Regional Support Manager

Job Summary

Responsibilities

• Provide visible, credible leadership to customers, partners, and internal stakeholders, representing Product Support at executive governance forums and acting as the senior escalation point for complex or high-impact matters.
• Act as an integral member of the Middle East regional management team, contributing to regional strategy, commercial discussions, resource planning, and operational decision-making beyond functional boundaries.
• Lead, develop, and performance-manage the regional Support function, establishing clear accountability, measurable objectives, and a high-performance culture focused on outcomes rather than activity.
• Own the end-to-end regional service delivery model across Incidents, Service Requests, Enhancement Requests, and upgrades, ensuring structured prioritisation, demand management, and alignment to contractual commitments and business value.
• Drive disciplined service governance, including KPI definition, SLA performance, backlog management, trend analysis, and executive-level reporting with clear corrective and preventative action plans.
• Champion a consultative approach to customer engagement, ensuring the team understands the underlying business requirement and defines appropriate, sustainable solutions rather than defaulting to unconditional agreement or tactical fixes.
• Partner with Product, Development, and Services teams to address recurring issues, influence product direction, coordinate upgrade strategies, and ensure regional requirements are effectively represented in global roadmaps.
• Oversee major incident management, change governance, and release readiness, ensuring structured communication, risk management, and minimal disruption to customer operations.
• Lead the continuous improvement and modernisation of regional support practices, incorporating best-practice service management frameworks, automation, tooling enhancements, and data-driven decision-making.
• Ensure robust communication and escalation processes across regional and global stakeholders, fostering transparency, alignment, and strong cross-functional collaboration.
• Develop future regional support leaders and embed a culture of ownership, innovation, and constructive challenge within the team.

Experience And Qualifications

• Minimum 10–12 years’ experience in Information Technology Support, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.
• Demonstrated executive presence and experience engaging with C-level stakeholders and senior healthcare leaders.
• Proven ability to operate as part of a senior regional management team and influence cross-functional outcomes.
• Experience supporting multiple enterprise applications, preferably in Healthcare.
• Strong track record of driving cultural change, service transformation, and measurable performance improvement.
• Experience managing support from both service delivery and development perspectives.
• Deep understanding of service management frameworks (e.g., ITIL) and modern support methodologies, including automation and data-driven performance management.

Education And Training

• Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare, Computer Science or a related field
• ITIL certification (preferred)
• Relevant leadership or management training (preferred)

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