IT Business PartnerHybrid - based from one of a choice of sites across the UK.Up to £55,000 salaryJob descriptionOur ambitious and growing client are recognised leaders in their field. They have over 30 sites across the UK and are looking for a new IT Business Partner to provide a strategic interface with assigned areas of their business for the purpose of Business-IT Strategy Development, Solution Discovery, Service Introduction and Relationship Management.The post holder will be responsible for engaging with Stakeholders across a business area to understand both strategic and operational needs and help deliver business objectives through the effective use of technology. To be successful you will spend a significant amount of time engaging with people in that business area.Managing the I.T. aspects of projects will be an important part of the role, so the IT Business Partner must have a broad knowledge of I.T. services and solutions, experience of the project lifecycle, including development and service operations, and recognition of business decision making processes. Must be confident in overseeing all aspects of the development lifecycle.Job responsibilities:• Stakeholder and Relationship Managemento Represent the IT Application function to key stakeholders within the assigned Business Area and IT. Ensuring stakeholders expectations are set, managed and conflicts resolved or appropriately escalatedo Build user groups to manage business satisfaction of the IT service provisiono Manage the key suppliers on a formal basis – contract management, SLA management, roadmap and lifecycle planning

• Enterprise and business architecture - Work closely with IT and business stakeholders to promote alignment of the Business Strategy Roadmap with the IT Technical Strategy Roadmap to inform the lifecycle and maintenance plans of all Applications in the portfolio

• Resource Managemento Work with IT Leadership to ensure resources are prioritized according to the guidance provided by the IT Change Authority Board (ITCAB), and IT Steering groups.o Ensure that IT staff are always aligned with key business issues, processes and procedureso Management of allocated third-party resources and supplierso Matrix management of Project Managers, Business Analysts and Application support staff

• Project management - Lead a team of internal and external resources to ensure the development and maintenance of all Application Services are successful and fit-for-purposeo Change implementation planning and management - Engage with IT Business Partners and stakeholders to build strategic business initiatives and business cases that can be presented to the IT Change Authority Board (ITCAB) o Business risk management - Identify and mitigate potential service risks and conflicts with IT deliveryo Create and manage project plans and project documentation acceptable to the project sponsoro Oversee the full development / project life-cycle – requirements, design, development, testing and release managemento Quality management - Conformance review of delivered work packages compared to agreed requirements o Ensure support functions are adequately engaged in the development and handover of projects

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