Service Delivery Manager (SDM)

1 day ago
Full-time
On-site
Sydney NSW

About Bluescale

Bluescale is a leading Sydney-based Managed Services Provider (MSP) delivering IT strategy, cybersecurity, cloud, infrastructure, service desk, and project services to organisations across education, disability services, not-for-profit, healthcare, and commercial sectors.

We are seeking an experienced and commercially focused Service Delivery Manager (SDM) to lead customer service delivery, strengthen client relationships, and drive operational excellence across our managed services portfolio.

This role is ideal for someone who combines strong customer engagement skills with commercial awareness, operational discipline, and a passion for delivering exceptional client outcomes.


Key Responsibilities

Customer Success & Relationship Management

  • Build and maintain trusted relationships with key client stakeholders.

  • Conduct monthly service review meetings.

  • Act as the primary escalation point for service-related concerns.

  • Understand client business objectives and align IT services accordingly.

  • Drive high customer satisfaction, retention, and contract renewals.

Service Delivery Management

  • Monitor service performance against SLAs and KPIs.

  • Identify trends, recurring issues, and improvement opportunities.

  • Coordinate with technical teams to ensure client deliverables are met.

  • Manage major incidents and ensure effective communication during outages.

  • Produce and present monthly service reports.

Commercial & Financial Management

  • Ensure contract profitability and service margin targets are achieved.

  • Review client invoicing accuracy and service consumption.

  • Identify upsell, cross-sell, and service improvement opportunities.

  • Support contract renewals and proposal development.

  • Assist with scope management and change requests.

Operational Leadership

  • Collaborate with Service Desk and Project teams to improve service delivery processes.

  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives.

  • Ensure adherence to company policies, procedures, and governance requirements.

  • Maintain accurate documentation and reporting.


About You

Essential Experience

  • Minimum 2 years' experience in a Service Delivery Manager, Customer Success Manager, Account Manager, or Technical Account Manager role.

  • Experience working within a Managed Services Provider (MSP) environment.

  • Strong stakeholder and relationship management skills.

  • Experience leading customer review meetings and executive presentations.

  • Demonstrated commercial acumen and understanding of profitability drivers.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

  • Strong organisational and prioritisation abilities.

  • You should be comfortable discussing:

    • Microsoft 365 architecture

    • Azure and cloud migrations

    • Cybersecurity risks and remediation

    • Backup and disaster recovery strategies

    • Infrastructure lifecycle management

    • MSP service delivery best practices

    • Technology investment and budgeting


Key Success Measures

The successful candidate will be measured on:

  • Client retention and contract renewal rates

  • Customer satisfaction (CSAT/NPS)

  • Account profitability

  • Revenue growth from existing clients

  • Accurate and timely client reporting

  • Successful delivery of Monthly Business Reviews

  • Escalation management and issue resolution effectiveness


What We Offer

  • Competitive salary package

  • Hybrid working arrangements

  • Modern office in Surry Hills

  • Ongoing professional development

  • Opportunity to influence service strategy and customer experience

  • Supportive and collaborative team environment

  • Clear career progression opportunities


If you are passionate about customer success, operational excellence, and building long-term client relationships, we'd love to hear from you.