Director IT Help Desk Support
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Role summary
Manages, directs, or supervises staff and the development and implementation of the IT Help Desk function to ensure a high level of service and availability to internal IT customers. May manage the in-depth evaluation of best-in-class service concepts in the marketplace to determine appropriate standards and service metrics for the organization and to adopt best practices. Has managerial responsibility for Help Desk services. Manages the technical evaluation of past performance patterns to identify likely areas needing process or procedural enhancements. Responsible for managing the combination of internal and outsourced support resources from a cost, technical and customer satisfaction perspective. Meets with peer IT levels to coordinate restorations of service or to evaluate the causes of and solutions to, service problems as they arise. Manages the development or revision of policies and structured escalation procedures to efficiently deal with problems when they arise. Requires progressive IT customer and technical support for a large and complex IT function.
Job summary sourced from the Empsight benchmark job library.
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Director IT Help Desk Support salary survey FAQ
- Which compensation surveys cover Director IT Help Desk Support pay?
- 1 survey publish Director IT Help Desk Support benchmarks, including data from Empsight. The full list is on this page; click into any one for scope, methodology, and pricing.
- How does Director IT Help Desk Support pay vary by industry and geography?
- Compensation for Director IT Help Desk Support varies by industry, region, company size, and revenue. Most surveys above publish cuts on those dimensions. Industry-specific surveys (healthcare, tech, financial services, etc.) typically report meaningfully different ranges than cross-industry surveys for the same role.
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