Ref: SP_3974631

Posted 22 Oct 2025

Support Team Leader

Industry

IT & Telecomms

Job type

Permanent / Full Time

Location

Canterbury

The Consultant
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Sebastian Peden

Senior Talent Manager

The Role

  • Lead a skilled team and make a real impact on customer experience every day
  • Modern MSP using a range of technologies across clients and industries
  • Strong culture and flexibility - supportive leadership and professional growth

The Opportunity

What You’ll Do
  • Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing Customer Support team.
  • Foster a positive, inclusive, and customer-focused culture.
  • Manage daily support operations across in-office and remote staff.
  • Own service quality and key performance metrics, maintaining SLAs and reporting on trends.
  • Act as the escalation point for major incidents (P1/P2), ensuring clear communication and rapid resolution.
  • Strengthen internal processes including ticket management, knowledge sharing, and incident handling.
  • Collaborate with other technical and business teams to improve service delivery.
  • Help onboard new tools, systems, or services with clear communication and training.
  • Promote health, safety, and wellbeing within the team and ensure a balanced workload.
About You
  • 2+ years of leadership experience in a technical support, service delivery, or customer success role.
  • 5+ years of experience in IT support, service operations, or MSP environments.
  • Strong people management skills — you know how to motivate, coach, and develop others.
  • Calm, clear communicator who stays composed under pressure.
  • Skilled in managing incidents, setting priorities, and keeping stakeholders informed.
  • Solid technical foundations in networking (routing, switching, Wi-Fi) and troubleshooting.
  • Experience with vendor technologies such as Fortinet, Cisco, Palo Alto, or similar is advantageous.
  • Familiarity with Active Directory/Azure AD, RADIUS, and email security platforms is a plus.
  • Comfortable using ITSM/ticketing, CRM, and remote support tools and producing clear service reports.
  • ITIL Foundation certification (or equivalent experience) preferred.
Why Join Us
  • Supportive, inclusive, and growth-minded culture
  • Real opportunities for career development within a growing MSP
  • Work with modern technologies and a variety of clients
  • Hybrid flexibility (work-from-home options available)
  • Competitive salary and benefits
Additional Information We welcome applicants who are new to New Zealand — visa sponsorship may be available for the right candidate.
All applicants must be able to pass a Ministry of Justice (MOJ) background check prior to employment.

Reference: SP_3974631

Support Team Leader

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