IT Business Partner - Engineering

TE Connectivity; Wayne (PA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Job summary

TE Connectivity in Wayne, PA seeks an IT Business Partner for Engineering to shape digital and technology strategy for ICT Engineering, bridging business priorities with TEIS and ICT Analytics to enable faster product development and AI-enabled improvements.

You will lead cross-functional collaboration with engineering leadership, own the digital roadmap, drive governance and cybersecurity alignment, and ensure delivery of scalable solutions across ERP, analytics, automation, and data management.

Qualifications

• College degree or equivalent industry experience.
• 12+ years professional experience, including 8+ years in an IT Business Partner/Business Relationship Manager role.
• fluency in written and spoken English.
• Experience with IT project and portfolio management in complex environments.
• Strong governance and stakeholder-management capabilities.
• Knowledge of ERP, analytics, data integration, automation.

Responsibilities

• Act as the single-entry point between ICT Engineering leadership teams and the IT organization.
• Translate Engineering business strategy into a multi-year Digital & Technology Roadmap.
• Own and oversee the portfolio of digital products and services for Engineering.
• Ensure initiatives align with ICT governance, architecture standards, and cybersecurity requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enable end-to-end process integration.

Skills

IT business partner

Stakeholder management

Digital strategy

Data analytics

Communication

IT governance

Education

College degree or equivalent

Tools

SQL

Power BI

PowerQuery

MS Power Platform

Planisware

SAP

Job description

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

Job Overview

As an IT Business Partner for Engineering, you will be accountable for planning and driving the digital and technology strategy for the ICT Engineering functions. You will act as the interface between the business and the TEIS organization and the ICT Analytics team, partnering with leaders in the function to translate business priorities into a value-driven digital roadmap. You will enable Engineering to improve product development efficiency, accelerate innovation, strengthen engineering data management, and optimize the end-to-end product lifecycle through enterprise technology, data, automation, and AI. You will work closely with Engineering leadership to identify business opportunities and ensure the effective delivery and adoption of scalable technology solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Stakeholder engagement & partnership

• Act as the single-entry point between ICT Engineering leadership teams and the IT organization.
• Build trusted relationships with Engineering Leaders and individual contributors to understand priorities, pain points, and future needs.
• Drive process ownership and fundamentals of data management to enable IT solutions (including AI) using vetted data.

Digital strategy & transformation

• Translate Engineering business strategy into a multi-year Digital & Technology Roadmap.
• Identify and drive digital transformation and AI opportunities across Engineering processes and capabilities, including product development, design and simulation tools, engineering data and BOM management, testing and prototyping, sustaining engineering, VAVE, design optimization, and AI-enabled engineering, while strengthening end-to-end cross-functional integration.
• Align Business Unit priorities with technical teams’ strategies and enterprise platforms (e.g., Planisware, TEBIT, SAP, analytics and AI capabilities).

Digital portfolio & roadmap ownership

• Own and oversee the portfolio of digital products and services for Engineering
• Facilitate prioritization of Engineering digital initiatives with business leadership, ensuring alignment with ICT governance, available resources, business value and enterprise technology standards.
• Ensure initiatives are aligned with ICT governance, architecture standards, and cybersecurity requirements – including between Project Management and Engineering.

Business capability management

• Partner with business leaders to assess current and future digital and data capabilities, including process maturity, tools, and skills.
• Support the transition toward a product and platform-oriented operating model.
• Contribute to capability maturity assessments and long-term capability planning.

Delivery alignment & service management

• Work closely with TEIS service delivery and CoE leads to:
  • Communicate new business demand and roadmap priorities.
  • Align local and global initiatives with service strategies and roadmaps.
  • Ensure reliable service delivery in line with agreed SLAs and commitments.

Program & initiative leadership

• Lead and/or actively participate in digital and IT initiatives impacting Engineering including Segment level activities and corporate led projects
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Engineering, Project Management, Product Management, Operations, Finance, Commercial) to enable end-to-end process integration.
• Support change management, adoption, and value realization.

What Your Background Should Look Like

• College degree or equivalent industry experience.
• 12+ years professional experience, including 8+ years in an IT Business Partner, Business Relationship Manager, or similar role.
• Experience working with Engineering and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders
• Proven experience in IT project and portfolio management in complex business environments.
• Strong track record of building governance models and senior stakeholder partnerships.
• Broad working knowledge of key IT domains (ERP, analytics, integration, automation).
• Experience applying IT best-practice methodologies (e.g., ITIL, PRINCE2, Agile).
• Experience working in global, virtual, and matrixed organizations.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Demonstrated ability to translate business challenges into digital, automation, analytics, or AI-enabled solutions.
• Strong understanding of emerging technology trends and their application to business value.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage and challenge senior stakeholders.
• Structured, value-driven mindset with a clear focus on outcomes and execution.
• Understanding of SQL querying language, PowerQuery, Power BI, and MS Power Platform

Competencies

Building Effective Teams

Managing and Measuring Work

Motivating Others

SET : Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers)

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork

About Te Connectivity

TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more. Our more than 90,000 employees, including 10,000 engineers, work alongside customers in approximately 130 countries. In a world that is racing ahead, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn, Facebook, WeChat, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

Compensation

• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $144,200 - $216,200 (subject to change dependent on physical location)
• Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. TE Connectivity reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience/qualification of the selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.
• Total Compensation = Base Salary + Incentive(s) + Benefits

Benefits

• A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), disability, life insurance, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and voluntary benefits.

EOE, Including Disability/Vets

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