Job Description

Job Title: Digital and IT Partner

Working Pattern: Days (Full time)

Working location: Bristol – Hybrid (2-3 days onsite)

We have an exciting opening for a Digital and IT Partner to join our Digital and IT team. The Digital & IT Partner acts as the single point of accountability for business technology outcomes within the Partnering Domains. This role moves beyond reactive support, serving as a trusted advisor who ensures that D&IT strategies are closely aligned with business objectives. By leveraging the 7 Pillars of Partnering (Innovation, Service & Risk Management, Value Enablement, Portfolio Management, Digital Strategy, Communication & Engagement and Delivery), the Partner proactively enables business value, drives operational efficiency, and strengthens collaboration across the organisation.

Our Group Digital and IT function is at the heart of enabling our business to become the world’s leading industrial technology company. We are changing as an IT organisation, reshaping how we organise ourselves and how work flows through our organisation. Moving towards a simpler, cleaner, more aligned product structure which empowers the businesses within a framework that drives innovation, greater control, and risk mitigation.

This role you will give you the opportunity to build a strategic partnership with senior levels in the organization, both within the Defence business and the Digital and IT function, building and influencing the business Digital and IT strategy to meet the goals of the Defence business. You’ll help establish a roadmap of future capability development that is then prioritized, sponsored, invested in, and delivered enhancing business performance.

Why join Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture

What you will be doing:

Enhanced Strategic Alignment and Collaboration - Accountable for managing strategic digital relationships across the business and Digital and IT to ensure relevancy and performance for the business (cost, delivery, SLAs etc). Working with business stakeholders and product mangers to understand and develop business strategy, requirements, and processes and translate those into clear value propositions and requirements for digital capability while ensuring the Digital and IT strategies support the business goals.
Enhanced Business Agility - Ensure digital roadmaps remain relevant and associated multiyear investment plans are in place to unlock digital value and maintain business continuity
Increased Cost Transparency and Control - Ensure that total cost of ownership for digital capabilities is clear, and decisions taken consider through life investment commitments and digital capabilities deliver business benefits to time, cost, and quality - with appropriate sponsorship, governance and escalations in place across the Business teams and Digital and IT
Optimised Service Delivery - Ensure that IT services remain appropriate and relevant within your area of accountability. Assuring they are run to the agreed service levels, risks are visible, and retirement of non-relevant services are planned
Value Enablement & Innovation - Be an advocate for innovation, end user experience and promote digital culture by being a champion for Digital change within RR, a voice into Digital and IT and sharing opportunities to enable the business using existing tools and future roadmaps
Reduced Risk and Improved Security: Proactively identify IT risks, ensure compliance, and safeguard data, systems, and operations.

Who we’re looking for:

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

To be successful in this role you will need to have:

A Bachelor’s degree with related experience; OR A Masters degree with related experience
Experience of working with business leaders on the development of business strategy and the ability to translate into roadmaps and deliverables (Digital and IT experience an advantage)
Strong proven relationship & stakeholder management at a senior level
Customer excellence including strong communicating & influencing skills
Experience in problem solving & and understanding of the broader business context (business acumen)
Experience of managing a range of projects or programmes
IT functional knowledge and leadership (ITIL, TOGAF awareness an advantage)
Experience and understanding of Engineering an advantage
Experience of working in or knowledge of the Defence sector

Candidates should be highly numerate with strong technical and analytical skills, problem-solving ability and capable of systems level thinking, including personal drive, excellent communication and presentation skills, and will need to contribute effectively in a team environment

To work for the Rolls-Royce Defence business an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently already have this in place. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets we can only progress applications from individuals who are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national.

Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive

Closing date: 09/04/2026

As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.

Job Category

Information Technology