WSP USA
US IT Business Relationship Manager – Cost Optimization – USA
WSP USA, Des Moines, Iowa, United States
This Opportunity
WSP USA is seeking a highly organized and proactive US IT BRM (Business Relationship Manager) — Cost Optimization for any mutually agreed upon WSP USA Location. Serves as the critical link between regional business units and IT functions, specializing in cost optimization. Leveraging deep knowledge of IT and local business priorities, this BRM ensures smooth day‑to‑day operations and alignment with broader strategic goals through hands‑on support for specific initiatives. This role is responsible for driving financial efficiency, building collaborative relationships, and ensuring technological investments deliver sustainable business value.
Opportunity
Strategic Influence:
Shape the financial direction of IT initiatives and business outcomes, acting as a SME and trusted advisor.
Collaboration:
Build and nurture relationships with stakeholders at all levels within the business and IT, both globally and regionally, to ensure effective collaboration and alignment.
Innovation:
Identify and propose IT cost optimization strategies and reporting for IT and the business, staying informed on emerging technologies and trends.
Professional Growth:
Join a forward-thinking organization committed to modern transformation, continuous learning, and leadership development.
Impact
Financial Optimization:
Monitor changes in region‑based IT cost drivers, lead strategic and operational planning, budgeting, forecasting, and spend optimization. Ensure accountability and modeling for OpEx and CapEx budgets.
Value Realization:
Partner with business and IT stakeholders to provide input for business cases that clearly define value and total cost of ownership. Track and report on financial and operational KPIs.
Business Partnership:
Conduct discussions to understand high‑level business objectives and requirements. Connect business teams to specialists within finance and IT.
Process Improvement:
Promote the standardization of IT finance policies, procedures, and documentation across the organization. Champion process optimization and adoption of best practices.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
7‑10 years of related experience
Proven experience in IT finance and data analytics, or a similar role.
Strong understanding of IT and business processes, with the ability to bridge the gap between the two.
Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in a regional or global organization.
Experience with financial planning, budgeting, and spend optimization in IT.
Proficiency with data analytics and programming tools such as SQL, PowerShell, Tableau, and PowerBI.
Compensation and Benefits
Competitive base salary commensurate with experience and market benchmarks.
Annual performance bonus tied to financial and business outcomes.
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
401(k) plan with company match.
Generous paid time off, holidays, and flexible work arrangements.
Professional development and certification reimbursement.
Employee wellness programs and resources.
Opportunities for advancement within a global, innovative IT organization.
WSP Benefits WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.
Compensation Expected Salary (all locations): $102,000 – $181,720
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.
Expected Salary (Colorado only): $102,000 – $170,500
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position within the state of Colorado, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.
About WSP WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.
www.wsp.com
WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.
At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?
WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation — no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.
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WSP USA is seeking a highly organized and proactive US IT BRM (Business Relationship Manager) — Cost Optimization for any mutually agreed upon WSP USA Location. Serves as the critical link between regional business units and IT functions, specializing in cost optimization. Leveraging deep knowledge of IT and local business priorities, this BRM ensures smooth day‑to‑day operations and alignment with broader strategic goals through hands‑on support for specific initiatives. This role is responsible for driving financial efficiency, building collaborative relationships, and ensuring technological investments deliver sustainable business value.
Opportunity
Strategic Influence:
Shape the financial direction of IT initiatives and business outcomes, acting as a SME and trusted advisor.
Collaboration:
Build and nurture relationships with stakeholders at all levels within the business and IT, both globally and regionally, to ensure effective collaboration and alignment.
Innovation:
Identify and propose IT cost optimization strategies and reporting for IT and the business, staying informed on emerging technologies and trends.
Professional Growth:
Join a forward-thinking organization committed to modern transformation, continuous learning, and leadership development.
Impact
Financial Optimization:
Monitor changes in region‑based IT cost drivers, lead strategic and operational planning, budgeting, forecasting, and spend optimization. Ensure accountability and modeling for OpEx and CapEx budgets.
Value Realization:
Partner with business and IT stakeholders to provide input for business cases that clearly define value and total cost of ownership. Track and report on financial and operational KPIs.
Business Partnership:
Conduct discussions to understand high‑level business objectives and requirements. Connect business teams to specialists within finance and IT.
Process Improvement:
Promote the standardization of IT finance policies, procedures, and documentation across the organization. Champion process optimization and adoption of best practices.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
7‑10 years of related experience
Proven experience in IT finance and data analytics, or a similar role.
Strong understanding of IT and business processes, with the ability to bridge the gap between the two.
Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in a regional or global organization.
Experience with financial planning, budgeting, and spend optimization in IT.
Proficiency with data analytics and programming tools such as SQL, PowerShell, Tableau, and PowerBI.
Compensation and Benefits
Competitive base salary commensurate with experience and market benchmarks.
Annual performance bonus tied to financial and business outcomes.
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
401(k) plan with company match.
Generous paid time off, holidays, and flexible work arrangements.
Professional development and certification reimbursement.
Employee wellness programs and resources.
Opportunities for advancement within a global, innovative IT organization.
WSP Benefits WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.
Compensation Expected Salary (all locations): $102,000 – $181,720
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.
Expected Salary (Colorado only): $102,000 – $170,500
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position within the state of Colorado, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.
About WSP WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.
www.wsp.com
WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.
At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?
WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation — no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.
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