What is the role of a IT Service Desk Manager at Hermeus?

The IT Service Desk Manager position at Hermeus is a Full-time or part-time position opportunity in the relevant field.

Where is this IT Service Desk Manager job located?

Los Angeles, California, 90001, United States

What type of employment is offered for this IT Service Desk Manager role?

Full-time or part-time position

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This role spans multiple industries.

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IT Service Desk Manager at Hermeus

IT Service Desk Manager

Hermeus is a high-speed aircraft manufacturer focused on the rapid design, build, and test of high-Mach and hypersonic aircraft for the national interest. Working directly with the Department of Defense, Hermeus delivers capabilities that will ensure that our nation, and our allies, maintain an asymmetric advantage over any and all potential adversaries.

Hermeus is seeking an experienced IT Service Desk Manager to lead and scale a multi-site support function for a fast-growing aerospace organization building high-speed and hypersonic aircraft. This role owns day-to-day service desk operations, team leadership, IT asset lifecycle management, and process/tooling improvements that enable a high-performance engineering environment. The ideal candidate brings strong technical support leadership experience, a customer-first mindset (including executive support), and the ability to build scalable, compliant IT support operations in a dynamic, mission-driven environment.

Responsibilities:

Lead and develop a team of 6-8 service desk agents across Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Florida
Champion a culture of service excellence including white-glove support for senior leadership accountability, and continuous improvement within the team
Own core service desk operations including ticket management, escalation workflows, and ensuring the team consistently sets and meets expectations with end users
Drive and manage IT projects that strengthen the service desk foundation, including process buildouts, tooling improvements, and cross-site standardization
Own IT asset inventory and lifecycle management, including procurement, deployment, tracking, and decommission across all locations
Continuously improve support processes, documentation, and tooling to scale with company growth
Coordinate cross-functional teams on escalations, infrastructure changes, and deployment communications
Contribute to compliance efforts related to NIST, CMMC, and FedRAMP by ensuring service desk operations meet documentation and access management requirements

Minimum Requirements:

5+ years in IT support or service desk roles, with at least 2 years in a management or team lead capacity
Experience managing distributed support operations across multiple office locations
Strong working knowledge of Windows, macOS, Linux, and iOS/Android environments
Experience with Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft 365, endpoint management, and identity platforms
Familiarity with ticketing systems and project management
Demonstrated ability to develop team members and manage performance
Excellent communication skills you're comfortable interfacing with senior leadership and explaining technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Understanding of compliance frameworks (NIST, CMMC) and how they apply to IT operations (aerospace or defense industry experience is a strong plus)
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment where priorities shift and resourcefulness matters
Primarily onsite 5 days a week, with flexibility for occasional remote work
On-call availability

Preferred Skills and Experience:

Experience supporting engineering-heavy organizations
Background in building support operations during significant organizational growth
ITIL certification

The salary information provided is a general guideline only. Hermeus takes various factors into account, including, but not limited to, the position's scope and responsibilities, the candidate's professional background, education and training, essential skills, and market and business considerations, when presenting a job offer.

Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Hermeus offers competitive salary and equity, unlimited PTO policy, generous parental leave, potential for year-end bonuses, and more!

100% employer-paid health care

401k & retirement plans

Unlimited PTO

Weekly paid office lunches

Fully stocked breakrooms

Stock options

Paid Parental Leave

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U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS

The person hired will have access to information and items subject to U.S. export controls, and therefore, must either be a U.S. person as defined by22 C.F.R. 120.62or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing. US persons include U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents (green card holders), and asylees and refugees with such status granted, not pending.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

Hermeus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions at Hermeus are based solely on merit, competence, and qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.

$119,000 - $186,875 a year

IT Service Desk Manager at Hermeus – Los Angeles, California

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