IT Business Partner for HR

As technology and digitalization leader, the IT Business Partner for HR partners closely with Syngenta Group’s global HR organization and with the cross-functional Syngenta Group Global Services & Solutions (GSS) central team. The primary purpose is to identify opportunities, develop strategies and deliver technology-enabled business solutions that result in step changes in day-to-day employee experience while unlocking productivity and efficiency potential. Furthermore, the incumbent will represent IT & Digital towards HR and ensure overall satisfaction with IT & Digital services.

• Partners with HR and GSS central team to co-create and maintain digitalization / technology strategy & roadmaps based on functional HR and overall GSS strategies.
• Actively promotes and drives digitalization leveraging data and technology such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, analytics and automation toolsets.
• Understands the vendor and solution landscape and proposes innovative technology solutions in support of business objectives.
• Fosters agile approaches, drives experiments and upon success delivers scalable solutions.
• Is fully accountable for effective solution delivery from requirements through evaluation / RFP, design, implementation, value-realization, steady-state support, and lifecycle management – in close collaboration with the HR services & solutions team.
• Establishes a way to measure outcomes, balancing employee engagement and efficiency / productivity metrics, and fosters incentive-setting accordingly.
• Drives change in ways of working, fostering employee centricity, cross-functional end-to-end design, high levels of automation with a strong focus on empowering BUs and markets to meet their specific needs.
• Develops and owns an employee-centric architecture stack in close collaboration with relevant business functions and with technology teams (e.g. Service Now, Workplace Tech, Intelligent Automation). Defines and runs fit-for-purpose governance to ensure application of agreed principles across projects.
• In partnership with GSS functions, builds organizational capabilities enabling human centered design, such as design thinking, persona and employee journey mapping, user experience engineering.
• Represents IT & Digital towards HR and ensures overall satisfaction with IT & Digital services.
• Partners with the local Swiss HR team to ensure adequate implementation, maintenance, and support of local IT

• Masters’ degree or equivalent in information management, information technology, or another business or scientific field in combination with relevant practical experience in information management
• Min. 10 years experience working in a technology leadership role for a multi-national organization.
• Strong track record driving digitalization and achieving tangible business value through innovative technology solutions in a complex enterprise setting.
• Broad understanding of technology used in enterprise context, in particular ERP, service management platforms, application integration, reporting & analytics, automation tools and artificial intelligence.
• Track record designing and managing effective domain & solutions architectures.
• Experience applying agile principles and practices.
• Experience applying human centered design concepts, in particular design thinking, UX engineering.
• Project management experience.

• A role which contributes to valuable and impactful work in a stimulating and international environment
• Flexible working arrangements and environment with an open culture and diverse workforce, a possibility of working from home
• Competitive salary and benefits package 
• The opportunity to work with and learn from highly qualified and experienced employees
• A culture that promotes work/life balance, celebrates diversity and offers numerous events throughout the year
• Learning culture and a wide range of development options, including access to learning platforms (Degreed, LinkedIn Learning, O’Reilly) 
• High quality office environment

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Syngenta Group is a leading science-based agtech company, dedicated to bringing plant potential to life. Each of our 50,000 employees in more than 100 countries work together to solve humanity’s most pressing challenges: feeding the world safety while taking care of our planet. We are proud to stand at the forefront of the tech revolution in agriculture. Using the latest digital innovations, data, and cutting-edge technologies we want to reshape the industry through data-fueled intelligent science. This is only possible through digital science by smartly connecting, integrating and exploiting data from Research and Development to Commercial, to better tailor our products and grower advice. 

Our business success reflects the quality and skill of our people. We recognize that human diversity is as important to our business as biodiversity. Embracing the unique perspectives and capabilities of our employees helps us continue to catalyze innovation, maximize performance, and create business value. Join us and help shape the future of agriculture.