Service Management Automation Lead (Freshservice/Freshdesk)

Service Management Automation Lead (Freshservice/Freshdesk)

Full-Time 60000 - 80000 Β£ / year (est.) No working from home possible
Ethos BeathChapman

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Own Freshservice and Freshdesk platforms, driving process design and optimisation.
  • Company: Join a PE-backed, high-growth organisation headquartered in central London.
  • Benefits: Enjoy a flexible working pattern of 4 days per week in the office.
  • Other info: Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
  • Why this job: Lead the transformation of service management into core operational infrastructure.
  • Qualifications: Strong experience with Freshservice/Freshdesk and ITSM principles required.

The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 Β£ per year.

Our client is a PE-backed, high-growth organisation with HQ in central London. As part of their drive to improve processes and create value, they are implementing Freshservice and Freshdesk as a Service Management solution, replacing various manual processes, supporting multiple business functions - (HR, Finance, Fleet etc.). Working alongside the Head of Automation and a specialist implementation consultant, this position owns both platforms end-to-end, ensuring they become core operational infrastructure rather than ticketing tools. The working pattern is 4 days per week in the office. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Key responsibilities:

  • Platform ownership & strategy - own roadmaps, feature adoption & continuous improvement. Act as decision maker for platform configuration & governance.
  • Process design & optimisation - translate requirements to scalable service processes, standardise and document, ensure processes are measurable and auditable.
  • Operational excellence - driving service management change & adoption, including owning platform utilisation and ROI metrics.

What success looks like:

  • The business can scale service volumes & complexity without proportional growth in central support functions.
  • Internal teams rely on automated workflows, self-service and knowledge bases.
  • Customer-facing teams demonstrably improve service quality and consistency.
  • Automation and knowledge management replace ad-hoc processes and tribal knowledge.
  • Freshservice and Freshdesk are viewed as core operational infrastructure.

Required skills & experience:

  • Strong experience configuring workflows, automations, SLAs and service catalogues.
  • Solid understanding of ITSEM/service management principles.
  • Ability to work autonomously & take ownership.
  • Experience working across internal and customer facing teams.
  • Experience of Freshservice and/or Freshdesk.
  • Experience rolling out service platforms across multiple teams.
  • Experience of integrating service tools with other systems.
  • Familiarity with AI-driven service capabilities.
  • Experience defining and reporting on operational KPIs.

Service Management Automation Lead (Freshservice/Freshdesk) employer: Ethos BeathChapman

This high-growth organisation is based in central London and focuses on improving processes across multiple business functions. Employees benefit from a 4-day in-office work week, fostering collaboration and innovation within the team.

Ethos BeathChapman

Contact Details:

Ethos BeathChapman Recruitment Team

We think you need these skills to ace Service Management Automation Lead (Freshservice/Freshdesk)

Workflow Configuration
Automation Implementation
SLA Management
Service Catalogue Development
IT Service Management (ITSM)
Autonomy
Cross-Functional Collaboration