Job Description:

Product Analyst – Geographic Expansion, Precision Agriculture

Location

US-PA-Philadelphia

Company Overview

FMC Corporation is a leading specialty company focused on agricultural technologies. FMC provides innovative and cost-effective solutions to enhance crop yield and quality by controlling a broad spectrum of insects, weeds and disease, as well as in non-agricultural markets for pest control. FMC is a globally diverse organization that offers its employees exciting opportunities to work on challenging projects that are important to the achievement of our strategic objectives. Your education and professional experience are valued and put to use from day one. Your success at completing key initiatives can result in a varied, progressive and fulfilling career with FMC. With a corporate culture of innovation, integrity, responsibility and customer intimacy, we foster “The Right Chemistry” in everything we do. We are looking for people to join us in creating, developing, and improving our products, our processes, and our markets.  If you are ready to make a difference every day, FMC is ready to talk to you.

Responsibilities

See Yourself in FMC, Be Yourself in FMC

At FMC, we strive to be an inclusive workplace where our employees reflect the community,
are valued, find purpose in their work, and grow and contribute to their fullest potential.

FMC Precision Agriculture team has an exciting opening for a Product Analyst to join a scum team. The right individual will have good understanding of the technical needs of a software development project, including middleware components and comfortable working with data needs across multiple teams. This position will be assisting in driving out requirements across multiple scrum teams to identify dependencies and ensure that there are not gaps in program requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the geographic expansion workstreams for Arc™ farm intelligence, design and drive the work plan to achieve critical readiness dates for multiple commercial launches
• Understand and fit critical scientific goals and initiatives into IT solutions

·         Facilitate the definition and development of stories by the product owner and SMEs to meet the business needs.

·         Facilitate business process mapping and business stakeholder sessions.

·         Write requirements in the form of user stories that are emerging and follow the INVEST principle. Ensures stories and acceptance criteria are appropriately defined & documented.

·         Maintain healthy product backlog.

·         Work with Product Owner to address any conflicting business needs.

·         Document detailed functional & non-functional requirements, business rules, and reviews test cases.

·         Identify dependencies on other teams and collaborates and communicates timely and effectively.

Required Education

• Master’s degree or higher in biological science, data science, MIS, or related field

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years of experience as a Business Analyst

• Experience using Jira/DevOps or similar product backlog management tool.

• Possess excellent requirements gathering and problem-solving skills with attention to detail


• A keen sense of translating the work back to the business value derived


• Able to handle conflicts and approach negotiations in a diplomatic but confident manner

• Must be able and willing to test when needed.

Additional desired qualifications:

• Previous experience prioritizing and breaking down complex requests into small chunks


• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and business partners


• The ability to be comfortable with the unknown, ask questions, be inquisitive, be a self-starter

• Excellent communication and organizational skills with the ability to interact with other team members, architects, and business stakeholders as well as people of all levels in the company.


• Has strong technical aptitude and be able to quickly demonstrate they can acquire technical proficiency in a new area.

EEO Statement

At FMC, diversity and inclusion are in our DNA. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to creating an inclusive workplace where all employees can thrive – regardless of race, gender, sex, pregnancy, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, color, age, religion or religious creed, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. FMC also supports employee participation in company employee resource groups that celebrate the diverse backgrounds of our workforce by providing communities for employees to connect with each other and raise awareness throughout FMC. 

FMC complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact our Talent Acquisition department at talentacquisition@fmc.com.