IT Business Partner

key Responsibilities

• Full end to end responsibility for the delivery of the IT outcomes on behalf of the IT function to the business, with access to the entire IT team to deliver the needs of the business, collaborating with the other IT members to achieve the outcomes required.
• Act as the focal point for IT needs within the business unit, ensuring the IT project pipeline accurately reflects the priorities and needs of the business
•  To be a Subject Matter Expert of your assigned business areas to ensure the business requirements and justification are met
• Building strong working relationships with key stakeholders across the business, attending forums to represent IT and ensure Business requirements and IT capabilities are aligned. Owning the relationship with 3rd party suppliers where appropriate, to ensure that the business is receiving the best possible
• Understand the tactical and strategic business requirement and identify how IT can support these
• Providing monthly reports at Steerco meetings
• Identifying how the Business Strategy and IT strategy affect operational processes and work with the appropriate teams to ensure successful implementation
• Obtaining feedback on IT services from the business and agreeing any improvement actions required
• Helping to spread innovation throughout the business by sharing innovative ideas between business units
  
  

• Have exceptional stakeholder and relationship management skills, able to influence and drive collaboration leading by example. Preferably including experience of working with Board Level Directors 
• Possess excellent presentation and communication skills with the ability to communicate complex problems in a non-technical and simplified manner
• Knowledge of ITIL, Prince2 and Agile methodology and working practices preferable but not essential
• Degree qualified or equivalent work experience
• Well organized with attention to detail whilst self-motivated and able to work on your own initiative
• Flexibility to travel within the UK and internationally
• Experience of working in a large multi business unit corporate organization and centralized IT functions
  
  

Who are we?

We are P&O Ferrymasters, and we work with some of the largest companies in the world to make sure that their goods get to where they need to on time and efficiently. 
We have locations across Europe and the Northern Mediterranean and our routes cover road, rail, and sea. We operate from over 20 locations in 13 countries and work with some of the best-known global household names. We are a part of DP World who are one of the largest global logistics companies in the world; at any one time 10% of all shipping containers in the world are being shipped by DP World. We are proud to lead the future of logistics to help enable global trade in the 21st century and beyond.

We offer

P&O Ferrymasters offer a competitive package in line with the seniority of the position. Salary will be dependent on experience of the successful candidate.

Other benefits include Company pension, P&O Ferries travel concessions, Employee Assistance Scheme and an employee wellbeing programme, along with opportunities for personal and professional training and development.

Time to act!

Do you have what we’re looking for? And does this sound like the perfect opportunity for you? 
We hope so – in which case, now’s the time to let us know! Please apply with your CV and covering letter as soon as possible to recruitment@pofm.com. We look forward to hearing from you….