IT Delivery Partner - Professional Services

IT Delivery Partner – Professional Services

Are you interested in strategic IT leadership and delivery? This could be your opportunity to excel as an IT Delivery Partner – Professional Services
, as well as playing a vital role in helping our business succeed.

As our company grows and develops, we are ever expanding our teams. We have a great opportunity for a dedicated IT Delivery Partner to join our team and wear the SOCOTEC badge with pride.

We are looking for a motivated, proactive, and dedicated IT Delivery Partner to join our team. You will play a vital role in enhancing our company by serving as the strategic bridge between our Professional Services divisions and the UK & Ireland IT Team. You will embody our core behaviours of integrity, curiosity, warmth, and ambition. As a member of the senior IT leadership team, you will operate as a strategic business partner, working through influence and collaboration across multiple stakeholders rather than traditional hierarchical management.

The tasks you will undertake will include (but are not limited to):

• Acting as the primary IT representative and strategic partner to the Professional Services divisions
• Developing and defining the IT strategy for assigned business divisions in partnership with the IT Director
• Creating and maintaining IT roadmaps, driving prioritisation and managing demand across multiple teams and vendors through matrix reporting structures
• Providing product stewardship for multiple digital products and solutions, including vision, strategy, and roadmap development
• Leading and managing IT projects from initiation through delivery, coordinating across organisational boundaries
• Working collaboratively with both internal and external Software Development Teams, reporting to and partnering with the Head of Software Development
• Managing the tripartite relationship between business product owners, IT, and external vendors
• Building strong relationships with divisional leadership and operational teams through partnership and influence
• Coordinating resource allocation and managing project budgets across multiple teams
• Acting as an escalation point for critical service issues and helping identify priorities during major incidents

To be successful in this role, you will be able to demonstrate:

• Minimum 5 years' experience in IT business partnering, project management, business analysis, or similar roles
• Proven track record in project and programme governance with matrix management and cross-functional collaboration
• Experience managing relationships with third-party vendors and external development teams
• Strategic thinking and planning capabilities with strong business partnering skills
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with ability to influence without direct authority
• Problem-solving and analytical abilities
• Vendor and contract management expertise
• Financial acumen and budget control across multiple projects and products
• Leadership through influence rather than hierarchy
• Passion for driving operational improvements and efficiency gains

Desirable: Product management experience, experience in professional services, construction, or advisory sectors, and familiarity with agile delivery methodologies.

The location of the role is flexible, it is a Hybrid Role. Burton, Stamford or London Holborn are the key locations. Regular travel to Burton and London will form part of the role.

Based in Burton-on-Trent (Bretby), SOCOTEC UK's Head Office houses our Central Services teams. These teams provide a corporate structure to support the wider business. Central Services is broken down into four main areas:
Human Resources, Marketing and Communications, Finance, and IT. Each of these areas is vital to the day-to-day running of SOCOTEC.

As well as a competitive salary, we can offer you a wide range of benefits including 25 days holiday with the opportunity to buy more, an electric car scheme (where applicable), employee recognition schemes, family friendly support, employee benefits and discounts app, employee assistance programmes, and enhanced company pension. SOCOTEC UK are proud to be Disability…