OpenText

Service Manager

OpenText$80K — $100K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, Management, or related field or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years in Service Management, Client Success, or Account Management roles.
  • Experience managing client relationships in service delivery.
  • Proven ability in handling escalations and driving issue resolution.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel for data analysis and reporting.
  • Experience with Power BI for dashboard development and reporting.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, especially for presentations.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary contact for assigned clients, ensuring exceptional service delivery.
  • Build and sustain strong client relationships through engagement and strategic communication.
  • Align service delivery with client business objectives to achieve their goals.
  • Oversee service delivery operations, monitoring performance against SLAs and KPIs.
  • Lead resolution for high-priority incidents and service escalations, facilitating communication across teams.
  • Analyze service metrics and operational performance, presenting findings to stakeholders.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to support business reviews and client governance meetings.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package that supports physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.
  • Opportunities for variable and commission compensation for eligible roles.
  • Generous vacation entitlement and paid time off.
  • Focus on trust, accountability, and collaboration as core company values.
Full Job Description
YOUR IMPACT

The Service Manager is responsible for managing client relationships end-to-end, ensuring exceptional service program delivery and client satisfaction. This role serves as a trusted advisor to clients, proactively managing service performance, leading escalation resolution, and delivering data-driven insights through reporting and analytics. The ideal candidate possesses strong communication skills, advanced Microsoft Office capabilities, expertise in Excel and Power BI, and the ability to adapt to a variety of client and operational needs.

YOU ARE GREAT AT

Client Relationship Management
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned clients.
  • Build and maintain strong client relationships through regular engagement and strategic communication.
  • Understand client business objectives and align service delivery to support their goals.
  • Conduct service reviews and provide recommendations for continuous improvement.


Service Delivery Management
  • Oversee end-to-end service delivery operations for assigned client accounts.
  • Monitor service performance against established Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
  • Identify risks, trends, and opportunities for service improvement.
  • Coordinate with internal teams to ensure quality service execution.


Escalation Management
  • Lead resolution efforts for high-priority incidents and service escalations.
  • Facilitate communication between clients, technical teams, and leadership during critical situations.
  • Drive root cause analysis and corrective action plans to prevent recurrence.
  • Ensure timely and effective resolution of client concerns.


Reporting & Analytics
  • Develop and maintain executive-level reports, dashboards, and presentations.
  • Utilize Power BI, Excel, and other reporting tools to provide actionable business insights.
  • Analyze service metrics, client trends, and operational performance.
  • Present findings and recommendations to clients and internal stakeholders.


Stakeholder Collaboration
  • Partner with cross-functional teams including Operations, Engineering, Support, and Sales.
  • Support business reviews, strategic planning sessions, and client governance meetings.
  • Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all organizational levels.


WHAT IT TAKES TO SUCCEED
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Management, or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of experience in Service Management, Client Success, Account Management, or related roles.
  • Experience managing client relationships in a service delivery environment.
  • Strong experience handling escalations and driving issue resolution.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, charts, formulas, and data analysis.
  • Experience developing dashboards and reports using Power BI.
  • Strong proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, including PowerPoint, Word, Teams, and Outlook.
  • Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.


Preferred Qualifications
  • ITIL Foundation certification or equivalent Service Management certification.
  • Experience working within enterprise-level client environments.
  • Knowledge of service delivery frameworks and operational best practices.
  • Experience presenting to executive and senior leadership audiences.


ONE LAST THING

OpenText is more than a global technology leader-we are a values-driven community built on trust, accountability, and innovation. Here, ownership matters, collaboration is essential, and your work makes a real impact. Join us to help shape the future of information management while building a career where your voice is heard and your contributions truly matter.

Compensation: At OpenText, we offer a thoughtfully designed benefits package that supports your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. A summary of those benefits can be found on our Why Join Us page. As you move through the hiring process, we're happy to provide more details about our compensation programs, including variable and commission compensation opportunities for eligible roles, vacation entitlement, and paid time off.

Salary Range: $x - $x; Depending on the candidate's education, experience, skills, geographical location, and alignment with internal equity and external market, actual salary may vary and be higher or lower than the range posted.

About OpenText

OpenText Corporation is a Canadian company that develops and sells enterprise information management software. The company is headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. OpenText software applications manage content or unstructured data for large companies, government agencies, and professional service firms. OpenText aims to help customers digitize their operations and optimize their information management processes. The company has made several acquisitions over the years to expand its product offerings and customer base. OpenText has a global presence with offices in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
Learn more about OpenText
Size
14,300 employees
Market Cap
$7.8 billion
Industry
Founded
1991
5 Year Trend
+8.8%
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