Strategic IT Relationship & Portfolio Lead

Breakthru Beverage Minnesota Beer, LLC; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Breakthru Beverage Group is seeking a Business Relationship Manager (BRM) to serve as the primary IT liaison for one or more business functions. The BRM will govern the initiative portfolio, develop business cases, manage budgeting, and report to executives, aligning IT strategy with BBG's product-centric operating model.

This role requires strong communication, financial acumen, and cross‑functional leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Business or related field.
• 5+ years of increasing responsibility in information technology, with demonstrated experience in portfolio management, business case development, and/or IT financial planning
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to translate complex technical subjects into clear business terms and present to executive audiences
• Ability to manage complex business issues, identify root causes, and actively resolve problems leveraging cross-functional partnerships
• Proficient in Microsoft Office 365 (Excel, PowerPoint, Word); experience with project/portfolio management tools (e.g., ServiceNow, Jira, or similar)
• Comfortable driving change and embracing innovation in complex, ambiguous environments. Must be result-oriented with the ability to multi-task and meet deadlines

Responsibilities

• Strategic Business Partnering Establish and maintain trusted relationships with assigned business-function leadership teams, key executives, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Proactively engage business partners to surface demand, understand strategic priorities, and identify opportunities for technology-enabled value creation.
• Serve as the voice of the business within IT — translating goals, challenges, and opportunities into actionable technology initiatives aligned with BBG's enterprise roadmap.
• Communicate BBG's IT strategy, application portfolio, service catalog, and emerging technical capabilities to ensure the business fully leverages technology investments.
• Lead end-to-end business case creation for technology initiatives, partnering with business sponsors to articulate strategic rationale, scope, and expected outcomes.
• Own initiative-level budgets for the assigned portfolio, tracking actual spend versus plan on a monthly cadence and flagging variances with recommended corrective actions.

Skills

Portfolio management

Business communication

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Change management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Business or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

ServiceNow

Jira

Job description

Breakthru Beverage Group is seeking a Business Relationship Manager (BRM) to serve as the primary IT liaison for one or more business functions. The BRM will govern the initiative portfolio, develop business cases, manage budgeting, and report to executives, aligning IT strategy with BBG's product-centric operating model.

This role requires strong communication, financial acumen, and cross‑functional leadership.