Senior IT Business Partner

Join us at Osborne Clarke on a journey of growth and transformation within our IT department. We are seeking a Senior IT Business Partner to join our team in Bristol or London, where you will lead a new team of Business Partners, working as part of our Service Delivery team in developing and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders and decision makers across the business.

This is a permanent position filled with a wealth possibilities and opportunities for growth, offering the chance to influence change and make a real difference to the service we offer.

The role

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Acting as an interface between the IT Services function and the business, championing ITS within the business, building key relationships to allow for better communication and understanding of the needs of each business area
• Delivering the highest quality of technology services to an internationally dedicated client base
• Aligning IT services and solutions with the needs and objectives of the business by seeking an outside view
• Developing metrics and KPIs to evaluate IT performance and ensuring it meets business needs
• Working with the ITS Leadership team to optimise the use of IT resources to support business operations, identifying opportunities where IT can provide a competitive advantage, improve efficiency, or enhance customer experiences
• Working closely with key stakeholders and teams within ITS to stay informed about emerging technologies and trends, and advise the business on potential benefits and risks
• Leading a team of two Business Partners, ensuring they are aligned with all areas of the business, measuring their effectiveness and encouraging continuous development
• The primary National Business relationships will be with, Germany, Spain, France, Italy & NL

We are looking for

• Proven experience as a Business Partner or Business Relationship Manager
• Exceptional stakeholder, people and relationship management skills, able to influence and drive collaboration leading by example
• Well organised with attention to detail whilst self-motivated and able to work on your own initiative.
• Strong team leader, able to motivate and develop a new team.
• Ability to be flexible with travel, UK and internationally is vital to this role. Travel between London & Bristol offices on a frequent basis will be key to success
• Experience of working in a large multi business unit corporate organisation and centralised IT functions
• Strong understanding of both business and IT processes
• Excellent presentation, communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Proficiency in project management methodologies and tools
• Ability to influence and negotiate with stakeholders at all levels
• The ability to communicate complex problems in a non-technical and simplified manner
• Strategic thinker with the ability to align IT initiatives with business

Salary and benefits

We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits. We value the health and wellbeing of our people and our wide range of initiatives and benefits support this.

Our recruitment process

We welcome direct applications for our opportunities - if you would like any further information about this role or the firm, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact, in complete confidence, Dan Jones (Recruitment Advisor) a dan.jones@osborneclarke.com.

Please note that although we include closing dates for our roles as a guide, we review and progress applications on a rolling basis. At Osborne Clarke we do not make any recruitment decisions using automated decision-making.

We are committed to providing an environment where you can perform to the best of your abilities at every stage of your recruitment experience and beyond. If you require any adjustments to be made during the application stage, interview process, or when working with us, please let us know in confidence.

About Us

Osborne Clarke is an international legal practice with over 330 Partners and more than 1,260 talented lawyers in 26 locations*. Our sector-based approach enables us to help our clients tackle the issues they are facing today, and prepare for the ones that they will face tomorrow. Advising them both comprehensively and commercially. We love working closely with our clients on new deals, products and solutions which will transform their businesses, markets and even sectors. And our unique approachable culture is not an added extra, it's fundamental to our success.

At Osborne Clarke we value difference and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. We want everyone to feel that OC is a place where you can be yourself and belong, and our range of interest groups and diversity networks - not to mention our great teams - are a part of making that a reality.

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