At WK Kellogg Co, we exist to create joy and connection to inspire Gr-r-reat days. We believe that doing good is always good for business and we have stood for this since Kellogg Company was founded more than 120 years ago. We are passionate about doing our part to make nutritious foods, create social connectivity and respect natural resources. Together, these actions create positive progress for people and the planet – today and for years to come. We have big plans for how we are going to accomplish this, and we would love for you to join us in this effort.
The
Senior IT Business Analyst - Analytics role serves as a critical link between business stakeholders and IT by translating data, reporting, and analytics needs into clear, actionable requirements and scalable solutions. The Sr. Analyst, IT Business ensures analytics platforms, reporting capabilities, and data products are effectively leveraged to provide reliable metrics, meaningful insights, and decision support that enable operational execution, performance management, and strategic planning across the business.
- Reports to: Director or Senior Director IT
- Supervisory: May supervise IT Support Teams, Service Operations Personnel, or contractors
- Peer Relationships: Sr. Business Relationship Manager, Infrastructure Engineer, Sr. IT Service Manager
- Key contacts: IT Leadership Team, Internal user community, external IT service providers, internal audit, cross‑functional business partners, leadership, and management in multiple business areas.
Here's What You'll Be Doing
Demand Management
- Partner with business stakeholders to gather, assess, and manage data and analytics requirements in alignment with business priorities and established IT processes.
- Facilitate prioritization of analytics requests based on business value, technical feasibility, resource availability, and strategic alignment.
- Collaborate with business partners to develop business cases and support demand intake, evaluation, and decision-making.
- Partner with business owners to refine scope, clarify priorities, and manage expectations throughout the request lifecycle.
- Educate users on platform capabilities, limitations, and best practices to improve solution adoption and effective use.
Analytics Requirements & Solution Definition
- Proactively engage with business stakeholders to understand business needs, pain points, data requirements, and desired outcomes
- Translate business needs into clear functional requirements, business rules, use cases, and acceptance criteria for technical teams.
- Document current-state and future-state processes, data requirements, assumptions, and dependencies to support solution design and implementation.
- Partners with architects, data engineers, data scientists, developers, and other IT colleagues design fit-for-purpose data and analytics solutions and evaluate design trade-offs.
Delivery and Support
- Lead projects and enhancements to implement, optimize, or expand analytics solutions across analytics platforms, including dashboards, reports, scorecards, and data flows.
- Coordinate testing activities, including system testing and user acceptance testing (UAT), to validate that solutions meet business requirements and quality expectations.
- Support stabilization of deployed solutions by troubleshooting issues, monitoring performance, and coordinating resolution of defects or enhancement needs.
- Coordinate transition of analytics solutions for ongoing support, including documentation, knowledge transfer, and collaboration with support teams and end users.
- Monitor user adoption and solution effectiveness after deployment and identify opportunities for enhancement or continuous improvement based on feedback and business needs.
Governance, Standards, Quality, and Continuous Improvement
- Promote adherence to company data standards, governance expectations, and analytics processes and practices.
- Support data quality, reporting accuracy, and validation activities to improve consistency, trust, and usability of analytics outputs.
- Drive continuous improvement of analytics solutions, processes, and documentation to enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and user experience.
Innovation
- Assess new vendor-released features and capabilities to determine their applicability and value in improving analytics platforms and business outcomes.
- Evaluate and pilot new analytics capabilities, tools, or approaches to determine feasibility, business value, and potential for broader adoption.
- Monitor emerging analytics tools, market trends, and identify potential use cases that could improve automation, reporting efficiency, insight generation, or user experience.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Business Analytics, or a related technical field. Master’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Business Analytics, or a related technical field is preferred.
- 5+ years of experience in IT, analytics, business analysis, data analysis, or a related field.
- Experience partnering with business stakeholders to gather requirements, analyze business processes, and translate business needs into functional requirements and solution recommendations.
- Strong data and analytics skills, including experience with SQL, data manipulation, data flows, integration of multiple data sources, and reporting or data visualization tools.
- Experience supporting analytics solutions such as dashboards, reports, scorecards, or other data products through requirements, testing, implementation, and ongoing support.
- Knowledge of data quality, reporting validation, and governance practices that support accurate, consistent, and reliable analytics outputs.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team environment.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience with modern data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, or preferred similar technologies.
- Experience with data visualization tools such as Power BI or similar platforms.
- Experience with analytics tools or programming languages such as SQL, Python, R, or similar technologies preferred.
- Experience using data analysis or data mining techniques to support business insights and decision-making preferred.
- Certifications related to data analytics, business analysis, or reporting tools (for example, CompTIA Data+ or similar) preferred.
- ITIL Foundation or similar service management certification preferred.
Salary Range: $145,120 - $181,400
Salary pay ranges are determined by role and level. Within the range, the successful candidate’s starting base pay will be determined based on factors including job-related skills, experience, certifications, qualifications, relevant education or training, and local market conditions.
At WK Kellogg Co, our success depends on our most vital asset — our people. That’s why we’re committed to providing you with benefits and programs that support your Total Health and your journey to be and feel your best — physically, financially, emotionally, and socially.
Although subject to change, the below are the benefits currently offered in association with this position:
- Incentive Plan bonus eligibility
- Health, dental and vision insurance
- Savings and Investment Plan with Company match and contribution
- Paid Time Off (includes paid sick time)
- 11 Paid Holidays
- Life Insurance, AD and D Insurance and STD/LTD
- Tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance for eligible employees
- Employee recognition program
The above offerings are subject to the terms of WKKC policies, which will control in the event of a conflict with the above descriptions.
Our comprehensive and competitive benefits not only deliver value to you and your family, but also offer choice to meet your unique needs and knowledge to empower confident decision-making.
About Wk Kellogg Co
At WK Kellogg Co, we bring our best to everyone, every day through our trusted foods and brands. Our journey began in 1894, when our founder W.K. Kellogg reimagined the future of food with the creation of Corn Flakes, changing breakfast forever. Since then, we have embraced the same spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship in everything we do, channeling our founder’s passion and commitment to creating high quality and delicious products while fostering communities. Our iconic brand portfolio includes
Frosted Flakes, Rice Krispies, Froot Loops, Kashi,
Special K, Raisin Bran,
Frosted Mini Wheats, and
Bear Naked. With a presence in the majority of households across North America, our brands play a key role in enhancing the lives of millions of consumers every day, promoting a strong sense of physical, emotional and societal wellbeing. Our beloved brand characters, including Tony the Tiger and Toucan Sam, represent our deep connections with the consumers and communities we serve. For more information, visit www.wkkellogg.com.
If we can help you with a reasonable accommodation throughout the application or hiring process, please email TalentAssist@wkkellogg.com
THE FINER PRINT
The ability to work a full shift, come to work on time, work overtime as needed and the ability to work according to the necessary schedule to meet job requirements with or without reasonable accommodation is an essential function of this position.
WK Kellogg Co is an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to provide an inclusive work environment, a seat for everyone at the table, and embraces the diverse talent of its people. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
For US Applicants
Where required by state law and/or city ordinance; this employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. For additional information, please follow this link.
Let’s create gr-r-reat days,
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