Business Relationship Manager

Job Description: Sentara Healthcare's IT Dept is seeking a strong candidate for the role of Business Relationship Manager for our Sentara Independence location! The Business Relationship Manager (BRM) will work as the strategic interface and trusted advisor between the business and IT in an effort to deliver technology solutions that align with the business¿s strategic initiatives and goals. The BRM will be responsible for cultivating strong relationships, understanding the business value of new IT requests, advising business partners on technical implications and solution options, IT portfolio management, and supporting senior members of the team in achieving desired results through the delivery of technology solutions. The ideal candidate has a strong background in relationship management, consulting or business development within a technical discipline, must be able to communicate clearly, negotiate, listen, mitigate conflict, build alliances and achieve desired results using strong interpersonal and diplomacy skills.

Skills and Competencies

Master of listening, reframing, influencing and persuading Excellent interpersonal, communication, presentation & leadership skills Must be skilled at interacting with IT and business partner senior leadership Must demonstrate ability to build exceptional working relationships with both the business unit and IT in order to establish a sense of trust, team engagement and ownership. Strategic agility and partnering - can anticipate future business needs and has broad knowledge and perspective of the business unit. Technical credibility - is seen as a thought leader on technical issues and solutions, high level understanding of organization technology portfolio and has keeps abreast of new technologies that will help the business achieve strategic goals and improve business operations Strong business IQ - has a deep understanding of the business unit operations, operating model and priorities. Innovator - ongoing exploration of new methods, ideas or technologies to solve business problems and produce value.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in IT, business, or related field or an equivalent combination of education, certification, and experience. Minimum 7 years of relevant work experience in areas of IT, healthcare or business relationship management, process engineering, and/or business analysis or other related experience. Clinical experience and practice operations required, process improvement a plus Local travel Bachelors degree in IT, Business, or Related Field. Minimum 7 years of relevant work experience in areas of IT/business relationship management, information technology and/or business analysis and process engineering or other related experience. Sentara Benefits:

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Join our team, where we are committed to quality healthcare, improving health every day, and provide the opportunity for training, development, growth!

Education Level
Bachelor's Level Degree

Experience
Required: Information Technology - 7 years

Preferred: None, unless noted in the “Other” section below

License
None, unless noted in the “Other” section below

Skills
Required:

Preferred: None, unless noted in the “Other” section below

Other
Keyword: Leadership, Management, Information Technology, Relationship Building