Product Analyst I (Remote)

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At US Foods®, innovation and technology is our superpower. By expanding our digital ecosystem and leading with a customer-first mindset, we’re delivering technology that empowers our customers and simplifies business. As we transform the digital landscape of the foodservice industry, we’re outpacing our competitors faster than ever before. 

We believe diversity is the cornerstone of creativity and innovation—and we foster an open, inclusive, flexible work environment that supports our transformation.The Product Analyst I supports the Associate PO, PO or Sr. PO roles to drive the vision and strategy of a given Product as they ensure consistent value creation throughout the delivery process, and represents the needs of our customers and stakeholders. The goal of this role is to work on supporting tasks that allow the product teams to maximize the generated ROI of particular features and functionality within the product. They support breaking the requirements down into clear user stories for a well-prioritized backlog, as well as determining the right metrics to measure success against. The Product Analyst II works closely with a combination of Associate PO, PO, Sr PO, Scrum Master, Developers, UX designers, Architects, QA, and DevOps team members to design and deliver innovative solutions and Product features.

The right candidate has a growth mindset and curiosity with the ability to respond quickly to changing business needs & priorities, offering a versatile set of skills from requirements, to unit testing, integration testing, data analysis, data validation that support the product team in meeting their delivery and value goals. They must possess the ability to rapidly earn trust with both stakeholders and team members, and can work effectively with cross-functional teams. This role might support one of the following teams: FDA or Inventory.

Flexible Work Policy: The work for the Product Analyst I position is completely 100% remote anywhere in the United States except Hawaii or United States Territories. This position may have the potential to travel up to 20% dependent on business needs.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Establish and maintain relationships with business and technology stakeholders
• Serve as a liaison between the business and development, acting as the voice of the customer and communicating requirements and needs to the Product team
• Deliver on-time, on-budget, on-quality, on-fit service(s) or Product(s)
• Maintain, refine, and continuously groom the Team Backlog within sprint timeframe
• Work within an Agile framework to develop and execute against a Product roadmap 
• Develop user stories with detailed requirements and acceptance criteria that address end-user needs
• Participate in recurring Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Demos, etc. 
• Maintain metrics that track value of delivered Features and team output
• Understand and communicate the value being delivered by their product teams
• Maintain an innovating and future-proofing agenda for given Product(s)
• Maintain User and Technical documentation for release management
• Anticipate, mitigate and chaperone escalations 
• Other duties as assigned by manager

SUPERVISION:

• The Product Analyst I role is an independent contributor role

RELATIONSHIPS

• Internal: Business Stakeholders and End Users, IT PDL, IT Delivery (Scrum Masters, Developers, Architects, UX Designers, Program Managers, etc.) 
• External: Application / Systems Vendors (as applicable)

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Remote: This role is fully remote, and the associate is expected to perform assigned responsibilities from a home-based environment.
• Up to 10% Travel

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Information Systems, or equivalent work experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Agile or SAFe certification(s) highly preferred 
• 1-2 years of work experience
• Demonstrated ability to influence change within large, complex organizations
• Experience using Agile project management tools (e.g. Atlassian) and flowchart tools (e.g. Visio, Lucid Chart) strongly preferred
• Experience with eCommerce, restaurant, and/or wholesale food distribution industries strongly preferred

Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law. The expected base rate for this role is between $55,000 – $90,000.

This role will also receive annual incentive plan bonus.

Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance. To review available benefits, please click here: https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html.

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