Business Relationship Manager

ECLARO; City of White Plains (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as a Business Relationship Manager, where your expertise in technology and business strategy will drive innovation in the energy sector. In this dynamic role, you'll collaborate with business leaders to prioritize technology investments and develop solutions that align with organizational goals. Your ability to communicate complex technical information effectively will be key in building relationships at all levels. This position offers the chance to make a significant impact in a leading energy company focused on efficiency and sustainability. If you're ready to take on this rewarding challenge, we want to hear from you!

Benefits

401k Retirement Savings Plan

Commuter Check Pretax Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience in IT or equivalent.
• Ability to implement business and technology strategies.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate understanding of business needs and technology solutions.
• Engage with senior management to communicate technical information.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams for technology implementation.

Skills

Business and technology strategic concepts

Utility business knowledge

Data and information service-oriented architectures

Disaster recovery and risk management

Excellent verbal and written communication

Technical leadership

Coaching and mentoring

Job description

Business Relationship Manager
Job Number: 25-04148

Want to be part of the Energy Industry? ECLARO is looking for a Business Relationship Manager for our client in White Plains, NY.

ECLARO's Client is America's largest state power organization and is a national leader in energy efficiency and clean energy technology. If you’re up to the challenge, then take a chance at this rewarding opportunity!

Project Overview:

• Planning and Prioritization of the demand needs of business customers, Technology Innovation Intake to help business and IT leaders with initiative's business objectives.
• Business and IT Alignment by coordinating across functional business and IT teams as a single point of focus and advocate for business customers for IT strategic services.
• Communications and Relationship Building by engaging in significant interaction at senior management levels to effectively communicate highly technical information, gain support, address challenges as well as deliver difficult messages when needed.

Pay Rate: $50.00-$55.00/Hour

Responsibilities:

• Planning and Prioritization: Cultivate deep understanding of the needs of business customers, identifying opportunities and making recommendations on how to leverage technology to accelerate and meet business goals.
• Collaborate with business leaders to prioritize technology investments and provide insights to IT leadership.
• Technology Innovation Intake: Assist Business and IT leaders with the development and support of new business capabilities through technology solutions to meet evolving business requirements, which have a return on investment.
• Define the initiative's business objectives via business cases, analyze current work processes pertaining to these objectives, identify areas for process changes, research and recommend viable technology solutions, develop project cost estimates, and document the initiatives cost justification or ROI (Return of Investment).
• Recommendations will be reviewed and approved by appropriate committees, including the Architecture Review Committee (ARC), and the IT Governance Committee.
• Business and IT Alignment: Work with businesses to map required business goals to planning and implement new technology to support the outcomes.
• Coordinate cross-functional business and IT teams to develop the business case, solutions and approvals to prioritize and implement required technology.
• Act as a single point of focus and advocate for business customers for IT strategic services.
• Communications and Relationship Building: Engage in significant interaction at senior management levels; able to effectively communicate highly technical information to all levels of the organization; effectively develop relationships with individuals inside and outside of IT.
• Deliver difficult messages and express disagreement with others with confidence and respect.
• Address challenges to technical recommendations, understand the different perspectives, and work collaboratively and creatively to negotiate solutions.
• Gain support from related stakeholders for the technology direction and champion the migration towards the new technology.
• Technology Leadership: Maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of business technology through leading, interacting and discussing subject areas with industry peers, vendors and consultants.
• Apply knowledge in the continued development and enhancement of technology plans.
• Advising, Coaching and Mentoring: Be the "go-to” technical resource and advisor for the business offering meaningful technical solutions efficiently resolve issues that are complex and uncharted; coach / mentor associates on their technical versatility and problem-solving skills; inspire and mentor other senior technologists.
• Provide technical leadership and architectural direction to IT and Business Unit staff concerning technology management, roadmaps and strategies.

Required Skills:

• Ability to produce, implement and enhance business and technology strategic concepts, roadmaps, principles or effective plan.
• Deep mastery of utility business, data and information service-oriented architectures.
• Broad knowledge of business processes including disaster recovery, business continuity and risk management.
• Knowledge and understanding of corporate policy, business strategy, and ability to systemically think and be creative in meeting business and IT goals.
• Excellent verbal, written, and high impact presentation skills at all levels of the organization.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in IT and or equivalent work experience.
• Experience in design, development, and implementation of new technology and/or maintenance of large-scale systems across multiple hardware and software platforms.
• Experience in utility business knowledge.

If hired, you will enjoy the following ECLARO Benefits:

• 401k Retirement Savings Plan administered by Merrill Lynch
• Commuter Check Pretax Commuter Benefits
• Eligibility to purchase Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance through ECLARO

If interested, you may contact:
Natasha Zarbo
[e-mail]
646-695-2914
Natasha Zarbo | LinkedIn

Equal Opportunity Employer: ECLARO values diversity and does not discriminate based on Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status, in compliance with all applicable laws.