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Continual Service Improvement Manager, Global Infrastructure and Operations

🇺🇸 Hybrid - New York, New York 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $160K - $180K 💻 Information Technology 🗓️ November 7th, 2026
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New York University is hiring a Continual Service Improvement Manager, Global Infrastructure and Operations. The role drives ongoing improvement across NYU's global IT infrastructure and operations services using ITIL, a widely used IT service management framework, and its continual service improvement process, raising service quality, reliability, and usability for the NYU community. The manager acts as the improvement partner and accountability check for service owners without owning or delivering the services themselves.

Highlights
  • Own and maintain a comprehensive improvement backlog for every Global Infrastructure and Operations service, prioritizing and executing improvements that raise quality, reliability, usability, and value.
  • Develop three-year service strategies and roadmaps for the service portfolio.
  • Design targeted marketing and communication campaigns for technical services, translating technical concepts into clear value propositions for non-technical audiences.
  • Work with service owners so improvements are implemented on time and deliver measurable results, using data to identify opportunities and measure impact.
  • Bachelor's degree in information technology, business, or a related field, with 5+ years in IT service management focused on continual service improvement or equivalent improvement and program management roles.
  • Deep ITIL knowledge, especially the continual service improvement stage and the full service lifecycle, plus experience building improvement backlogs, roadmaps, and cross-functional accountability structures in a complex, multi-team, global environment.
  • Strong project and program management, facilitation, influence, and stakeholder management skills to drive several improvement initiatives in parallel across teams that the manager does not directly manage.
  • Base salary range of $160,000 to $180,000.

Continual Service Improvement Manager, Global Infrastructure and Operations Full Description

Position Summary: The Continual Service Improvement Manager, Global Infrastructure and Operations exists to drive Continual Service Improvement (CSI) across the entire Global Infrastructure and Operations (GIO) service portfolio at NYU. Using the ITIL CSI process, this role systematically identifies, prioritizes, and executes improvements that raise service quality, reliability, usability, and value for the NYU community. The role owns the creation and ongoing maintenance of a comprehensive improvement backlog for every GIO service, develops 3-year service strategies and roadmaps, designs targeted marketing and communication campaigns, and works collaboratively with service owners to ensure improvements are implemented on time and deliver measurable results. The incumbent does not own or deliver the services themselves; instead, they act as the dedicated improvement catalyst and accountability partner for service owners. Qualifications: Required Education:
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Information Technology, Business, or a related field

Required Experience:
5+ years of experience in IT Service Management with a strong focus on Continual Service Improvement (CSI) or equivalent improvement/program management roles. Demonstrated success leading service improvement initiatives in a complex, multi-team, global environment. Experience building and managing improvement backlogs, roadmaps, and cross-functional accountability structures. Proven ability to design and execute communication/marketing plans for technical services.

Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Deep knowledge of ITIL (specifically the CSI stage and the full service lifecycle). Strong project/program management skills with the ability to drive multiple parallel improvement initiatives without owning the underlying services. Excellent facilitation, influence, and stakeholder management skills—able to work collaboratively with service owners while maintaining accountability. Superior written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate technical concepts into clear value propositions for non-technical audiences. Analytical mindset with experience using data to identify opportunities and measure improvement impact. High degree of organization, attention to detail, and comfort managing ambiguity in a matrixed environment.
Additional Information: In compliance with NYC's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is USD $160,000.00 to USD $180,000.00. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, clinical compensation, or other items. 

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