IT Business Analyst at Land O'Lakes, Inc. in ARDEN HILLS, Minnesota

Job Description:

IT Business Analyst

As an IT Business Analyst at WinField United, you will design and develop web portals and mobile solutions tailored for our Retail Customers. Collaborating closely with a Product Family Manager, this role will be responsible for translating business objectives into technical and functional solutions that support the overarching business strategy, managing IT resource prioritization and budgeting to ensure optimal allocation, collaborating with diverse onshore and offshore teams, including specialists in React, Kentico, iOS, Android, as well as integration and ensuring high availability and reliability of the developed products. This role demands a proactive approach to integrating business needs with technology solutions, while working effectively with multidisciplinary teams to drive successful outcomes.

Manage business relationships:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in a matrixed organization
  
  


• Liaise across product and capability teams, external solution providers, etc.
  
  


• Build trust and rapport with the business stakeholders to earn a seat at the table
  
  


• Effectively communicate technical and functional subject matter across vast stakeholder groups and leadership
  
  

Nurture outcome-based problem solving:

• Develop deep understanding of business problems/priorities
  
  


• Balance tech strategy needs with business outcomes
  
  


• Champion transparency and support value-based prioritization
  
  


• Ensure appropriate solutions are provided by the team's technical experts to advance business goals.
  
  

Business, Product, and Tech/Platform Strategy:

• Understand and translate business objectives into technical/functional solutions that support the overall business strategy.
  
  


• Collaborate with technical domain leads on enterprise application and infrastructure roadmaps
  
  


• Keep current on technological advancements, and industry best practices to identify opportunities for innovation and improvement in existing processes.
  
  


• Develop function design documents to meet the requirements of the of the business owners.Review the design with the business process owners and receive approval of the process.
  
  


• 
  R eview the design document with technical team members for development.
  
  


• Manage application portfolio, including support and change management.
  
  


• Contribute to execution and shaping of the IT organization talent strategy
  
  

Prioritize and enable the work of the team:

• Evaluate and prioritize project requirements based on their impact on business goals,and technical feasibility.
  
  


• Assess potential risks and constraints associated with requirements, and assist with prioritize tasks to mitigate those risks while maintaining project timelines.
  
  


• Organize work effort to enable reliable time estimates.
  
  

Champion and Execute Agile principles:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create and refine user stories, ensuring that they are well-defined, actionable, and aligned with project objectives.
  
  


• Participate in sprint planning sessions, helping to define the scope of work for each sprint and ensuring that the development team understands the requirements.
  
  


• Continuously engage with developers, testers, and stakeholders during development cycles, providing feedback and clarifications to ensure the product aligns with user needs.
  
  

Support Product teams:

• Promote team autonomy including owner's mindset, prioritization, decision making, breaking dependencies, etc.
  
  


• Nurture open, safe, and sustainable team environment
  
  


• Ensure accountability, productivity, and inclusion of all.
  
  


• Hold 1-on-1's with product team members as necessary to ensure all voices are being heard and underlying issues are being addressed.
  
  


• Reinforce business value to the team
  
  


• Partner with the Scrum Master to balance business deadlines with sustainable delivery (consistent velocity)
  
  

Required Experience/Knowledge/Skills:

• 3+ years of experience in Product/Project delivery of technology solutions
  
  


• Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, highly driven and customer-focused
  
  


• Sound business and technical acumen paired with strong communication skills to share information across vast stakeholder groups
  
  


• Ability to communicate cross functionally to remove barriers and enable teams to complete their objectives
  
  


• Ability to effectively navigate a highly matrixed organization
  
  


• Experience with Agile Methodologies and best practices
  
  


• Demonstrated interest, experience and acumen in mentoring and coaching of others
  
  

Preferred Experience:

• Ability to lead IT resources specialized in the following IT disciplines: React, Kentico, Portal, iOS, Mobile, and Integration Developers.
  
  


• Experience delivering solutions to Sales, Marketing.
  
  


• This role is conducted primarily from the corporate office
  
  

About Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.

We provide a broad portfolio of benefits to keep you and your family at your best. Land O'Lakes is Where Your Future Takes Root.

Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.

Neither Land O'Lakes, nor its search firms, will ever contact you and ask for confidential information over the phone or in email. If you receive a call or email like this, please do not provide the information being requested.