IT Business Relationship Manager

New Jersey Resources•Wall Township, NJ

22h•Hybrid

About The Position

Energize your future and join our team as we pursue a reliable, sustainable, cleaner energy future. At our Fortune 1000 diversified energy company, you’ll find a friendly, community-minded environment, with flexible work schedules, opportunities for growth and development, and competitive pay and benefits. The IT Business Relationship Manager will deliver strategic IT investments aligned with corporate and IT objectives. Fosters a proactive, collaborative environment that integrates IT and business functions, driving strategic and operational goals. Acts as senior liaison between IT and business functions, ensuring that technology investments meet or exceed business objectives. Shapes demand by managing the IT portfolio, developing business cases, and fostering strategic partnerships.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent work experience) required; graduate degree in Business, Information Systems or related discipline preferred.
10+ years in IT project management, application development, business analysis, enterprise architecture.
8 years working in an enterprise-level business and technical environment.
5-10 years as an IT Project Manager in a matrix environment, working with clients and third parties (internal or external).
5-10 years in IT application development, business analysis, and experience working with enterprise architecture, infrastructure, and/or quality assurance.
Strong portfolio and project management skills.
Demonstrated experience in organizing and initiating, planning, and executing large-scale projects from the envisioning stage through to implementation, involving internal cross-functional teams, contractors, and vendors.
Strong knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
Expertise in estimating, forecasting, financial management and business case development; as well as collaborating, negotiating, presenting to leadership stakeholders.
Strong business acumen to develop strategy, process capabilities, enabling technologies, and associated investment governance.
Exceptional written, verbal, and visual communication skills, leveraging appropriate tools to engage across all organizational levels.
Collaborative team player with ability to engage at all levels of the organization and influence others to move toward consensus.
Must demonstrate and value differences in others' strengths, perspectives, approaches, and personal choices.

Nice To Haves

Experience and knowledge in utility, pipeline, energy generation (Wind, Solar), energy trading, work management a plus.

Responsibilities

Participates in the governance of the client IT portfolio management practices for business area IT investments.
Drives co-innovation, discovery and business case development for technology-enabled projects that deliver business value.
Supports business areas in developing business cases and collaborates with the IT technical and application teams to identify products and services that meet their needs.
Partners strategically with business areas to understand business unit strategies and challenges.
Advises business product and service managers on strategic needs to guide prioritization and technical road-mapping solutions through the Change Advisory Board (CAB) with business, IT and PMO membership.
Builds trusted relationships with business and technology partners through regular updates and demonstrated understanding of their strategies, goals and challenges.
Effectively manages the relationship between IT and business functions, fostering a collaborative environment for IT and business integration
Collaborates with stakeholders to analyze current business and IT workflows, identify inefficiencies, and recommend improvements using data-driven insights to enhance operational effectiveness, reduce costs, and improve service delivery.
Identifies and champion emerging technologies that align with business goals, facilitate cross-functional collaboration and pilots new concepts to deliver competitive advantages.

Benefits

Medical insurance coverage from day 1
401k vesting immediate
Employee insurance and medical plans, including prescription, vision and dental benefits.
401(k) program with generous company match.
Company stock purchase plan.
Wellness programs, including free on and off-site fitness centers.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Tuition reimbursement program.
Paid time off including paid holidays.

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