QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE POSITION

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, Computer Science, or related discipline.
• Minimum of ten years of experience in IT Business Relationship Management or related area.
• Minimum of ten years of exposure to IT concepts and solutions.
• Experience as a regional IT Manager in large multinational corporation.
• Experience in the region.
• Experience in the Engineering and Construction industry.
• Be comfortable with ambiguity and an environment that is not fully structured.
• Able to work collaboratively with others to ensure successful outcome for the business.
• Articulate communicator (written and oral) with an unambiguous and consistent leadership style that translates effectively across both the business and customer base.
• Independent and proactive approach to business partnering, able to inspire confidence, manage expectations and meet the aspirations of both internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and manage strategic customer relationships involving diverse parties and personalities ranging from C-levels to individual contributors.
• Demonstrable experience of understanding and delivering IT services against business strategy and processes.
• Demonstrated expertise in uncovering and documenting customer requirements and issues, performing business process re-engineering, and proposing solutions.
• Ability to challenge ideas in a constructive way.
• Ability to lead and facilitate a meeting that has clear objectives and results in a specific decision and well-defined action plan. Able to bring several individuals together from various teams (not necessarily all under line management “control”) to ensure the best solution is given for the need.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills.
• Possess a strong sense of “delivery” and ensure that all commitments are honored, and uses strong planning and organizing skills to report progress and share exceptions to all the relevant stakeholders (development teams and customers).
• Co-ordination skills (or small project management skills).
• Capable and calm problem solver, able to inspire confidence at all levels by delivering under pressure.

Assets:

• Experience in project planning and project management skills
• Experience in business analysis
• Experience in solution architecture
• Educational and Working Experience

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As a member of the Information Technology team, you will report to the Vice President, IT Business Partner – Global and be responsible for:

• Engage, establish, and build relationships with the key stakeholders in AtkinsRéalis Canada, helping clarify their understanding of the value that IT can bring to the wider business community.
• Build and maintain a relationship with IT executives and directors.
• Reinforce various IT-related policies and communications ensuring an accurate understanding by all stakeholders in the region.
• Act as a communication and change agent when explaining the transformation journey IT has embarked on Single point of contact for liaison with Business and Global IT/ Canada IT resources and suppliers.
• Assisting the bid process and leveraging IT as a service to help win work.
• Promoting the use and exploitation of IT and Identifying opportunities for how technology can assist in operational efficiency.
• Full understanding of business strategies.
• Appreciation of the business functionality underpinned by the core systems and provide input into decision making on initiatives.
• Pre-project business solution design and high-level scoping in line with AtkinsRéalis Project Management Methodology.
• Build and maintain trust relationships with internal, external and outsourced IT suppliers and resolver groups.
• Communication with Global IT Organisation and Business at all levels.
• Managing the expectations of the business through effective communication.
• Input and guidance into technology aspects of business change/project requests.
• Awareness of competitor strategies, technology and of industry trends.
• Provision of initial project estimates for cost-benefit analysis.
• Managing service escalations from the business.
• Awareness of and directing projects towards desired IT strategies.
• Analysis of business initiatives to appraise risks and issues.
• Preparing business justifications and securing business authorisation for expenditure.

Canada leadership responsibilities:

• Demonstrable leadership qualities with the ability to operate at all levels from organisational leaders and influencers to C level Executives.
• Must have Excellent Communication Skills. Able to present to large groups engaging and adapting delivery to suit attendees.
• Ability to manage large and dispersed teams in a matrix reporting structure comprising Global and Regional IT organisations.
• Confident, Positive and Proactive attitude with the ability to delegate / influence /prioritise/ deliver.
• Be expected to represent Global ITS at senior level meetings across Geographical and Organisational Boundaries.