[Hiring] IT Business Partner @Mears Group

Role Description

We have an exciting opportunity for an IT Business Partner to join our IT team on a fixed term basis. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working at the intersection of technology and business, helping to shape solutions that support organisational goals while delivering positive outcomes for stakeholders across the business.

As an IT Business Partner, you will act as the key link between technical teams and business users, ensuring requirements are understood, documented and delivered effectively. You will coordinate IT activities across a variety of projects, manage stakeholder relationships through periods of change, and support successful project delivery from concept through to implementation.

About the Role:

• Act as the link between technical teams and non-technical users, ensuring requirements are clearly understood and solutions are accurately implemented
• Lead the coordination of IT activities across projects from concept through to delivery
• Serve as account manager for key stakeholders during periods of IT-driven change
• Build, monitor and adapt project plans to meet changing business requirements
• Ensure alignment between IT projects and wider business strategy
• Capture, define and document system requirements and enhancements
• Support user acceptance testing (UAT) and secure stakeholder sign-off
• Deliver structured handovers to business-as-usual teams including clear documentation and process guidance

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in end-to-end project delivery
• Comfortable discussing technical concepts with developers while translating information for business users
• Strong communication skills with the ability to build and manage internal and external relationships
• Familiarity with SQL and process mapping tools such as Visio
• Logical, analytical and detail-oriented approach
• Self-motivated, organised and capable of managing multiple priorities effectively
• A full UK driving licence is desirable, but not essential

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity (14 weeks full pay, 12 weeks half pay and 13 weeks statutory pay), paternity (4 weeks full pay) and adoption leave
• Employee Assistance Programme - free confidential support and counselling available
• Mears Rewards offering discounts and cashback at leading retailers including travel, household items and shopping
• Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!
• Volunteering leave – up to two days per year to support community initiatives
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Share save scheme
• Recognition and long service awards
• Buy up to 5 days holiday each year depending on length of service
• Learning and development opportunities
• Career progression opportunities across Mears Group
• Occupational health support
• Green car scheme with Tusker after successful probation period
• We have a range of internal forums that align with our company core values and beliefs including Mears Men, Women’s Heath, Pride at Mears, R.E.A.C.H, Women Operative support, Armed Forces, Women in Leadership, Diversity
• Company Sick Pay
• Employee can choose between 4% and 6% pension contribution which the company will match with Scottish Widows
• Life Assurance (3x annual salary)
• Private Medical Insurance (single cover)
• £4,500 annual car allowance