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Business Relationship Manager Corporate IT
Application deadline: 31.03.2024
Location: Norway
Type of contract: Permanent
Are you our new IT Business Relationship Manager?
We are seeking a dynamic individual to join our Business IT department, focusing on the Finance, Procurement, and HR business units. This role is pivotal in maintaining, supporting, and developing IT solutions aligned with our IT strategy and architecture to meet the functional needs of these critical business areas. The ideal candidate will act as the single point of contact between the business units and IT, managing and coordinating IT-related activities and ensuring the provision of necessary resources and competencies at an agreed service level.
Our business IT department serves as a bridge between our IT solutions and the business areas, for instance Flight and Ground Operations, Customer Care, Technical, and Commercial sectors in Norwegian AS. As a team of Business IT Relations Managers, we are dedicated to understanding the unique needs of each department, ensuring seamless integration of IT services to enhance operational efficiency, customer satisfaction, and business growth. We work closely with stakeholders across these domains to align IT strategies with business goals, driving innovation and digital transformation that propels our company forward in the aviation
We can offer:
- The exciting world of aviation in our dynamic and innovative workplace, offering a wide variety of career opportunities
- Competitive salary
- Good pension and insurance schemes
- Passionately colleagues in a work environment with a caring heart
- Possibility to travel in Europe with employee priced tickets
- Flexibility to combine working from office and home
In this role you will be responsible for:
- Serve as the primary liaison between the business unit and IT, managing stakeholder relationships.
- Manage and coordinate IT-related activities within the business area and manage demand and supply to support business needs effectively.
- Maintain, support, and develop IT solutions that support the processes and functional needs of the business areas for Finance, Procurement, and HR, ensuring alignment with the overall IT strategy.
- Foster strong relationships with business stakeholders to establish effective collaboration.
- Partner with enterprise architecture to create and maintain business capability roadmaps.
- Engage with project/program/portfolio management to align initiatives with strategic objectives.
- Evaluate proposals and coordinate planning to align with business capabilities and priorities.
- Prioritize business value, incorporating digital awareness, risk assessments, business continuity, and capability requirements.
- Drive innovation by staying informed on industry trends and leveraging digital advances.
- Ensure strong collaboration within the team and across IT and business areas.
- Manage external vendor relationships and stay updated on relevant IT trends and systems.
- Act as the primary contact for external service providers, ensuring effective collaboration and support.
You are our ideal candidate if you have:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, IT, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business Administration.
- At least 5 years of functional experience in the business domain, with leadership skills focused on collaboration.
- Proficient in IT systems related to the business area, for instance SAP and SuccessFactors.
- Strong business acumen with an ability to understand the broader picture.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills in English, both written and oral.
Characteristics and Personality:
- Highly structured, proactive, and efficient with a strong work capacity.
- A strategic thinker with excellent analytical skills, capable of identifying problems and driving solutions.
- Influential with the ability to dismantle organizational silos and enhance stakeholder engagement.
- Strong negotiation skills and a solid team player.
This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the strategic direction of our Corporate IT initiatives, ensuring our Finance, Accounting, and HR units are fully supported through innovative IT solutions.
Do you have any questions?
If so, please contact:
Thomas Klokkerhaug.
Leder Digital Development & Business IT
E-mail: thomas.klokkerhaugnorwegian.com
Location: Norway
Travel required: Some travelling must be expected
Application deadline: [[31.03.2024]]
Our Story
The Norwegian group is a leading Nordic aviation company, headquartered at Fornebu outside Oslo, Norway. The company has over 8,200 employees and owns two of the prominent airlines in the Nordics: Norwegian Air Shuttle and Widerøe’s Flyveselskap. Widerøe was acquired by Norwegian in 2024, aiming to facilitate seamless air travel across the two airline’s networks.
Norwegian Air Shuttle, the largest Norwegian airline with around 4,700 employees, operates an extensive route network connecting Nordic countries to key European destinations. In 2023, Norwegian carried over 20 million passengers and maintained a fleet of 87 Boeing 737-800 and 737 MAX 8 aircraft.
Widerøe’s Flyveselskap, Norway’s oldest airline, is Scandinavia’s largest regional carrier. The airline has more than 3,500 employees. Mainly operating the short-runway airports in rural Norway, Widerøe operates several state contract routes (PSO routes) in addition to its own commercial network. In 2023, the airline had 3.3 million passengers and a fleet of 48 aircraft, including 45 Bombardier Dash 8’s and three Embraer E190-E2s. Widerøe Ground Handling provides ground handling services at 41 Norwegian airports.
The Norwegian group has sustainability as a key priority and has committed to significantly reducing carbon emissions from its operations. Among numerous initiatives, the most noteworthy is the investment in production and use of fossil-free aviation fuel (SAF). Norwegian strives to become the sustainable choice for its passengers, actively contributing to the transformation of the aviation industry.
