Technology Business Partner

AB Agri Ltd; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension matching up to 10%

Performance bonus up to 10%

Holiday buy/sell up to 5 days

Discounts on ABF brands (Twinings, Pat

Lunch option

Employee assistance programme

Staff shop discounts

Job summary

Associated British Foods Business Technology Services is seeking a Technology Business Partner to align business priorities with technology capabilities and drive investment, change initiatives and service strategies that deliver measurable value.

You will work with Business Unit CIOs, technology leaders and senior stakeholders to shape roadmaps, manage demand and govern initiatives that enable technology-enabled transformation across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a Technology Business Partner or similar strategic stakeholder-facing role.
• Proven ability to influence CIOs, technology leaders and executives.
• Strong understanding of business processes and how technology delivers value.
• Experience shaping demand, investments, roadmaps and transformation programmes.
• Strong commercial acumen to articulate value and costs.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to operate in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
• Demonstrated ability to challenge constructively and drive alignment.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain trusted strategic relationships with CIOs, IT leaders and senior stakeholders.
• Understand business strategies, risks, investments and transformation objectives.
• Shape and prioritise technology demand to align with business outcomes.
• Maintain roadmaps and align technology capabilities with business needs.
• Facilitate prioritisation discussions amid funding or resource constraints.
• Provide commercial insight on technology investment costs, value and ROI.
• Lead Quarterly Business Reviews and governance across initiatives.
• Support adoption of technology and transformation by identifying risks and change readiness.

Skills

Technology Business Partner

Stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Strategic influence

Roadmaps and transformation

Communication skills

Change management

Job description

Our team is looking for a talented Technology Business Partner to join a growing and evolving function. In this role, you will work closely with Business Unit CIOs, technology leaders, and senior stakeholders to align business priorities with technology capabilities, ensuring investment, change initiatives, and service strategies deliver measurable value. You'll act as a trusted advisor, influencing decision-making, shaping future roadmaps, and helping deliver technology-enabled transformation across the organisation.

What you'll be doing

• Build and maintain trusted strategic relationships with Business Unit CIOs, IT leaders, and senior stakeholders, acting as the primary point of contact between Group Services and assigned business units.
• Develop a deep understanding of business strategies, priorities, risks, investment plans, and transformation objectives to ensure technology initiatives support organisational goals.
• Shape, qualify, and prioritise technology demand, ensuring initiatives are aligned to clear business outcomes, value drivers, and strategic objectives.
• Maintain visibility of business technology roadmaps and work with Product Managers to align future technology capabilities and service offerings to business needs.
• Facilitate prioritisation and trade‑off discussions where competing demands, funding constraints, or resource limitations exist.
• Provide commercial insight and guidance on technology investment decisions, helping stakeholders understand costs, value, service consumption, and return on investment.
• Lead Quarterly Business Reviews and provide strategic governance across key initiatives, ensuring programmes remain aligned to agreed business outcomes.
• Support the successful adoption of technology and transformation initiatives by identifying risks, dependencies, stakeholder impacts, and change readiness requirements.

What you bring

• Significant experience in a Technology Business Partner, Business Relationship Manager, IT Business Partner, Technology Leadership, or similar strategic stakeholder‑facing role.
• Proven ability to build credibility and influence senior stakeholders, including CIOs, technology leaders, and business executives.
• Strong understanding of business processes and how technology can be leveraged to drive operational and commercial outcomes.
• Experience shaping technology demand, investment decisions, portfolios, roadmaps, and technology‑enabled transformation programmes.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to articulate value, costs, risks, and investment trade‑offs.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to simplify complex topics for diverse audiences.
• Experience operating within complex, multi‑stakeholder environments and managing competing priorities effectively.
• Demonstrated ability to challenge constructively, influence decision‑making, and drive alignment across teams.
• A collaborative, resilient, and forward‑thinking approach, with a passion for delivering business value through technology.

Hybrid, a mix of office and homeworking. This role will be based at our Peterborough offices on the Lynchwood Business Park. The office has recently been renovated and along with a modern work environment has great public transport links, free onsite parking, free drink facilities, free lunch option each day and a great team culture.

Associated British Foods Business Technology Services are continually reviewing our benefits to ensure our staff feel rewarded… Associated British Foods is a global giant when it comes to the world of food processing and retail. Our ingredients division is the world's second‑largest producer of both sugar and baker's yeast and our grocery brands occupy leading positions across the globe meaning that, in the UK, nine out of ten households use our brands. Associated British Foods Business Technology Services (BTS) was first established in 2008 to deliver a centralised IT infrastructure and service to our fellow ABF businesses. We have now grown and operate in over 185 locations spread across 23 countries supported by a fantastic team of nearly 200. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do and we're looking for people who are eager to join us in supporting and delivering this vision. We want you to be a part of our future and to support you, so below are a handful of some of our benefits that are offered to our employees.

• AB Foods BTS match up to 10% pension (contributory)
• Up to 10% Bonus
• Opportunity to buy up to 5 days holiday per calendar year
• Discounts on ABF products such as Twinings, Silverspoon, Pataks and Ryvita
• 24/7 free and confidential access to an Employee Assistance Programme to support you as and when necessary
• Free lunch option available every day
• Access to a staff shop with discounted ABF brand products

We're looking for dedicated and conscientious people who embrace and live our values. If you are an individual who thrives in a collaborative, trusting and pioneering work environment, ABF could be the right company for you. All recruitment activities into our ABF BTS team are supported by our AB Agri business.