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Job Category:
Academic Staff
Employment Type:
Regular
Job Profile:
User Support Supervisor
Job Summary:
The Service Operations Supervisor provides leadership and operational oversight of the School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) IT Service Desk, which serves as the primary point of contact for information technology support across the School of Medicine and Public Health at UW-Madison. The Service Desk supports approximately 10,000 faculty, staff, learners, researchers, clinicians, and affiliates across clinical, research, instructional, and administrative environments.
This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.
Key Job Responsibilities:

• Develops and facilitates individual and group end user trainings, answers questions, and provides information specific to complex information technology end user products and services

• Guides the daily activities of an information technology staff by assigning work, evaluating performance, and developing documentation

• Leads the daily operations of the SMPH IT Service Desk across all intake channels, ensuring it functions effectively as the Tier 1 point for intake, triage, and escalation. Oversee SLAs, KPIs, and customer satisfaction, coordinate communication during major incidents, and identify trends to drive process improvements that increase first-contact resolution and reduce demand

• Designs, implements, troubleshoots, and resolves complex data, network connectivity, client/server processes, and application issues according to established policies and procedures

• Resolves or escalates personnel issues, makes recommendations on applicants after assessing the qualifications of potential new hires, and makes recommendations on the selection of applicants

• Leads, schedules logistics, and secures resources for the completion of technology system integrations, compatibility tests, and functionality maintenance according to established user requirements

• Serves as the initial supervisor and point of contact on escalated customer services requests or production issues, either resolving or escalating the requests and issues

• Serves as a main point of contact for individuals and groups providing advanced-level organizational information about technology resources and addressing their needs

• Prepares and distributes reports on assigned unit's performance, recommending adjustments to operational procedures to improve the effectiveness of programs and services

• Serves as a key liaison between SMPH departments, users, and IT leadership to ensure a positive Service Desk experience; Works closely with Tier 2 and Tier 3 teams to support effective escalation and resolution, coordinates with central DoIT service owners to align processes, and partners with IT leadership to communicate service changes, maintenance, and support expectations

• Completes procurements, installations, configurations, repairs, automations, and modifications of complex technology hardware, software, and associated components independently

Department:
School of Medicine and Public Health, Office of Informatics and Information Technology, User Support Services.
The Office of Informatics and Information Technology in the UW School of Medicine and Public Health delivers reliable, high quality technology services in support of the school's academic, clinical, research, and administrative missions. The Service Operations Supervisor provides leadership and operational oversight for the SMPH IT Service Desk, the primary Tier 1 point of contact serving approximately 10,000 faculty, staff, learners, clinicians, and affiliates. This role leads daily service desk operations across all intake channels, ensures consistent service delivery and effective escalation, and partners closely with Tier 2/3 teams and campus IT stakeholders. The position requires regular on site presence on the hospital campus, with partial remote work available. The ideal candidate is a service oriented leader who values operational excellence, performance accountability, and building a high performing, customer focused support team.
Compensation:
The starting salary for the position is $90,000 annually; but is negotiable based on experience and qualifications.
Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. For more information, refer to the campus benefits webpage.
SMPH Faculty /Academic Staff Benefits Flyer 2026
Required Qualifications:

• Experience leading an IT service desk or customer support operation serving a large, complex user population.
• Knowledge of IT service management practices, workflows, and performance metrics, along with strong analytical, communication, interpersonal, and people-management skills.
• Ability to balance operational responsibilities with service-improvement initiatives while working effectively with diverse stakeholders across academic, clinical, and research environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Progressive experience in IT support or service management, including supervisory responsibility.
• Familiarity with JIRA Cloud or comparable service management frameworks.
• Experience in higher education, healthcare, research, or other regulated environments.

Education:
Associate's degree preferred; focus in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business or related field preferred;
How to Apply:
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University sponsorship is not available for this position, including transfers of sponsorship and TN visas. The selected applicant will be responsible for ensuring their continuous eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of an employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment. This position is an ongoing position that will require continuous work eligibility and will require eligibility to work for the full duration of the appointment. If you are selected for this position, you must provide proof of work authorization and eligibility to work.
Contact Information:
Cody Roekle, croekle@wisc.edu, 608-263-7676
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