Sr. IT Business Partner

Job Overview

The role of the IT Business Partner (IT BP) is to act as an executive level IT business partner across multiple functions of the business organization (for example: marketing, customer service, operations, etc.). The role of the IT BP is to build relationships with their supported functional areas/departments and, along with other members of the IT organizations, to build business strategies and identify solutions that bring value to the organization.  To do this the IT BP will need to acquire and maintain a deep understanding of the supported business unit/function processes and technologies used.

A Day In The Life

•    Act as the key IT liaison to business executives across the supported functional areas 
•    Develop strategic business capabilities per function and associated business value project pipelines
•    Partner with business and IT leaders to prioritize intake across Projects & Enhancements
•    Assists in gathering high level business requirements, business value and scope during initial discovery
•    Build and maintain strong relationships with process owners and super users
•    Engage with the IT PMO on project intake and prioritization of potential solutions
•    Collaborate with other IT Business Partners and senior IT leaders on project execution 
 

What will help you thrive in this role?

•    +10 years of IT experience, +5 managing at an executive level
•    +10 years of Project Leadership as either a Project Manager, Product Owner or Technical SME
•    Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Computer Science or Engineering
•     Broad IT domain experience
•     Strong communication, presentation, leadership skills, process modeling skills
•     Familiarity with general business functions
•     Problem solving and communications skills
•     Candidates must have valid work authorization and be able to work in the U.S. without company sponsorship.

•     Must be able to effectively collaborate with business and IT leaders
•     Must be able to lead at an executive and strategic level, negotiating & influencing as needed
•     Experience delivering multi-year, cross-functional programs and associated spend
•     Strong management instincts with ability to proactively predict and react
•     Ability to prioritize work and manage corresponding budgets and cost
•     Experience managing vendor relationships and contracts 
•     Self-directed, motivated, and able to work independently 
•     Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive