Technology Business Partner

Technology Business Partner

This position is being posted to fill the Technology Business Partner position supporting Alabama Power Company and Mississippi Power Company. The successful candidate for the position will have the option to select Gulfport or Birmingham as their main work location but will be required to travel between the two locations based on business needs.

The Technology Business Partner (TBP) serves as a strategic interface with assigned operating company or business units for business technology strategy development, solution discovery, service management, risk management and relationship management. This employee serves as the business relationship liaison between business units and the technology organization at the executive level. The TBP communicates decisions, priorities and relevant project information to appropriate levels of staff about business unit requests, projects and initiatives, and financials.

The ultimate responsibility of the TBP is to effectively partner with operating company or business unit leadership and other key stakeholders, including the technology organization, to define opportunities and identify and prioritize projects based on predefined criteria (e.g., return on investment, productivity, compliance).

• Understand the high-level business and technology needs of the operating company or business unit.
• Collaborate with management to develop annual budgets for respective operating company or business unit.
• Facilitate the development of business cases and assist with prioritization.
• Foster the technology initiatives of the operating company or business unit.
• Support the operating company or business unit in technology-oriented initiatives and innovations.
• Partner and collaborate across the technology organization to communicate a shared vision for solutions that support the assigned business unit or operating company, facilitating decision making and arbitration related to trade-offs both within and between different solution platforms.
• Create consensus with other functions as to the timing of new solution introductions and retirements of existing solutions.
• Oversee the launch of solutions and help to maximize the positive impact on the organization.
• Guide the operating company or business unit in navigating the technology organization.
• Identify, screen and evaluate new solution opportunities to address unmet (internal and external) customer needs.
• Analyze appropriate technologies and ensure that customers have the solutions they need, when they need them, in the media best suited to their requirements.
• Collaborate with technology teams to ensure solution compatibility.
• Participate in strategic, technology and budgetary planning processes.
• Coordinates technology resources for storm and disaster duty.
• Inform technology leadership of key operating company or business unit initiatives, issues, concerns and risk.
• Ensure collaboration with the broader technology organization.

A bachelor's degree, preferably in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or related field. Advanced degree highly desirable.

Experience and Knowledge: 15 or more years of experience in IT, with at least seven years of experience managing multiple, medium-to-large-sized programs and initiatives. Comprehensive knowledge of information technology. Experience establishing and defining a comprehensive technology strategy and roadmap that meets the strategic and operational objectives of the business.

Skills:

Ability to work effectively across multiple functions to provide solutions. Proven ability to grasp new concepts and business models quickly. Exhibits transformational leadership skills with a proven track record of challenging the status quo. Sophisticated change management capabilities, including the ability to lead and manage through change. Should be recognized as a change agent. Knowledgeable about current and future technology trends with the ability to scout industry-changing technology.

Strong analytical skills, including an understanding of business economics and financial resources. Outstanding credibility and…