Position - Service Delivery Manager
Availability From
Qualification : Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Information Technology / Engineering or related field (MBA or relevant certifications preferred)
Level - T6
Experience - 12+ Years in IT with strong experience in Service Delivery / IT Operations
Work Location - Bangalore
24x7 Shifts - No (however, should be flexible to support critical incidents or global clients if required)
Job Summary –
- The Service Delivery Manager is responsible for managing end-to-end IT service delivery, ensuring services are delivered as per agreed SLAs, KPIs, and business expectations.
- The role focuses on operational excellence, client satisfaction, service quality, and continuous improvement while acting as the primary interface between clients, technical teams, and support functions.
- This role is accountable for translating business strategy and operational needs into structured, executable IT initiatives and ensuring successful end-to-end delivery of technology solutions.
- The SDM acts as the front door to IT for their business stakeholders owning demand intake, shaping solutions, driving cross-functional execution, and ensuring measurable business value realization.
- This is not a purely project management role. It is a hybrid leadership position requiring strong business partnership, governance discipline, and delivery accountability.
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities: Strategic Business Partnership
• Serve as the dedicated IT partner for assigned business units.
• Build trusted relationships with senior business leaders.
• Develop deep understanding of business strategy, priorities, and operational challenges.
• Act as the single point of coordination for IT engagement with those business functions.
• Proactively identify technology opportunities that improve efficiency, risk posture, and business performance.
Demand Management & Solution Shaping
• Own and manage the intake of new business requests.
• Facilitate structured requirement gathering sessions.
• Engage appropriate IT domain leaders to evaluate feasibility and solution options.
• Ensure initiatives are properly scoped, prioritized, and aligned to enterprise standards.
• Lead development of business cases, including scope, benefits, cost estimates, and risk considerations.
End-to-End Delivery Accountability
• Lead approved initiatives through full lifecycle execution from planning through deployment and transition to operations.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across infrastructure, applications, security, and vendors.
• Provide clear and consistent status reporting to stakeholders and leadership.
Governance & Portfolio Discipline
• Maintain visibility into the portfolio of initiatives for assigned business units.
• Ensure alignment with IT standards, architecture principles, security requirements, and financial controls.
• Participate in prioritization forums and portfolio review discussions.
• Escalate delivery risks, capacity conflicts, or cross-functional bottlenecks when required.
Value Realization & Service Continuity
• Ensure delivered solutions meet defined business objectives.
• Partner with operations teams to ensure smooth transition to steady-state support.
• Monitor post-delivery performance and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities across delivered services.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
Experience: 16+ years
Education: Bachelor’s Degree
- Knowledge of IT Service Management (ITSM) processes
- Familiarity with ITIL framework
- Experience with tools such as ServiceNow, confluence, virtual clients or similar platforms
- Strong data analysis and reporting skills
Strong business stake holder management skills
Skills Required
- 16+ years IT experience in Service Delivery / IT Operations
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or related field
- Knowledge of IT Service Management (ITSM) processes
- Familiarity with ITIL framework
- Experience with tools such as ServiceNow, Confluence, virtual clients or similar platforms
- Strong data analysis and reporting skills
- Strong business stakeholder management skills
- MBA or relevant certifications
What We Do
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC headquartered in Portland, Oregon, is the leading heavy-duty truck manufacturer in North America. Daimler Trucks North America produces and markets commercial vehicles under the Freightliner, Western Star and Thomas Built Buses nameplates. Daimler Trucks North America is a Daimler company, the world's leading commercial vehicle manufacturer.






