IT Strategy & Business Manager, Finance & People Technology

Strategic IT Investment & Financial Management

• Manage the annual strategic IT investment portfolio for RH, partnering with Finance, Procurement, and IT to maintain fiscal discipline both in RH & IBM.
• Maintain financial controls, accurate forecasting models, and variance analysis to enable strategic, data-driven IT investment decisions and minimize total cost of ownership across the portfolio.
• Champion IT cost optimization programs through strategic vendor negotiations, software license management and architecture optimization both within RH & IBM.

Workforce Planning & Digital Innovation

• Architect and execute data-driven IT workforce optimization strategies, managing headcount and onboarding while reducing total spending.
• Serve as the strategic connector for IT to define and execute unified workforce both within IBM & RH as we move into transformations.
• Lead organizational innovation and digital adoption initiatives, organizing training and events (such as Hackathons) to foster a culture of continuous learning and modernization with a focus on automation & engineering excellence.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

What You Will Bring:

• 7+ years of progressive experience in strategic operations, senior business management, or corporate planning within global technology firms.
• Proven ability to lead high-stakes, cross-corporate initiatives, including IT corporate integrations, system restructuring, and large-scale technology transitions that bridge operational and cultural gaps between distinct corporate entities.

• Deep expertise in budget management, financial forecasting, and design and implementation of data-driven workforce planning frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to partner with both RH & IBM to influence high-stakes initiatives and navigate complex organizational change, specifically around technology transformation.
• A pragmatic, solution-oriented approach with the capacity to design and implement strategic process improvements and automated frameworks for complex IT organizational challenges.
• The capacity to solve novel, cross-functional problems and deliver tangible results quickly, focusing on strategic cost optimization and the advancement of IT operational maturity.

Preferred technical and professional experience

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ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

The IBM Finance organization is responsible for driving enterprise performance and transformation. We are the financial stewards of IBM, delivering IBM's financial strategy, developing new business models, and mitigating enterprise risk. Do you have a passion for creating business value? Join our team in accounting, financial planning, pricing, business controls, tax, treasury, business development (acquisitions & divestitures), and global financing.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:

- Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being

- Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs

- Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law

- Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals

- Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.

IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

Client-provided location(s): Research Triangle Park, NC, Poughkeepsie, NY

Job ID: IBM-83957

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2026-01-08T18:49:19