Principal IT Business Partner - Ag Retail and Distribution

Summary

CHS is a dynamic organization when it comes to creating value for our owners and customers in Ag Retail. We are seeking a visionary Principal IT Business Partner to join our Information Technology group. As a strategic business partner, this role will be pivotal in shaping the future of our Ag Retail and Distribution functions. In this critical position, you will collaborate with functional leaders, drive digital transformation, and ensure alignment between business strategy and technology. Your expertise and influence will be instrumental in optimizing technology investments, enhancing operational efficiency, and delivering exceptional value to our organization. You will do this by understanding how to drive positive change and impact to the organization through persuasion, influence, connection, and action.

To be considered for this role, qualified candidates must be local to the St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN metro area in order to work a hybrid schedule (3+ days) at the corporate office located in Inver Grove Heights, MN.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Collaboration
  • Partner closely with functional leaders to support, promote, and execute Ag Retail and Distribution strategies, even in areas of ambiguity across multiple product lines.
  • Lead Ag Retail and Distribution on its digital journey, driving process digitization and automation.
  • Act as an IT trusted advisor and strategic member of the Functional leadership team.

• Business Capability Definition
  • Leverage business architecture principles to define and maintain key business capabilities enabled by technology.
  • Manage the end-to-end process from business strategy to digital capabilities and technology strategies and roadmaps.
  • Possess solid knowledge about the industry and the different frameworks of organizational models, how to build a strategy, and evaluate what capabilities are needed.
• IT Roadmaps and Investment Profiles
  • Optimize Ag Retail and Distribution's technology investments to align with business goals and strategies.
  • Translate business and functional requirements into comprehensive IT roadmaps.
  • Develop long-term IT investment profiles for Ag Retail and Distribution technology solutions.
  • Foster alignment and buy-in across lines of business and IT product teams.
• Innovative IT Solutions
  • Collaborate with IT and functional leaders to deliver innovative, high-quality IT solutions.
  • Act as the principal technology advisor, driving the adoption of cutting-edge solutions.
  • Coordinate IT transformation efforts with Business Readiness and Organizational Change Management teams.
• Business Capability Roadmaps and Measuring Value
  • Discover opportunities by continuously stimulating and shaping demand to increase organizational value.
  • Work with key stakeholders, portfolio managers, product managers, and enterprise architecture to create multi-year business capability roadmaps.
  • Ensure these roadmaps drive tangible business value.
  • Provide a holistic, systems-thinking perspective on measuring, validating, and communicating realized business value to functional leadership.
• Relationship Building
  • Develop a deep understanding of the Ag Retail and Distribution function.
  • Build effective relationships both horizontally and vertically within the organization. Foster a culture of trusting, authentic, and meaningful relationships throughout the organization.
• Liaison and Communication
  • Act as a liaison between Ag Retail and Distribution and IT.
  • Facilitate communication and understanding of the business model with stakeholders.
  • Educate functional partners about IT processes, roles, products, policies, and capabilities.
• Project Execution and Risk Management
  • Ensure project, roadmap, and initiative execution progress.
  • Manage escalations and mitigate risks.
  • Keep key stakeholders informed about program issues, risks, and major incidents.

Minimum Qualifications (required)

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, business administration, or related discipline (or equivalent years of work experience, education, and/or training).
• 10+ years of IT business partnership experience, demonstrating effective influence and collaboration across a matrixed organization with BU/Functional leaders to include:
  • Effective leadership of a team of IT and/or business professionals with a successful track record of effectively driving change and innovation
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively navigate and drive results in a matrixed organization often with ambiguous goals
  • Understand how to drive positive change and impact to the organization through persuasion, influence, connection, and action
  • Overseeing IT projects or programs, with a focus on defining, tracking, and delivering business value
  • Managing and translating business requirements into technical solutions
  • Project, Portfolio, and/or Product Management, including developing balanced scorecards and metrics
  • Experience developing and executing business technology strategies and roadmaps
  • Experience with Waterfall and Agile methodologies, SDLC, and Information Security
  • Strong understanding of and experience with IT/Business governance

Additional Qualifications

• Agriculture (Ag Retail) and Distribution experience
• Business architecture experience
• Strategy development and strong business acumen
• Strong relationship management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• LEAN Portfolio Management/SAFe experience
• Business Analyst or Continuous Improvement degree or certification
• ITIL/Project Management (PMP) certification
• Business Relationship Management Professional (BRMP)
• Certified Business Relationship Manager (CBRM)

Pre-employment screening is based on the job requirements and industry guidelines and may or may not be required for the position. If required, selected candidates must pass pre-employment screenings to include all or a combination of drug, criminal, motor vehicle check, physical requirements and FMSCA Clearinghouse