Senior Manager, Support in Bruchsal

This position requires individuals to provide technical direction and administrative People management of one or more Solution Support teams within a division, a region, or a product group.

• Coordinates and manages the activities of the support function in support of company solutions.
• Along with other managers, coordinates activities of a section or department with responsibility for results in terms of costs, methods, and employees.
• May be responsible for developing the support departmentâs schedule and technical requirements.
• Receives assignments in the form of objectives and negotiates target dates with management to meet objectives.
• Ensures that technical and/or administrative activities proceed according to schedule and technical requirements.
• Frequently interacts with other managers and customer representatives concerning projects, operational decisions, scheduling requirements, or contractual clarifications.
• Responsible for recommending new administrative procedures and technical direction for assigned activities.
• Interprets and administers company policies.
• Maintains proper staffing and training to meet short and long-range goals and objectives of their own Support department.

Education / Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent
• 5+ years of experience in technical support leadership roles.
• Demonstrated success leading customer-facing support organizations.
• Working knowledge of ITIL Service Management principles and practices.
• Experience managing SLAs, KPIs, and service improvement programs.
• Demonstrated success in managing and developing high-performing teams.
• Good understanding of TCP/IP and networking concepts, operating systems and hardware.
• Demonstrated ability to drive change, solve complex operational challenges, and implement scalable processes.
• Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and critical-thinking abilities.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Proactively identify potential challenges, resolve them, and prevent escalations.
• Fluent language skills in German and English.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively within global, cross-functional teams.
• About Octave

Octave provides mission-critical software that empowers organizations to make informed decisions across every stage of the asset lifecycle - Design, Build, Operate and Protect - where performance, safety, and reliability are non-negotiable and failure is not an option.

Turning complex operational data into actionable intelligence, Octave connects expertise, real-world conditions and enterprise-scale insight to improve performance, resilience and incident response where it matters most.

Octave has more than 7,000 employees in 45 countries. Learn more at octave. com and follow us on Linked In .

Why work for Octave?

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We put trust in our people because we believe it's the best way to unleash potential, bring ideas to life, and keep moving ahead.

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At Octave, we believe that diverse and inclusive teams are critical to the success of our people and our business.

Here, everyone is welcome.

As an inclusive workplace, we don't discriminate.

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