Description and Requirements

Role Summary

The IT Service Quality & Audit Lead is responsible for driving service quality, audit governance, and continuous improvement across IT Service Desk operations. This role leads quality audits across multiple support channels, identifies systemic gaps, and partners closely with service delivery leaders to improve customer experience, process compliance, and operational outcomes. The role also leads and mentors a team of Quality Analysts.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and govern quality audits across Voice, Email, Chat, and ITSM tickets (Incidents, Changes, Problems), ensuring adherence to ITIL processes, SLAs, KPIs, and service standards.

Review audit results to identify compliance gaps, defect trends, and process inefficiencies, and ensure consistent evaluation standards across auditors.

Perform root cause analysis on recurring quality issues and drive corrective actions, process improvements, and training interventions.

Own the service desk quality training framework and ensure learning plans are aligned to audit findings and performance gaps.

Partner with Service Delivery and Operations leaders to align quality expectations, priorities, and improvement outcomes.

Act as the quality single point of contact (SPOC) for internal stakeholders and customers, presenting insights in a clear, business‑focused manner.

Lead, coach, and develop a team of Quality Analysts to ensure timely audits, reporting, and follow‑through on improvement actions.

Deliver regular quality dashboards and reports covering audit scores, SLA adherence, defect trends, and training effectiveness to enable data‑driven decisions.

Skills & Experience

Must‑Have

4-8 years of experience in IT Service Delivery, Process Quality, or IT Operations Quality Assurance.

Proven experience leading a team of Quality Analysts or Process Auditors.

Strong understanding of ITIL‑based service desk operations and IT Service Management (ITSM).

Hands‑on experience with voice and ticket quality audits, process compliance, and governance.

Experience driving training programs, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.

ITIL v3 Intermediate or ITIL 4 certification.

Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.

Good‑to‑Have

Exposure to ISO 9001 or similar quality frameworks.

Familiarity with quality tools such as Pareto analysis, RCA, control charts, or FMEA.

Six Sigma or Lean exposure.

Experience working in infrastructure or IT support environments.