Technology Business Partner – Midrand, Gauteng

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**Description**
At Pearson, we’re committed to a world that’s always learning and to our talented team who makes it all possible. From bringing lectures vividly to life to turning textbooks into laptop lessons, we are always re-examining the way people learn best, whether it’s one child in our own backyard or an education community across the globe. We are bold thinkers and standout innovators who motivate each other to explore new frontiers in an environment that supports and inspires us to always be better. By pushing the boundaries of technology — and each other to surpass these boundaries — we create seeds of learning that become the catalyst for the world’s innovations, personal and global, large and small.

Job Purpose

The IT Business Partner role centres on achieving business and technology convergence. This is best described as a working relationship where IT and business units are intertwined, almost inseparable.

Reporting into: Director IT Business Partner South Africa (Local Market)

Key Accountabilities

+ Partners closely with business leadership and cross-functional business teams to scope and deliver technology programs that align to business growth and profitability objectives.

+ Provides Technology related advice and recommendations, based on expertise and experience, to address business needs and ensure effective delivery. Creates and owns compelling business cases

+ Articulates complex Tech challenges/opportunities simply and in business terms

+ Supports the business to identify, manage and monitor business stakeholders who may affect, be affected by, or perceive themselves to be affected by decisions, activities and outcomes related to products and services.

+ Ensures that maximum benefit is gained from products and services supplied to achieve satisfaction for the customer and learner

+ Feeds local requirements/customer feedback to global Tech and Product teams on further enhancements (roadmaps), functionality, UX for future releases.

+ Supports for the implementation of any agreed solutions (Global Core platforms, Products or Services).

+ Communicates hard messages by putting them into the right context or perspective.

+ Negotiates on objective prioritization based on business imperatives, resource capacity, funding, etc.

+ Identify, introduce and establishes support for new technologies to meet business needs

+ Proactively identify opportunities to simplify and optimize the technology stack.

+ Establishes functional operating and program budget, manage progress towards budgetary targets, and establish plans to meet savings objectives.

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##### Promote positive team dynamics through constant communication to reinforce the continued alignment to business priorities.

+ Establishes and develops partnerships with support vendors and platform partners that can contribute towards business objectives.

+ Provide insight into technology trends that will help sustain and improve customer experience.

**Qualifications**

Experience and Skills

+ Minimum 8 years’ experience in IT industry, in a multi-national company would be advantageous

+ Minimum 3 years IT leadership and people/team management experience

+ Experience as an IT leader in a retail, financial services or education industries

+ A proven track record of demonstrated leadership capabilities and behaviours

+ Strong interpersonal, communication and influencing skills

+ Good organizational and time management skills (highly self-directed and able to manage and prioritize multiple concurrent and competing priorities, issues, ambiguities, and contradictions)

+ Financial and budget Management experience

+ Experience with change management essentials is a pivotal requirement

+ Strong Project Management, System Development Life Cycle knowledge and exposure to Agile Methodologies

+ Strong consulting skills and effective problem diagnosis / solving skills

+ Effective collaboration skills and ability to challenge appropriately when required

Education

+ Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience.

Pearson is committed to the principles of employment equity and in accordance with our Employment Equity goals and plan, preference will be given to suitable

applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act and subsequent amendments thereto.

**Primary Location: ** ZA-ZA-Midrand

**Job: ** Technology

**Organization: ** Growth

**Employee Status: ** Regular Employee

**Job Type: ** Standard

**Shift: ** Day Job

**Job Posting: ** Apr 17, 2019

**Job Unposting: ** Apr 24, 2019

**Schedule: ** Full-time Regular

**Req ID: ** 1904897

Pearson is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and a member of E-Verify. All qualified applicants, including minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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