Sr. Business Intelligence Analyst (Minneapolis Preferred, Remote Eligible)

We're passionate about food and driven by data.

Do you want to impact our future through data, analytics and innovative technology? Do you thrive on leading big initiatives and bringing them to life? Bring your passion, expertise and problem-solving skills to the table and make an impact.

General Mills is reshaping the future, and technology & data play an important role for us. Your analytical expertise will help us get the right insights and solutions at the right time, every time. As one of the world's leading food companies, General Mills operates across the globe with more than 100 recognizable consumer brands, including: Cheerios, LARABAR, Pillsbury, Yoplait, Annie's Homegrown, Totino's, Epic Provisions and Blue Buffalo.

The Data Insights & Visualization team delivers innovation and BI tools to global business functions across General Mills. This centralized team creates all enterprise-wide dashboard products for GMI. In this role, you will work directly with key business partners, international colleagues, data science, vendors and more to design and develop sustainable solutions, and insights that fuel our business growth.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Lead Enterprise-Wide Reporting Initiatives

• Lead and consult on enterprise, segment, and functional reporting efforts
• Proficient dashboard creator with a strong command of Tableau, Domo, Looker, etc.
• Transform business processes by working across teams and functions to generate insights for business teams
• Consult and partner with leadership to develop sound communications and change management plans
• Organize and lead design, code & process review sessions to ensure compliance with established standards, policies, and performance guidelines
• Gather reporting needs, shape the concept model, and design data flow
• Develop technical architectures and prototypes for solutions (dashboards, portal pages, metrics, etc.) through coordination with enterprise architect teams
• Partner with product teams to troubleshoot technical and performance issues in GCP
• Direct all communication of design and data architecture to development teams
• Organize and lead design reviews with stakeholders to ensure business needs are met
• Collaborate with product teams to exchange best practices and prevent redundant work.

Client Relationship Management

• Play the role of 'translator' by effectively dissecting business challenges into impactful dashboard designs and technical builds
• Develop the technology and capability roadmap with senior business leaders
• Manage the creation and alignment of client Service Level Agreements
• Coordinate triage efforts, resolve client issues, and implement system improvements
• Reconcile all project work, feedback, and identified opportunities with clients

Business Development & Operations

• Evaluate, implement, and oversee business deployment of emerging reporting tech (e.g. portal technology, new BI tools, other emerging technologies)
• Develop and ensure documentation of reporting best practices
• Manage project prioritization sessions with IT and Solutions partners
• Identify and lead improvement opportunities
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate cross-functional synergies into the delivery process

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Business Analytics or a related subject area
• 5+ years of experience working directly with business clients and designing analytical solutions for them
• Strong communication skills, capable of translating business requests into technical requirements and articulating the pros and cons of different technologies, platforms, designs, and architectural options
• Understanding of UX design and implementation, guided analytics, decision support frameworks, and data product management best practices
• Proficient in data and analytics tools and concepts, including dimensional modeling, ETL, reporting tools, data governance, data warehousing and both structured and unstructured data
• Strong understanding of database development using Google Big Query, Oracle, SQL Server, SAP BW or SAP HANA
• Extensive experience in creating interactive and insightful dashboards using Tableau or other visualization tools (Domo, Looker, Power BI, Microstrategy, R Shiny, Qlik Sense, Business Objects, etc.)
• Proficient at influencing without authority, skilled at advising and negotiating with business leaders to develop high-value solutions
• Experience in providing analytical advisory to business partners, prioritizing solutions over task lists
• Demonstrates strong delegation and prioritization skills
• Consultant mindset - able to challenge with courage and influence upwards and with peers

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Thought-driven leadership to successfully deliver scalable business solutions
• Takes the initiative to do the right thing - doesn't walk past a problem
• Motivator - willing to push themselves and the team towards success
• Agile learner - has passion and curiosity to learn new things and understand the "why"

ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

• The preferred location for this role is Minneapolis, MN; however, remote work-at-home applications within the United States will be considered.
• Relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered.

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best - bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what's next.