P&S IT Business Partner AMEA

The P&S IT Business Partner (ITBP) for Region AMEA has the overall responsibility to serve as the strategic interface with regional CP business units for P&S functional area for the purpose of business technology strategy development, solution discovery, service management, risk management and relationship management.

Accountabilities

• The ITBP for Region AMEA has the overall responsibility to serve as the strategic interface with regional CP business units for P&S functional area for the purpose of business technology strategy development, solution discovery, service management, risk management and relationship management.
• The ITBP serves as the business relationship link between business units and IT at the leadership level.
• The ITBP provides highly valued strategic consulting level support and guidance through key IT initiatives, including Global ERP deployments.
• S(he) communicates decisions, priorities, and relevant project information to appropriate levels of staff regarding business unit requests and projects and initiatives.
• S(he) proactively shares knowledge of technology risks and opportunities to build competitive advantage and improve efficiency and effectiveness of business units. S(he)  partners with business leadership and other key stakeholders to define opportunities and identify and prioritize projects based on predefined criteria (e.g. return on investment, productivity, compliance).
• The ITBP proactively serves as a “trusted advisor,” and is the primary IT point of contact to business line executives and managers.
• S(he) operates as the key business contact representing IT in promoting IT services and capabilities.
• The ITBP provides support in delivering technology products that meet the needs of the business.
• The ITBP focuses on strategic initiatives and planning activities for their business area.
• S(he)  strives to understand business challenges, including customer priorities and competitive issues.
• ITBPs are proactive and anticipatory in their thinking. They are, by nature, driven and provide significant value to business units.
• ITBP’s facilitate the investment intake process and the high level planning and execution of business initiatives through the use of technology. They serve a lead role in enabling the business to achieve their objectives through the effective use of technology.

Critical leadership competencies

This section captures the leadership capabilities you would expect to be displayed by the role holder in approaching the demands of the role. Please consult the Leadership Model at the end of this document and specify the 3 - 5 most important capabilities for the role.

Lead external

• Judgment: Analyses information, guidelines, and requirements from different sources to evaluate alternatives and make effective judgments. Draws accurate, useful conclusions from financial, business, and quantitative information. Makes timely and sound decisions on everyday issues and problems by applying accurate logic, appropriate knowledge, expertise, and common sense.

Lead others

• Collaboration: Fosters a sense of collaboration and works effectively with others across the organization to achieve goals. Facilitates interaction of co-workers and external partners. Creates an environment for honest and open discussion of issues. Leads change and holds ambiguity.

Lead internal

• Planning: Sets standards, goals, and plans that improve work performance. Identifies action steps and develops realistic plans needed to accomplish objectives and team goals. Focuses, aligns, optimizes, and improves resources and the use of resources to achieve goals.
• Execution & results orientation: Manages work and work performance, holding everyone accountable to effectively and efficiently completing work responsibilities. Demonstrates initiative and a strong commitment to achieving meaningful results, meeting or exceeding goals, and acting on opportunities to create value.

Lead self

• Establish trust: Gains the confidence and trust of others through principled leadership, sound business ethics, authenticity, and follow-through on commitments. Establishes open, candid, trusting relationships; treats all individuals fairly and with respect; maintains high standards of integrity.

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Knowledge, experience & capabilities

Personal capabilities

• Projects confidence and communicates an understanding of the current and future challenges faced by the organization, and their business drivers, as they relate to IT.
• Has an innate curiosity and is motivated to find ways that IT can deliver business value.
• Able to have discussions with business leaders about IT concepts and solutions.
• Can adapt communication style and content to the needs of the audience
• Adept at managing complex relationships and competing priorities across business functions.
• Motivate to develop networks of influence within IT so that IT can be leveraged to solve business problems.

Critical experience

• >10 years’ experience in a consulting, business process management, or IT role.
• Experience with Global SAP deployments.
• Experience working with large multinationals and/or consultancies.
• University degree in a commercial/business or technical/ IT subject
• Experience in working with IT companies & in-house IT departments.
• Understanding of a broad range of IT concepts and capabilities and the value that be delivered with them.

Critical technical, professional and personal capabilities

• Analytical and strategic thinker
• Pro-active team player / knowledge sharer / open and transparent
• Strong influencing skills. Effective communicator.
• Looks constantly for new ways to create value for the company
• Proficient in problem solving and able to resolve issues of a complex and strategic nature
• Negotiator, decisive, result oriented, self-motivated / directed.
• Ability to develop networks across the organization, and an ability to influence and motivate people
• Stakeholder management skills.

Note: Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. 

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