Bacardi Rus is looking for an IT Business Partner.
Your key responsibilities will be to:
Translate the company and functional strategy into a relevant Technology strategy for Russia. Drive and deliver priorities:
Identify and articulate technology needs for the Russian market
Prioritize those needs based on the potential value added to the business
Ensure alignment behind priorities with the leadership teams
Operationalize priorities into projects and resources plan against them
Manage the project portfolio to ensure on going reviews and delivery against key KPIs
Provide input to the Product/Services organizations so that they may have all the relevant information to better serve the Region you represent
Budget management:
Own the Tech budget at country and functional level and are able to understand and articulate the charging processes
Create a winning team spirit and build an organization for the future:
Be an inspiring leader for the organization, leading by example and setting high performance standards
Orchestrate the functioning of the matrix organization, pulling in the appropriate resources as needed
Drive a shared vision and common purpose across the region and lead the execution of the people strategy
Align all team-members to targets, our business strategy and create a passion for winning in the organization
Design an organization to win with Technology and Digital through coaching, mentoring and providing constructive feedback to develop the Tech organization
Ensure implementation of learning and development programs and sustained learning for everyone in your region
People and Team management:
Organize and lead multi-functional projects teams, ensuring clear roles and responsibilities across the program
Interact with project managers to provide support and guidance on the individual projects as well as to convey the important relationship of each project to the bigger picture
Business and Community engagement:
Build relationships with, and communicate continuously with your regional and functional leadership teams: Know your business partners to represent their needs and to identify urgent needs; be the face of Technology in the leadership team; raise awareness and ensure your lead team members have a clear sense of what Technology is and how they can leverage our services; act as a Technology consultant when required
Create excellent relationships with the Technology Services organizations leveraging internal and external resources
Be the escalation point for Technology service performance issues/outages
Go across the boundaries of the business/services lines to get people engaged when needed
Create lasting beneficial relationships with strategic external partners:
Deliver with excellence best in class initiatives and drive adoption
Shape the development and drive execution of best in class initiatives that meet the priorities of the region and function
Ensure the commercialization of the initiative is adequate
Ensure the initiatives are well adopted
Orchestrate the functioning of the matrix, pulling the appropriate resources as needed
Vendor management:
Maximize the value of our key partnerships and ensure that the partners deliver services that meet the business requirements and the agreed SLAs
Align service requirements measures and scorecards with the partners, conduct regular meeting with partners to review performance & SLA
Coordinate necessary changes to outsource contract in line with business requirement and global IT strategy
The skills and experience needed to create your legacy:
Fluent Russian and English
10+ years IT experience in multinational company
Leadership experience within a matrix organization
Work experience in the Russian Market
An effective project manager able to partner with the business to deliver added value solutions
Strong commercial and financial acumen
Extensive experience in multiple technology services / programs within the company
Personal qualities
A nurturing line leader, mentor, and coach who can build and support high performing teams
An agile learner that can perform well in new and ambiguous situations
A partner that builds relationships through trust, respect, and open communication.