Mid-Level Information Technology Business Partner

Mid-Level Information Technology Business Partner

Company:

The Boeing Company

The Boeing Company is looking for a highly experienced and detail-oriented Mid-Level Information Technology Business Partner to join the team in North Charleston, SC.

As an Information Technology Business Partner (ITBP) your overall responsibilities will include serving as the strategic interface with assigned business units or functional area for the purpose of business technology strategy development, solution discovery, service management, risk management and relationship management. The ITBP serves as the business relationship link between business units and Information Technology (IT) at the executive level. The ITBP provides highly valued strategic consulting level support and guidance through key IT initiatives. They communicate decisions, priorities and relevant project information to appropriate levels of staff regarding business unit requests and projects and initiatives. They proactively share knowledge of technology risks and opportunities to build competitive advantage and improve efficiency and effectiveness of business units. They partner with business leadership and other key stakeholders to define opportunities and identify and prioritize projects based on predefined criteria (e.g. return on investment, productivity, compliance).

The ITBP proactively serves as a “trusted advisor,” and is the primary IT point of contact to business line executives and managers. They operate as the key business contact representing IT in promoting IT services and capabilities. The ITBP provides support in delivering technological products that meet the needs of the business. The ITBP focuses on strategic initiatives and planning activities for their business area. They strive to understand market challenges, including customer priorities and competitive issues. ITBPs are proactive and anticipatory in their thinking. They are, by nature, driven and provide significant value to business units. ITBP’s facilitate the investment intake process and the high-level planning and execution of business initiatives through the use of technology. They serve a lead role in enabling the business to achieve their objectives through the effective use of technology.

Position Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement solution road maps to ensure successful introductions across the organization and with customers

• Collaborate with management to develop annual budgets for respective business areas

• Develop solution concepts and business cases for new investments

• Perform business analysis and prepare recommendations and business plans as needed

• Create and analyze relevant information and develop recommendations that they present to senior management

• Act as the key liaison across all functional areas, including business units, the information technology department, and outside vendors

• Possess a broad knowledge of most technical and business resources and use them to effectively coordinate team members and external resources

• Create shared vision of their respective solutions and facilitate decision making and arbitration relating to trade-offs both within and between different solution platforms

• Develop and implement sound rationale for portfolio management and managing product phase-in-phase-out plans, proactively anticipating gaps and overlaps within the portfolio

• Create consensus with other functions as to the timing of solution introductions and withdrawals

• Oversee the launch of solutions and help to maximize the positive impact on the organization

• Identify, screen and evaluate new solution opportunities to address unmet (internal and external) customer needs

• Partner with key staff members to create strategic business plans

• Possess strong analytical skills, including an understanding of business economics and financial resources

• Utilize the appropriate technologies and ensure that customers have the solutions they need when they need them, and in the media best suited to their requirements

• Collaborate with architecture and operations teams to ensure solution compatibility with company standards

• Collaborate with the Project Management Office on the intake process and prioritization of candidate projects across the company

• Participate in strategic and budgetary planning processes, prepare and administer work unit operating budgets; provide recommendations on desired policies and goals and implement new/revised programs according to established guidelines

• Participate in field research in pursuit of new solutions and to evaluate the applicability and usefulness of current s