Manager, IT Business Partner - Engineering & Quality (Remote US) 1 1

Req ID: 132673 
Region: Americas 
Country: Mexico 
State/Province: Nuevo Leon 
City:  Monterrey 

Summary:

Working with the Director of IT Business Partners, the Manager, IT Business Partner is responsible to lead the alignment between Celestica's R&D Engineering teams with  global IT capabilities. This role is a critical driver of business efficiency, growth, and innovation, requiring a strong advisor who can translate business vision into a technology roadmap and manage high-impact projects from ideation to delivery. The role requires the ability to review internal processes, technical specifications, projected costs and proposals and provide advice on proposed process improvement projects. The incumbent will at times also be required to work with vendors to prepare detailed Statement of Works for projects and manage such projects through the project lifecycle.

Celestica’s Hardware Platform Solutions (HPS) organization is a rapidly growing Research & Development (R&D) Engineering organization. The IT Business Partner supporting HPS needs to understand a variety of areas, from IT infrastructure for network designs, to engineering processes to help assess engineering applications, and how AI can be leveraged by Engineering teams.

Detailed Description:

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

• Able to facilitate and run a detailed requirements gathering workshop with the appropriate business subject matter experts, leverage Design Thinking or other workshop methodologies, in conjunction with business analysis documentation templates.

• Build close relationships with the functional areas the role is responsible for to understand what IT capabilities they need to innovate, grow, improve efficiencies, or address compliance requirements. Facilitate and function as a liaison between business units and IT’s development team to design and implement new solutions to meet business requirements

• Be accountable for the completion of key project activities in collaboration with the IT Project Management Office, internal IT teams and vendors.  Able to negotiate with teams, and escalate as required, when project roadblocks are encountered, and project management practices are not being followed.  Ensure that applicable project management practices are followed throughout project lifecycles.

• Research current technology and its function within the enterprise and apply specialized technical knowledge to improve business processes. Conduct technical research on system upgrades to determine feasibility, cost, time required, and compatibility with current systems.

• Conduct feasibility studies and perform cost benefit analysis to determine viable solutions for process improvement needs. Analyze and evaluate present and proposed business procedures or problems to define needs for improved processes/systems; prepare detailed flow charts and diagrams improved processes

• Qualify and help prioritize requirements when there might be constraints around the availability of IT execution resources or budget to enable the process change.

• Participate on hardware and software evaluations related to a proposed solution for the process change and prepare readouts to the business team around the proposed solution

• Stay informed on new or emerging trends and technologies that provide clear benefits to the organization, business partners, and/or customers

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies:

• Demonstrated strength in business analysis - requirements solicitation, documentation and playback.

  • Experience in defining requirements and activities for application development as evidenced by previous work-related experience, preferably in a production/manufacturing environment

  • Experience in performing objective analysis and re-engineering of business processes to maximize quality service and cost-effectiveness

• Demonstrated awareness of Engineering R&D processes and tools to be conversant in the ‘language of the business’ in order to successfully translate business requirements to technical IT requirements

• Understanding of IT infrastructure (networks, servers, Information Security tools for the protection of end-points and intellectual property).

• Demonstrated strength in project management and planning

• Proactive approach to problems and issues

• Skill in analysis, problem solving, critical thinking and decision making

• Understanding of Electronics Manufacturing and Operations (operation terms and concepts), Production planning, Logistics and operational processes

• Understanding of functional areas such as finance, supply chain and quality

• Business or technical writing as evidenced by previous work-related experience

• Understanding of standard application development design process, and project management tools

• Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems

• Proactive self-starter with an 'owner's mindset'

• Consistently delivers quality work on time, with a strong attention to detail

• Strong analytical, negotiation and creative problem-solving skills

• Motivated, methodical, and optimistic

• Strong ability to communicate ideas both orally and in written form.

• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing in English with both people at the working level within the organization and with senior and executive management..

Physical Demands:

• Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.

• Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data. Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.

Experience:

• 10+ years' related experience is appropriate for a managerial role that includes project management and strategic partnership.

• Exceptional candidates with a proven track record of strategic IT leadership in the electronics manufacturing sector will be considered, even if the total years of experience is slightly below the target."

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree. University degree in one of the following: Computer Science, Business Administration, Commerce, Engineering, or a combination of work experience with education.

Notes:

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Celestica’s policy on equal employment opportunity prohibits discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran or disability status, or other characteristics protected by law. 

This policy applies to hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral and other aspects of employment and also states that retaliation against a person who files a charge of discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice will not be tolerated. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world’s best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud.

Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.

Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.