Rentokil Initial

IT Business Partner

Rentokil Initial$110K — $130K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Master's degree in a technical or business management field preferred.
  • Minimum 8 years of experience in IT strategy, business relationship management, or technical program delivery required.
  • Experience with large-scale digital deployments and system integrations across complex environments required.
  • Broad technical knowledge in enterprise applications, cloud ecosystems, and CRM systems.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with business leaders to align technology with long-term goals and document functional requirements.
  • Facilitate steering reviews with functional teams to assess technology investments and prioritize resources.
  • Develop comprehensive business cases for technology initiatives, tracking costs and benefits.
  • Manage readiness and change processes for new software and workflows.
  • Maintain multi-year technology capability registers, balancing stability and feature changes.
  • Streamline application intake by centralizing requests into enterprise platforms.
  • Coordinate with technical teams to ensure project outputs meet functional specifications.
  • Monitor expenses for the technology portfolio to identify optimization opportunities.
  • Partner with compliance to manage technology delivery exposures and confirm security alignment.
  • Evaluate third-party software vendor performance against service level agreements.

Benefits

  • Benefits start on day 1 for full-time colleagues with no waiting period.
  • Health benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching contributions.
  • Access to professional development and training programs.
  • Tuition reimbursement benefits for full-time colleagues.
  • Vacation and sick days, plus company-paid holidays and floating holidays.
  • A culture that prioritizes health, safety, and work-life flexibility.
Full Job Description
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Overview

The IT Business Partner serves as the primary operational liaison between the Information Technology function and assigned regional business units or functional areas. This role acts as a trusted technical advisor to functional leadership teams, driving the alignment of business unit requirements with the corporate technology roadmap. The position facilitates the demand management process, identifying functional gaps and technical capabilities that optimize operational efficiency, customer service delivery, and business return on investment. Key stakeholders rely on this position to manage the technical execution of the localized application portfolio, lead cross-functional capability reviews, and ensure value realization across technology investments.

Duties & Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with regional business leaders and IT stakeholders to translate long-term business goals into documented functional requirements and digital product roadmaps.
  • Facilitate regular steering reviews with functional teams to review technology investments, track project intake status, and prioritize resource allocations.
  • Support the construction of comprehensive business cases for proposed technology investments, tracking total cost of ownership models and benefits realization data.
  • Manage the organizational readiness and operational change tracks associated with the deployment of new software platforms and technical workflows.
  • Maintain the multi-year technology capability register for assigned business segments, balancing application stability parameters with ongoing feature modifications.
  • Streamline the application intake pipeline by consolidating disparate business requests into shared enterprise platforms to eliminate localized tools.
  • Coordinate with cross-functional technical teams, including enterprise architecture, information security, data analytics, and infrastructure delivery, to ensure project outputs match functional definitions.
  • Monitor operational expense forecasts for the assigned business technology portfolio to identify technical cost-optimization opportunities.
  • Partner with compliance and risk officers to isolate potential technology delivery exposures, verify application data security, and confirm regulatory alignment.
  • Gather information to evaluate the performance of third-party software vendors and external technical consulting agreements against established service level definitions.
  • Construct functional dashboards and status reports outlining technology platform health, pipeline updates, and operational performance metrics for IT leadership reviews.


Candidate Requirements

Education
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related business field OR equivalent years of experience. Equivalent years of experience are defined as one year of applicable professional experience for each year of college requested.
  • Master's degree in a technical or business management field preferred.


Experience
  • Minimum 8 years of progressive professional experience within information technology strategy, business relationship management, or technical program delivery required.
  • Demonstrated experience coordinating large-scale digital deployments, system integrations, or multi-platform data migrations across complex business matrix environments required.
  • Practical experience monitoring project budgets, performing technical cost-benefit evaluations, and conducting software return on investment reviews required.
  • Broad technical literacy across enterprise application suites, cloud-based data ecosystems, and customer relationship management systems required.


Skills & Competencies
  • Deep understanding of functional business relationship management principles, software delivery lifecycles, and demand prioritization methodologies.
  • Advanced analytical capability with the capacity to interpret business trends and formulate technical action plans that optimize functional outcomes.
  • Exceptional communication and presentation skills necessary to articulate complex technical limitations through clear, plain-language business narratives.
  • Strong consulting and consensus-building capabilities to negotiate deliverables and resolve technical requirements conflicts across competing business divisions.
  • Ability to work autonomously, coordinate multi-functional project tracks, and maintain operational focus during tight project deployment timelines.


Why Choose Us?

A career with the Rentokil family of companies can be a professional trajectory filled with opportunity. We pride ourselves on being a world-class team that rewards high performance, and we love to promote from within. We offer competitive pay and many of our roles offer performance incentives.

Below you'll find information about some of what we have to offer. All Full-Time Colleagues qualify for the following and Part-Time Colleagues qualify for most benefits after they meet certain criteria.

Click here to read more about our Total Rewards Program which includes:

Professional and Personal Growth
  • Multiple avenues to grow your career
  • Training and development programs available
  • Tuition Reimbursement benefits (for FT Colleagues)


Health and Wellness
  • Full-time colleagues are eligible to begin enrollment immediately upon hire with benefits starting on day 1
  • Health benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance plus much more


Savings and Retirement
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching contributions


Work-Life Balance
  • Vacation days & sick days
  • Company-paid holidays & floating holidays
  • A company mindset that prioritizes health, safety, and flexibility


We are looking for individuals who want to make a difference where our customers live and work. Is that you?

About Rentokil Initial

Rentokil Initial is a British business services company that provides a range of services, including pest control, hygiene services, and workwear. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Camberley, UK. Rentokil Initial operates in over 80 countries and has a workforce of over 40,000 employees. The company is divided into four main business segments: pest control, hygiene, workwear, and plants. Rentokil Initial is one of the largest pest control companies in the world and has a significant presence in the UK and Europe.
Learn more about Rentokil Initial
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46,000 employees
Market Cap
$15.6 billion
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