Senior Business Solution Owner

GURGAON, IN, 122001

At McCormick, we bring our passion for flavor to work each day. We encourage growth, respect everyone's contributions and do what's right for our business, our people, our communities and our planet. Join us on our quest to make every meal and moment better.

Founded in Baltimore, MD in 1889 in a room and a cellar by 25-year-old Willoughby McCormick with three employees, McCormick is a global leader in flavour. With over 14,000 employees around the world and more than $6 Billion in annual sales, the Company manufactures, markets, and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavourful products to the entire food industry, retail outlets, food manufactures, food service businesses and consumers.

While our global headquarters are in the Baltimore, Maryland, USA area, McCormick operates and serves customers from nearly 60 locations in 25 countries and 170 markets in Asia-Pacific, China, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and the Americas, including North, South and Central America

POSITION OVERVIEW

The key purpose of a Sr Business Solution Owner is to support the development and management of our most complex data-related solutions to deliver value in line with the business's strategy. This role will support the implementation of product vision and strategy, prioritization of enhancements, and communication of changes. This role involves having adeptness and autonomy to drive the process and impact work as well as the ability to navigate the complexity of our data landscape, a keen ability to envision the big picture, harmonize diverse teams, and exhibit a level of professionalism essential for seamless collaboration, particularly when interfacing with more senior leaders that are trying to describe new products or existing enhancements that the business is requesting.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Product Vision and Strategy: Facilitate and lead the technical teams to deliver a product that reflects the vision for the data product and provide guidance to ensure the teams are on track and informed on requirements. Provide clarity to a well-defined and inspiring solution that aligns the team and stakeholders with the overall business goals. Support the refinements and plannings of product features in line with business goals.
• Business Partnering & Prioritization: Support and work closely with our stakeholders to prioritize features based on business value, ability to navigate the complexity of our data landscape to offer advice on product features to prioritize backlog that balances short-term needs with longterm goals and resource constraints
• User Story Definition: Provide support in the development & maintenance of user stories translating business requirements into actionable tasks that inform a well-defined backlog that serves as a basis for development
• Quality Assurance: Support the successful implementation of acceptance criteria to ensure product quality, resulting in a high-quality product that meets specified requirements and user expectations. Actively provide regular feedback on product features to optimize performance and maximize business value.
• Informal Leadership & Mentoring: Mentor and share knowledge with some of the more junior Business Solution Owners and developers on the broader team allowing for quick upskilling and best practice adoption.
• Ability to achieve project goals and objectives by applying the discipline of planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about successful project completion

REQUIRED QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE

Level of Education and Discipline- Bachelors in business, Data Analytics / Data Science, Business Information Technology or related field.

Experience Required-

• 8-10 years of prior experience doing similar or comparable projects in a related field.
• Demonstrated expertise in converting complex business requirements into actionable technical and functional specifications for implementation by development teams.
• Familiarity with development lifecycle for creating reports using Business Intelligence tools, e.g. Power BI
• Familiarity with development lifecycle for creating automation solutions using automation tools, e.g. Power Automate, UiPath, Power Apps
• Familiarity with development lifecycle in creating data engineering solutions using relevant tools, e.g. Azure, Python, SQL.
• Experience working with structured and unstructured data
• Demonstrated ability to proactively solve problems and multi-task.
• Understanding of enterprise data sources to drive visibility to data-driven insights
• Execute continuous improvement initiatives to improve systems and ways of working.

Interpersonal Skills

• Strong degree of professionalism when leading cross-functional teams inclusive of different levels of the organization to alignment on solution vision and strategy
• Maintain a sense of urgency to meeting scheduling plans and customer requirements.
• Superior skills in influencing others through data driven insights and holistic approach for
• Ability to use a systemic approach and tools to identify and drive business value from solutions delivered.

Other Skills and HPO Competencies

• Basic Supply Chain, Finance and Business acumen.
• Strong business perspective; able to merge business questions/needs with available data to provide data-driven insights.

Dimension

• Collaborate with 4 Regions, 30 sites various business functions.

Work Environment Designation: Office (HYBRID)

At McCormick, we have over a 100-year legacy based on our "Power of People" principle. This principle fosters an unusually dedicated workforce requiring a culture of respect, recognition, inclusion and collaboration based on the highest ethical values.

If you wish to be considered for this position, please discuss your interest with your immediate manager, and then apply online via MySuccess under the Careers section. Please complete your application by the closing date above

United by flavor. Driven by results.

As a McCormick employee you'll be empowered to focus on more than your individual responsibilities. You'll have the opportunity to be part of something bigger than yourself—to have a say in where the company is going and how it's growing.

Between our passion for flavor, our 130-year history of leadership and integrity, the competitive and comprehensive benefits we offer, and our culture, which is built on respect and opportunities for growth, there are many reasons to join us at McCormick.