Tech Business Partner- Bike and Outdoor (f/m/d) Germany

SIGNA Sports United GmbH; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading sports e-commerce company is looking for a Tech Business Partner in Berlin. This role requires 10 to 15 years of experience in IT and business, focusing on strategic tech initiatives and collaboration with various teams. The ideal candidate will have strong business acumen and will be responsible for managing budgets, developing solutions, and overseeing technology implementations. A passion for sports and tech is a plus. Flexible working models are embraced.

Qualifikationen

• 10 to 15 years of IT and business work experience.
• At least 3 years of experience managing teams in strategic planning or client management.
• Strong business acumen and understanding of business drivers.

Aufgaben

• Develop and implement roadmaps for tech products.
• Collaborate with management to develop IT-cost budgets.
• Identify and evaluate new solution opportunities.
• Ensure customer needs are met with appropriate technologies.
• Participate in strategic and budgetary planning processes.

Kenntnisse

IT and business work experience

Managing teams

Business acumen

Analytical skills

Knowledge of B2C and E-Com processes

Jobbeschreibung

SIGNA Sports United (SSU) is the world’s leading sports e-commerce and technology platform, with market leading positions in bike, tennis, outdoor and team sports. Our group of companies include Wiggle, Fahrrad.de, Bikester, Probikeshop, Tennis-Point, and Outfitter. We are passionate about sport and staying active. We listed on the New York Stock Exchange in December 2021 and are the largest pure-play sports e-commerce company by revenue. We serve over 7 million active customers, have 1,000+ brand partners, and 500+ connected retail stores.

Job Objective

The Tech Business Partner (TBP) serves as a “trusted advisor” and is the primary IT point of contact to business line executives and managers. You will serve as the strategic interface with assigned business units or functional areas for business technology strategy development, solution discovery, service management, risk management, and relationship management. Providing highly‑valuable strategic consulting level support and guidance through key IT initiatives. They communicate decisions, priorities, and relevant project information to appropriate levels of staff regarding business unit requests and projects and initiatives. They proactively share knowledge of technology risks and opportunities to build competitive advantage and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of business units. They partner with business leadership and other key stakeholders to define options and identify and prioritize projects based on predefined criteria (e.g., return on investment, productivity, compliance).

They operate as the key business contact representing IT in promoting IT services and capabilities. The TBP provides support in delivering technology products that meet the needs of the business. The TBP focuses on strategic initiatives and planning activities for their business area. They strive to understand market challenges, including customer priorities and competitive issues. TBPs are proactive and anticipatory in their thinking. They are, by nature, driven and provide significant value to business units. TBP’s facilitate the investment intake process and the high‑level planning and execution of business initiatives through technology. They serve a lead role in enabling the business to achieve its objectives through the effective use of technology. With their in‑depth, process‑related knowledge of the B2C/E‑Com business, they support the various departments in implementing their business and functional requirements regarding O2C‑ and P2P processes in close cooperation with IT.

What you will be responsible for

• Development and implementation of roadmaps and to ensure successful introductions of tech products across the organization.
• Collaborate with management and IT team to develop annual IT‑cost budgets for respective business areas.
• Develop solution concepts and business cases for new investments.
• Act as the key liaison across all functional areas, including business units, the information technology & data team, and outside vendors.
• Possess a broad knowledge of most technical and business resources and use them to effectively coordinate team members as well as external resources.
• Create consensus with other functions as to the timing of solution introductions and withdrawals.
• Oversee the launch of solutions and help to maximize the positive impact on the organization and teams.
• Identify, screen and evaluate new solution opportunities to address unmet (internal and external) customer needs.
• Possess strong analytical skills, including an understanding of business economics and financial resources in retail/ecommerce.
• Utilize the appropriate technologies and ensure that customers have the solutions they need, when they need them, and best suited to their requirements.
• Collaborate with architecture and operations teams to ensure solution compatibility with company standards.
• Collaborate with the Project Management Office on the intake process and prioritization of candidate projects across the company.
• Participate in strategic and budgetary planning processes.
• Deep process knowledge of B2C, E‑Com businesses with their O2C and P2P processes (JB).

What we're looking for

• 10 to 15 years of IT and business work experience with a broad range of exposure to various technical environments and business segments.
• At least 3 years of experience with managing teams being responsible in strategic planning, business development or client management and working with a broad range of diverse and complicated business units.
• Strong business acumen.
• ITBPs must have a strong understanding of each business unit to include their business drivers for success, process and approaches to business models.
• Passion for Sports and Tech is very welcomed!

What you need to know

We celebrate diversity and are committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. We at SIGNA Sports United believe that our team‑spirit burns brightest when we're together. We also believe in flexible working models. As such, we provide a place for you to come, work and collaborate in any of our offices in the country you are employed in. And of course, you can work from home if needed.