OCC/NOC Team Lead

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    "description": "<h2>Overview</h2>\n<p>The Operations Control Center (OCC)/Network Operations Center (NOC) Team Lead is a key leadership role within Element’s Global Technology Operations Centre (TOC). This position is responsible for driving operational excellence and ensuring the consistent, high-quality support of critical IT services across the organisation. The role focuses on people leadership, managing, developing, and empowering a team of TOC Analysts, while overseeing real-time monitoring, incident response, and service availability across Element’s global infrastructure.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>Acting as a central point of coordination within the TOC environment, the OCC/NOC Team Lead ensures timely detection, escalation, and resolution of operational issues, and maintains strong stakeholder relationships across Technology and the wider business.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>Schedule:</strong>8:00 am to 5:00 pm onsite in our Blue Ash Office</p>\n<p>On-Call after hours and weekends as needed</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><em>Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this opportunity.</em></p>\n<p> </p>\n<p></p>\n<h2>Responsibilities</h2>\n<p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>People Leadership & Team Management</strong></p>\n<ul>\n <li>Lead, mentor, and develop a team of TOC Senior Analysts and Analysts, ensuring high 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Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.</p>\n<h2>Diversity Statement</h2>\n<p>At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. 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