Incident Manager

Job Description AssetMark is a leading strategic provider of innovative investment and consulting solutions serving independent financial advisors. We provide investment, relationship, and practice management solutions that advisors use in helping clients achieve wealth, independence, and purpose. What You’ll Do We are looking for an experienced Incident Manager to own the end-to-end lifecycle of production issues across our technology platforms and services. This role goes beyond traditional incident coordination. Incident Managers are hands‑on operators responsible for driving rapid service restoration, resolving issues directly whenever possible, and eliminating recurring problems at their source. You will work across the full technology stack—partnering with engineering, infrastructure, and operations teams—to ensure reliable system performance and a high‑quality user experience. This is a high‑visibility role that requires strong technical judgment, clear communication under pressure, and a bias toward action. You will play a critical role in improving system reliability while helping teams spend less time firefighting and more time building. This role participates in a 24/7 operating model, including on‑call responsibilities. We can only consider candidates for this position who are able to accommodate a hybrid work schedule and are close to our Charlotte, NC office. Responsibilities Own end‑to‑end problem management (Sev1–Sev5): detection through full resolution. Quickly assess impact and assign severity (Sev1–Sev5). Lead triage, investigation, and resolution efforts, maintaining clear ownership throughout the lifecycle. Drive fast, effective restoration of service and resolve issues directly whenever possible. Partner closely with operations and reliability teams to resolve issues without unnecessary escalation. Reduce dependency on engineering teams for repeat or well‑understood problems. Build reusable knowledge and patterns to improve team self‑sufficiency. Perform or lead root cause analysis (RCA), identify recurring patterns and systemic weaknesses, and drive fixes that prevent entire classes of issues from recurring. Ensure issues are fully resolved—not just temporarily mitigated. Lead real‑time response for high‑impact production incidents, coordinating cross‑functional teams with clarity and urgency. Communicate clearly with stakeholders, including leadership, during active incidents, providing structured updates on impact, progress, and next steps. Improve incident management processes, workflows, and operating models; build and maintain runbooks and response procedures. Identify opportunities for automation and better monitoring, ensuring high‑quality documentation and knowledge sharing. Required Experience & Skills 5+ years of experience in incident management, site reliability engineering (SRE), production operations, or similar roles. Proven ability to lead and resolve production issues under pressure. Strong technical breadth across systems, applications, and infrastructure. Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot issues directly, not just coordinate response. Excellent communication skills—clear, concise, and composed under pressure. Strong sense of ownership and accountability. Analytical mindset with strong problem‑solving skills. Preferred Qualifications Experience in high‑availability, large‑scale production environments. Familiarity with tools such as ServiceNow, Jira Service Management, or PagerDuty. Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP). Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools. Knowledge of ITIL frameworks (helpful, but not required). How We Measure Success Success in this role is defined by outcomes: Faster time to restore service (MTTR). More issues resolved directly within the incident management / operations function. Reduction in high‑severity issues (Sev1 / Sev2). Fewer recurring issues due to strong root cause resolution. Improved system reliability and stakeholder confidence. Compensation The base salary range for this position is between $80,000 and $110,000. This range reflects the expected pay based on job‑related knowledge, skills, education, experience, and actual work location. This position will also be eligible for additional variable incentive compensation and competitive benefits. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the US to be considered. We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Equal Opportunity Employer AssetMark is a fast‑growing financial technology company committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued. #J-18808-Ljbffr