Business Analyst

Company Name: Kroger General Office
Position Type: Employee
FLSA Status: Exempt
Line of Business: Research & Development

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Position Summary:

Define requirements for and manage waterfall/agile frameworks in accordance with software development life cycle (SDLC) guidelines. Assume a lead role and assist with mentoring others. Operate in a business analyst or product owner role by eliciting the needs/priorities of the business and speaking on behalf of customers while maintaining the flexibility needed to perform multiple functions within the team. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Essential Job Functions:

• Execute the duties of a business analyst, product owner or epic owner for various types of projects/initiatives
• Elicit, define and analyze medium to complex requirements in various formats ensuring they are testable, measurable and traceable
• Lead the appropriate teams to refine, prioritize and manage requirements using various tools (e.g., templates, team backlogs, requirements management or agile task management applications)
• Collaborate with the appropriate teams to build business cases and project justification reports
• Lead requirement walk-throughs with key stakeholders using various methods (e.g., team demos, workshops, sprint planning and backlog refinement sessions)
• Identify and estimate anticipated work efforts based on priority using requirement work plans, program increment (PI) planning, and sprint planning
• Define and resolve dependencies, issues and risks and identify impacted areas through team collaboration
• Identify and define business processes for current and future state analysis
• Act as the liaison between the business units, technology teams and support teams
• Facilitate the discussion that leads to the build versus buy decision
• Participate in growing team competency by mentoring, providing on-the-job training to more junior associates and helping to develop training materials/process improvements
• Drive results with minimal authority
• Break down a medium to complex vision into smaller projects, initiatives or features
• Continuously develop subject matter expertise in business areas that help facilitate the needs and requirements of the business Contribute to strategic roadmap efforts
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Minimum Position Qualifications:

• 5 years’ experience in a business analysis position
• Excellent written and oral communication, collaboration and presentation skills to effectively communicate information to all levels within the organization
• Experience in multiple business areas
• Demonstrated experience with industry best practices and an understanding of different technologies
• Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Ability to effectively partner with all levels of the organization
• Ability to interact and work well within a team environment
• Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills

Desired Previous Job Experience/Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology (IT) or a related business field
• Equivalent work experience in an IT position or comparable business unit experience
• Prior experience in a business analyst, application analyst or product owner in waterfall and/or agile projects
• Agile, SAFe, Six Sigma, IIBA certification a plus (ECBA, CCBA, CBAP, CBATL)

Education Level: None
Required Certifications/Licenses: None
Position Type: Full-Time 
Shift(s): [[mfield4]]

States: Indiana; Kentucky; Ohio
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Jobs at Kroger: At Kroger, we hire people who have a passion for helping others and who want to build a relationship with our Customers. No matter what stage of your career, you can build your future at Kroger. We look for people who want more, aspire to be more and work hard to achieve their goals. Our focus on keeping the Customer first is what makes us successful. As the largest traditional grocery chain in the U.S. and one of the world's largest retailers, we employee more than 443,000 Associates across 35 states and the District of Columbia. We offer many opportunities not only in our stores, but in Manufacturing, Logistics, Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, and many other fields.

 

Company Overview
Kroger Family of Companies employs nearly 443,000 associates who serve customers in 2,796 retail food stores under a variety of in 35 states and the District of Columbia.  Kroger and its subsidiaries operate an expanding ClickList offering – a personalized, order online, pick up at the store service – in addition to 2,253 pharmacies, 787 convenience stores, 324 fine jewelry stores, 1,439 supermarket fuel centers and 38 food production plants in the United States.  Kroger is recognized as one of America’s most generous companies for its support of more than 100 Feeding America food bank partners, breast cancer research and awareness, the military and their families, and more than 145,000 community organizations including schools. Careers with The Kroger Co. and our family of companies offer competitive wages, flexible schedules, benefits and room for advancement.

 

 Posting Notes:  KY || Cold Spring || 375 Crossroads Blvd || 41076 || Kroger General Office || [[mfield2]] || Information Services and Systems || Employee || Exempt || Full-Time || None