Service Owner – IT Infrastructure Managed Services

About the Position

Service Owner – IT Infrastructure Managed Services

Location – Des Moines, IA / Onsite- Hybrid

The Service Owner is accountable for the end-to-end ownership, governance, performance, and continuous improvement of one or more IT Infrastructure Managed Services offerings within the Business Unit. This role serves as the single point of accountability for service strategy, operational excellence, customer satisfaction, service innovation, and compliance.

Responsibilities

Service Strategy & Ownership

• Align service offerings with business unit growth objectives and customer requirements.
• Drive service standardization, rationalization, and modernization initiatives.

Operational Governance

• Ensure delivery of services in accordance with SLAs, OLAs, contractual obligations, and governance frameworks.
• Review service performance trends and initiate corrective actions where required.
• Govern Major Incident, Problem, Change, Capacity, Availability, and Service Continuity processes.

Customer & Stakeholder Management

• Act as executive escalation point for service-related issues.
• Build trusted relationships with customer stakeholders and internal leadership.
• Lead Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), Service Reviews, and Governance meetings.
• Present service performance, risks, opportunities, and transformation initiatives to senior leadership.

Continual Service Improvement

• Develop and execute Continual Service Improvement (CSI) plans.
• Drive automation, AIOps, self-healing, and predictive operations initiatives.
• Identify opportunities for service enhancement and innovation.
• Track and realize business outcomes from transformation programs.

Service Quality & Compliance

• Ensure adherence to ITIL, ISO, security, audit, and compliance standards.
• Govern operational risks and develop mitigation plans.
• Establish service quality metrics and performance scorecards.
• Lead service audits and readiness reviews.

Service Catalog & Standards

• Define and maintain service catalog, service descriptions, RACI models, and operating procedures.
• Standardize service delivery models across accounts and geographies.
• Drive adoption of best practices, reusable assets, accelerators, and automation frameworks.

Technical Knowledge

• IT Infrastructure Operations
• Cloud & Hybrid Infrastructure
• Service Management (ITIL)
• ServiceNow and ITSM Platforms
• Monitoring & Observability Tools
• Automation & AIOps Platforms
• Capacity & Availability Management
• Infrastructure Security & Compliance
• Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity

Requirements

• Full-time position
• Annual salary between $105,000 to $115,000 depending on experience and qualifications
• Eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program

We Offer

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

About the Company

Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process, and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes, and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or follow us on Twitter.

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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