Group IT - Business Relationship Manager

Role description:

The IT Business Relationship Manager will lead several areas of the IT Portfolio to deliver flexible, scalable, and effective technology solutions that solve business problems and consistently deliver business value aligned with the business strategy. This role will work closely with IT business partners and is responsible for ensuring the portfolio of the IT projects is effectively managed, prioritised, approved and delivered in line with the expectations of all senior stakeholders. The role will also be responsible for providing business analysis and project management expertise to business-critical projects within the IT portfolio

​​​​​​​Responsibilities:

• Facilitate the management and IT steering
• Partner with business areas and IT business partners to develop IT delivery roadmaps aligned with business and IT strategy
• Implement Ardagh Group IT roadmaps to support successful delivery of projects and management of project scope
• Support the IT financial controller and IT senior management teams in the yearly budgeting process, and ongoing maintenance of budget oversight
• Work with the business and IT teams to develop innovative solutions that automate and scale business processes
• Lead and contribute to post project implementation reviews
• Communicate project lessons learned with the goal of continuously improving project delivery and business analysis standards within Ardagh Group
• Ensure the portfolio of the IT projects is effectively managed, prioritised, approved and delivered in line with the expectations of all senior stakeholders
• Oversee the effective delivery of approved Group IT projects aligned with the Sox IT project management methodology

Minimum skills / qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, business or engineering.
• Professional certification in one or more of the following disciplines: Project Management; Business Analysis; Project Portfolio Management
• Five (5) years of proven project delivery, including large transformation projects leading cross-functional, geographically dispersed teams
• Experience chairing and facilitating project/portfolio steering committees attended by senior executive level
• Ability to work with the business to produce justifications that drive financial value to the organization
• Detailed knowledge of key IT systems and capabilities that support the end-to-end processing of functions across the business
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and thrive in a rapidly changing business environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills responsibilities
• Up to 40% travel

Preferred skills / qualifications:

• Ability to set the direction and strategy for a small – medium sized team
• A proactive, problem-solving and delivery-focused approach to day-to-day roles and responsibilities

About Ardagh Group
Ardagh Glass Packaging is a global leader in glass packaging solutions, producing packaging for the world’s leading brands. We trace our roots all the way back to the Irish Glass Bottle Company, founded in 1932. Since then, we have grown rapidly to a team of more than 20,000 people with revenues of over $9 billion.
Today we have a presence across Europe, Africa, and North America.

• Did you know that Ardagh produce many of the beverage cans and bottles you drink your favorite beverages from?
• Did you know we produce metal and glass packaging which are permanent materials, meaning they can be infinitely recycled without any loss of quality?
• Did you know we produce more than 160 million containers per day?

Ardagh is passionate about sustainability and have a reputation for innovation. We push the boundaries of what’s possible, pioneering new production methods, new design techniques and new ways to recycle and save energy. Our aim is to reduce any negative environmental impact while remaining economically sustainable and socially responsible. We believe that the success of our business depends on the success of our people. We strive to create working environments where our employees feel valued, can work to their full potential, and where their achievements are celebrated. Here at Ardagh, we offer exciting and rewarding opportunities for talented and creative people. If you have ambition and want to make an impact with your career, come and join our team, you’ll enjoy the journey!
 
Benefits Offered

• Medical, prescription, dental and vision plans 
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) 
• Life insurance  
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match and an employer retirement contribution 
• Paid holidays, floating days and vacation 
• Short- and Long-Term Disability (STD/LTD) 
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Professional and personal development opportunities through Employee Resource Groups
• Benefits available from day 1 of employment 
• Flexible and hybrid working hours

Ardagh Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, and local law.
 
Ardagh Group complies with federal, state, and local disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.  Contact Clare McHugh (clare.mchugh@ardaghgroup.com) if a reasonable accommodation is needed.