Sr IT Strategy Analyst; remote Job Naperville Illinois USA,IT/Tech

Position: Sr IT Strategy Analyst (remote)

Sr IT Strategy Analyst (remote)

Apply locations Illinois Virtual Location time type Full time posted on Posted 8 Days Ago job requisition R265241

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Job Description Summary
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 food service 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.

USF IT is building an in-house IT transformation capability to accelerate US Foods’ digital journey. The IT Strategy Analyst role is an essential part of this new capability as it supports our re-imagining of technology enablement. The IT Strategy Analyst role assists leadership across the entire IT function as well as the corresponding offices of business leadership at US Foods in planning for, developing, and implementing successful transformations and strategic initiatives.

This role calls for a balance of strategic thought leadership, proposal and implementation plan development, support with implementing strategic initiatives and/or transformations, and effective communication and change management. In this capacity the IT Strategy Analyst must be able to directionally pivot with ease, work well under pressure, willing and able to partner effectively with diverse stakeholders like the business, finance, legal, and HR while impactfully contributing to US Foods’ new and innovative IT environment.

The IT Strategy Analyst will assist mid and senior-level technology leadership in planning and implementing major strategies, transformations, and initiatives at the IT Org level. They will also help the CIDO and their Chief of Staff with business-wide program analyses. This role’s contributions will help drive organizational change consistent with both the business and technology organization strategy. The analysis performed in this role will also be utilized to measure technology performance and help set objectives and corresponding rewards / recognition programs.

This role is ideal for an IT practitioner who hopes to build a consultant-like skillset, is data- and analytics-savvy, and motivated by working to build a wide variety of solutions from early stages of development.

Flexible Work Policy:
The work for the Sr IT Strategy Analyst 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

Perform analysis that aids leadership in solving complex problems and prioritizing key transformation goals, objectives, and strategies.

Aid in identification of program risks and resulting impacts and develops mitigation plans.

Support strategic alignment among cross-functional stakeholders (e.g., IT, Field, Functional, Enterprise Program Office) to design crucial programs from initiation to delivery.

In partnership with HR, support the building and scaling of best-in-class workforce transition programs for USF IT to enable successful adoptions of transformations.

Co-create organization design measurement and adoption plans resulting in sustainable new ways of working, tangible value, and long-term results.

Provide thought leadership to produce collateral (e.g., proposals, strategy walking deck, internal and external pitch content) to incorporate stakeholder needs and ensure business objectives are met.

Optimize the use of data analytics (e.g., scenario analyses) to derive insights and training that help identify current and future program risks and mitigation plans, as well as opportunities to streamline and optimize programs based on lessons learned.

Play a key role in helping leadership define the IT vision and strategy for change, broad…