{"id":9952,"date":"2025-05-07T10:02:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T10:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/job\/technology-business-partner\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T00:24:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T00:24:30","slug":"technology-business-partner","status":"expired","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/?post_type=job_listing&p=9952","title":{"rendered":"Technology Business Partner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Principal accountabilities<\/p>\n<p>\tEnsure all central processes are embedded with both South Africa and Kenya.<br \/>\n\tKey point of contact between all global technology teams and the local businesses.<br \/>\n\tManage the Enterprise Technology Specialist to ensure System Changes, Projects and Support are being managed effectively and reported back to all stakeholders.<br \/>\n\tWork with global technology teams to prioritise and deliver changes. Develop requirements with business, assess solutions, and document changes.<br \/>\n\tManage triage and escalation process for issue, development and requests, working with Global Tech teams.<br \/>\n\tEnsure Local Budgets are effectively managed forecasts updated and agreed in a timely manner and that cost saving targets are met or exceeded.<br \/>\n\tWork with the business to identify and implement opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement, to improve business effectiveness, and user experience, working towards aligning systems across OUP.<\/p>\n<p>Requirements<\/p>\n<p>\tBachelor\u2019s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field<br \/>\n\tExperience in the delivery of all IT Services needed to run business, including Infrastructure, End User Services &amp; Enterprise Applications<br \/>\n\tMinimum of\u00a05 years\u00a0of experience in IT management, with a proven track record of success<br \/>\n\tStrong understanding of networking, server infrastructure, cloud technologies, and IT security<br \/>\n\tIT certifications (e.g., ITIL, PMP, CISSP, or vendor-specific certifications) advantageous<br \/>\n\tLeading cross-functional teams in a global environment with multiple executive stakeholders<br \/>\n\tStrategy planning, enterprise portfolio development and management<br \/>\n\tShaping, advising on, and realizing benefits of global transformation programmes<br \/>\n\tA proven ability to deliver business benefits through projects\/ programmes and a strong track record of embedding change in an effective manner<br \/>\n\tExperienced delivery, tracking and reporting to senior executives\u2019 complex delivery portfolio<\/p>\n<p>Apply via company website ( N \/ A ) or<\/p>\n<p>oxford.mcidirecthire.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"http:\/\/oxford.mcidirecthire.com","_company_name":"Oxford University Press Southern Africa","_company_website":"http:\/\/N%20\/%20A","_company_tagline":"Knowledge and learning underpin the progress we make, as individuals and as a society. 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