IT Business Relationship Manager

About the Opportunity

We are seeking a Business Relationship Manager (BRM) to join the IT Project Management Office (PMO) of a leading diversified energy company.

This is a senior-level role focused on partnering with business leaders across HR, Finance, Procurement, and Legal to translate business strategies into technology roadmaps, prioritize investments, and ensure technology initiatives deliver measurable business value.

The BRM will serve as a trusted advisor to senior business and IT leadership, connecting business needs with technology solutions while overseeing portfolio governance, investment decisions, financial planning, and vendor management.

Key Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with senior leaders across HR, Finance, Procurement, and Legal.
• Develop and manage multi-year technology roadmaps aligned with business and enterprise strategy.
• Lead IT portfolio and investment governance, including prioritization, capacity planning, risks, dependencies, and value realization.
• Develop and challenge business cases, including ROI, TCO, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Provide oversight of strategic projects and programs, ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, budget, and business outcomes.
• Partner with IT teams including Enterprise Architecture, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, and Applications.
• Identify opportunities for AI, automation, and business process transformation.
• Lead vendor evaluation, RFI/RFP activities, sourcing strategy, contract negotiations, and vendor performance management.
• Prepare executive dashboards, portfolio metrics, and presentations for senior leadership.
• Influence stakeholders across a matrix organization and drive decisions without direct authority.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise IT leadership, Business Relationship Management, Portfolio Management, Program Management, or related areas.
• Strong experience partnering with executive and senior-level stakeholders.
• Experience managing strategic technology portfolios and multi-year roadmaps.
• Experience supporting Corporate Services functions such as HR, Finance, Procurement, or Legal.
• Experience with enterprise platforms such as ERP, HCM, Financial Systems, Procurement/Sourcing, CLM, or GRC.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen, including business cases, ROI/TCO, budgeting, forecasting, and vendor management.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, facilitation, and executive presentation skills.
• Proven ability to lead in a matrix environment and influence teams without direct authority.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• PMP, PgMP, ITIL, or similar certification is a plus.
• Utility/energy industry experience is a plus, but not required.

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