IT Business Engagement Lead

PERNOD RICARD SINGAPORE PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global beverage company in Singapore is seeking a Business Engagement Lead to promote Tech products and ensure effective deployment within affiliates. This role involves driving engagement, managing Tech strategy, and translating business priorities into a viable product backlog. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of business processes and strong communication skills to liaise with internal stakeholders. Join this collaborative team to shape the future of Tech products.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing internal business stakeholders relationships.
• Strong understanding of business challenges and tech solutions.
• Proficient in driving engagement at leadership level.

Responsibilities

• Own and communicate the Affiliate Tech roadmap effectively.
• Act as the single point of contact for all tech-related matters.
• Oversee roll-out and change management for global products.

Skills

Understanding of business end-to-end process

Communication/animation skills

Expertise in market scope

Strategic thinking & value-driven mindset

Experience in managing stakeholder relationships

Understanding of agile principles

Technical foundation

Job description

ABOUT THE TECH TEAM

Our global Tech team operates in an agile manner within a dynamic product organization. Immerse yourself in a collaborative environment where innovation thrives, and your contributions will play a direct role in shaping the path of our cutting‑edge products. As a key player in our agile setup, you'll have the opportunity to enhance efficiency, foster creativity, and play a pivotal role in our product development process. Become part of a team that embraces adaptability and values continuous improvement, ensuring we stay at the forefront of global technology advancements.

THE PRODUCT(S) YOU WILL WORK ON / THE TEAM YOU WILL WORK WITH

• The discussion about the Product/Team will take place as part of the People Engagement Process and throughout the Onboarding phase.
• The Business Engagement lead will work closely with the C3 and Corporate & Operations Proximity Leads within the Management Entity Proximity team to define the strategic priorities and demand for their respective domains.
• She/He will also develop synergies with the other Business Engagement Leads within the Management Entity.
• She/he reports to the ME Proximity Director, building jointly the strategy and long‑term roadmap for the affiliates under his/her scope.

WHAT IS EXPECTED OF YOU

The Business Engagement Lead is the voice of the Tech Function at the affiliates under his/her scope. She/He promotes Tech products, provide advisory based on local expertise, ensures the capture of local needs & feedbacks to fuel local product strategy and roadmap and secure its continuous improvement. She/He drives deployment and adoption of functional products in the affiliate(s) under his/her scope.

• Securing market relevancy of Tech strategy and roadmap: Understand business priorities and monitor pain points within their affiliate, coordinating with Proximity Leads to identify affiliate needs by domain, and interacting closely with their business counterparts at affiliate level. Translate business priorities and pain points into ideas for product backlog, articulating them with global product teams
• Management and steering of Affiliate Tech roadmap: Own and communicate marketers, ensuring monthly reports to affiliates and Management Entity Proximity Directors. Share communication to appropriate scope during major incidents
• Driving business engagement at Affiliate level: Act as the affiliate's single point of contact for all tech-related matters and participate monthly in the market/brand Codi on the tech agenda, to present the evolution of the tech roadmap and lead arbitrage. Promote and align affiliate leaders on tech strategy and roadmap
• Securing deployment and adoption of global products at Affiliate level: Oversee and support roll‑out and change management activities performed by Proximity teams to ensure local adoption and value realization of global products

FUNCTIONAL SKILLS

• Expertise in market scope with a deep understanding of tech and business challenges
• Experience in managing internal business stakeholders relationships, driving engagement at leadership level
• Communication/animation skills, fostering collaborative agility & team empowerment
• Strategic thinking & value-driven mindset
• Understanding of agile principles & ways of working
• Understanding of adoption and change management methods & tools
• Technical foundation
• Strong understanding of business end‑to‑end process