5 Why’s, RCA, Corrective actions with dates and status. Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent working experience, ITIL Certification preferred More than 5 years’ experience managing major incident resolution initiatives specific to enterprise applications and IT infrastructure Extensive experience of formal service support processes and procedures based on ITIL, including incident, change, problem management and service improvement A self-starter with high levels of drive, energy, resilience, and a desire for professional excellence Strong operational experience across large scale, global organizations Experience in an IT service management or delivery role operating with complex, distributed IT environments at scale Highly effective planning and prioritization skills Sound decision-making skills under pressure Location(s) Chicago/Aon Center, Pittsburgh/PPG Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for protected individuals, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact HRCompliance@kraftheinz.com for assistance.