Lamb Weston is a leading manufacturer in the food industry, known for its innovative approach and global reach. The Senior Technology Business Analyst will bridge business objectives with technological solutions, providing mentorship and analysis to drive organizational success while collaborating with stakeholders to translate complex business needs into actionable requirements.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborating with stakeholders to understand their needs
- Translating business requirements into functional specifications
- Document technical requirements and create technical specifications for development teams
- Mentor and train others in business processes and controls
- Analyzing current workflows and identifying opportunities for improvement
- Proposing solutions that enhance efficiency and productivity
- Evaluate existing business processes to identify inefficiencies and areas for improvement
- Propose solutions for optimizing processes to enhance productivity and effectiveness
- Working closely with project managers and technical teams during project planning, execution, and delivery
- Ensuring solutions meet defined objectives and are delivered on time and within budget
- Guide and mentor analysts and project teams in best practices for gathering requirements
- Lead testing efforts by developing a comprehensive UAT test plan and assisting the business in creating test cases
- Coordinate user acceptance testing (UAT) activities, including defect tracking and resolution to ensure a smooth testing process
- Facilitating clear communication between business units, analysts, and IT teams
- Preparing presentations, and documentation for stakeholders
- Assess the impact of changes to requirements and help manage scope creep
- Develop training materials and help documents for new or revised systems
- Assist in putting focus on Value Streams and Customer Journeys
- Designing value streams and customer experience maps
- Identify how business capabilities deliver value to stakeholders
- Staying updated on industry trends, tools, and methodologies
- Developing skills to bring innovative ideas to the organization
Requirements:
- Requires Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Art in Business, Computer Science or related field, or equivalent education and experience
- 5+ years' experience in business analysis, design and controls development
- Demonstrated leadership in driving results through teamwork
- Proven expertise in monitoring the effectiveness of business processes and controls
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with keen attention to detail
- Ability to translate complex processes into clear, understandable, and operationally viable controls
- Proficient in process mapping and business process management tools (e.g., Visio)
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to work collaboratively across all levels of the organization
- Ability to manage large, complex, or high-profile projects from start to finish, spanning multiple systems or departments
- Works independently, is self-directed, and requires minimal guidance
- Experience with Agile and Waterfall project development methodologies
- Preferred to have a Master of Business Administration