DIAGEO India Looking for General Manager – IT Business Partner at Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Full Time

Role: General Manager – IT Business Partner

Location: Bengaluru

Experience

• IT Business partner experience and strong process knowledge
• End to end experience of driving complex digital programs and business process transformation.
• 12- 15 years of experience

Qualification- MBA – Preferred

Job Summary:

1. Interface to Business

• Serve as the strategic interface with assigned business units or functional area for the purpose of business technology strategy development, solution discovery, service management, risk management and relationship management.
• Provide consulting level support and guidance through key IT initiatives; proactively share knowledge of technology risks and opportunities to build competitive advantage and improve efficiency and effectiveness of resp. Function (Demand / Supply / S&OP/ HR/ Finance)
• Partner with business leadership and other key stakeholders to define opportunities and identify and prioritize IT projects/ workstreams based on predefined criteria (e.g. return on investment, productivity, compliance)
• Operate as the key business contact representing IT in promoting IT services and capabilities.

2. Solution Development & Delivery

• Perform business needs analysis and collaborate on mapping of technical specifications.
• Develop and implement function need based solution roadmaps and to ensure successful introductions across the target (organization and with customers)
• Manage the approved IT budgets and spends; Continuous focus on improving cost of delivery/service.
• Plan and implement long term and short-term IT policies/ controls in line with the business/ function priorities.
• Ensure robust contingency, risk management and business continuity plans are in place and that these are coordinated during all technology transition plans (enhancements / new)
• Maintain and enforce standards and protocols for the use of information and communication technologies so that they meet internal requirements.
• Conduct awareness building programs for employees to facilitate knowledge enhancement and improved functional and attitudinal effectiveness towards ongoing and new tools and applications.
• Work with End Users and tech partners to map and deliver a wide range of reporting and automated upload tools

3. Project Management

• Responsible for all aspects of project management, including ability to plan and organize complex environments, develop and implement solutions, and report against project plans weekly/monthly including budget variance.
• Propose, negotiate, and manage IT budgets in accordance with internal procedures, ensuring best value and quality.
• Enable continuous improvement in IT operations, IT Security and system performance.
• Collaborate with architecture and operations teams to ensure solution compatibility with company standards.

4. BAU Efficiencies

• Should be an integrator between different functions by using IT systems as a platform.
• Act as the key liaison for the assign function to all other functional areas, including business units, the information technology department, and outside vendors.
• Create consensus with other functions as to the timing of solution introductions, enhancements, and withdrawals.
• Oversee existing solutions / platform utilization, impact, benefit and resolve day to day operational issues.

Diversity statement

Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity.

We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills, and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.