Strategic IT Leader — Global Product Innovation

Kohler; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car cash allowance

Company bonus

Private health care

Generous pension scheme

Job summary

Kohler is seeking an IT Business Solutions Manager for Global Product Innovation (GPI) in the UK. The role blends strategic IT leadership with business partnership to shape demand and deliver technology-enabled innovation across Kohler's global product initiatives.

Based in Quedgeley with a hybrid pattern (at least 3 days per week onsite), you will own roadmaps, align with enterprise standards and drive measurable business outcomes through technology-enabled solutions.

Qualifications

• Proven experience (typically 8–12+ years) in IT, Digital or Technology roles.
• Track record partnering with business stakeholders to shape demand and deliver technology-enabled value.
• Experience creating and maintaining technology strategies and capability roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Owns the IT-business relationship for assigned areas and acts as trusted advisor.
• Develops multi-year roadmaps aligned to enterprise standards and delivery capacity.
• Shapes demand, prioritises initiatives, and sequences based on value, risk and capacity.
• Ensures initiatives deliver intended business outcomes and realises benefits.
• Provides end-to-end portfolio oversight, visibility, and issue escalation.
• Manages service performance, risk, and vendor relationships.
• Shapes technology investment cases and tracks benefits realisation.
• Leads and coaches matrix teams to deliver aligned outcomes.

Skills

Strategic partnership

Roadmap planning

Stakeholder engagement

IT governance

Portfolio oversight

Job description

Kohler is seeking an IT Business Solutions Manager for Global Product Innovation (GPI) in the UK. The role blends strategic IT leadership with business partnership to shape demand and deliver technology-enabled innovation across Kohler's global product initiatives.

Based in Quedgeley with a hybrid pattern (at least 3 days per week onsite), you will own roadmaps, align with enterprise standards and drive measurable business outcomes through technology-enabled solutions.