Business relationship Manager

Prestwick Aerosystems; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share

Contributory pension

Car leasing scheme

Free onsite parking

Tax-free technology scheme

Cycle-to-work scheme

Job summary

AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited is seeking a Professional-level Business Relationship Manager to bridge IT solution providers and projects. Based in Stevenage or Portsmouth, the role requires collaboration with internal Digital stakeholders and external partners to deliver integrated IT capabilities.

You will translate business needs into IT requirements, prioritise work with a pragmatic mindset, and drive alignment across Architecture, Security, Infrastructure and Applications while

Qualifications

• Willingness to learn new technology and solutions.
• Pragmatic, solutions-based mindset.
• Ability to prioritise tasks using information over loudness.
• Experience aligning IT stakeholders (Architecture, Security, Infrastructure, Data Transport) to deliver OQOCOT.
• Ability translating complex tech concepts into business value.
• Strong communication and negotiation with IT, operations, engineering, security.

Responsibilities

• Act as the digital department consultant and collaborate with the shop floor.
• Develop understanding of Production processes and strategic roadmap (short and long term).
• Identify IT improvements and propose solutions with feasibility and traceability.
• Translate business needs into IT requirements and champion change.
• Ensure alignment across Architecture, Security, Infrastructure and Applications and maintain governance and compliance.

Skills

Learning mindset

Pragmatic mindset

Data-driven prioritisation

Stakeholder alignment

Translate tech to business value

Stakeholder management

Job description

Job Description

SECURITY CLEARANCE: Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance
TRAVEL REQUIRED: Couple of times a year to other Airbus sites and customer sites
LOCATION: Stevenage OR Portsmouth
TYPE: Full time, STEM returners are welcomed

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

• Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, tax-free technology scheme, discounted shopping and much more
• Work / Life Balance: 37 hour week, flexible working around core hours, hybrid working, up to 2 additional days per month as TOIL. There are no core hours on Friday afternoons. Employees may use this flexibility at their discretion, provided they fulfil their contractual working hours and meet business needs (such as urgent deadlines or client requirements)
• Personal Development: Personalised development plan and unlimited access to 10,000+ E-learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities
• Health & Wellbeing: Wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), Employee Assistance Programme, discounted family health / dental insurance / eye tests, cycle-to-work scheme, on-site canteen and coffee shop, lunchtime pilates
• Family and Caregiving: Life assurance, enhanced pay for parental leave (23 weeks at 100% pay), adoption / shared parental / caregiving leave
• Inclusive Environment: Wellbeing room, Multi-faith room, Employee Representative Groups (Gender, LGBTQ+, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity)

About the role

Do you love considering how different aspects of Software and Systems interact and integrate with each other? Enjoy ferreting out information, connecting the dots and ensuring the IT solutions meet the business needs? Happy rolling up your sleeves to find creative solutions, untangle historic situations and uphold security regulations. Then read on! This role will suit an inquisitive Business relationship Manager who can be the bridge the gap between IT solution providers and Projects. Requests can be very diverse : one day supporting server obsolescence / upgrade, the other day installation of a business tool, the day after supporting tool interface issues.

How you will contribute to the team

Act as the digital department consultant and collaborate with the shop floor.

Develop a solid understanding of the Production business processes, identify key performance drivers, success metrics, and the strategic roadmap (short term and long term) for the business and its enabling technologies. Identify areas of IT improvement in business processes providing possible solutions. Pinpoint inefficiencies, bottlenecks, or gaps and propose solutions that align with strategy, ensuring feasibility, traceability, scalability, interoperability, and compliance meeting.

Translate business needs into IT requirements and champion change to a wide array of Digital contributors (Architecture, Security, Infrastructure, Governance, Applications).

About you

• A willingness and curiosity to learn new technology, solutions and products.
• Pragmatic, solutions based mindset.
• Experience of prioritising tasks based on information rather than how loud someone is being.
• Experience how to make things happen within a typical IT department, gathering, steering and aligning a wide range of internal Digital stakeholders (Architecture, Security, Infrastructure, Data Transport, etc.) for an optimised OQOCOT delivery while managing customer expectations and requirements.
• Experience translating complex technical concepts into actionable business value.
• Stakeholder Management: Strong communication and negotiation skills to align diverse teams (IT, operations, engineering, security). Comfortable with ambiguity and change.

Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customised development solutions.

How we can support you

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request. Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process – you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout, etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company

AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited

Employment Type

Permanent

Experience Level

Professional

Job Family

Digital

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