Process & Tools Specialist

At Raven, we help farmers serve the world. This purpose guides the work and passion of our team members, who operate at the intersection of agriculture, technology, and innovation. For over 65 years, we’ve dedicated ourselves to learning more so we can grow as individuals and as a team. Today, we are united by our mission to develop a better and more sustainable planet for each of us. 

Summary

Responsible for the facilitation and advancement of the product development stage gate and agile development planning processes along with development planning tools such as JIRA, Confluence, etc.
 

Essential Functions

• Coordinate, implement, train, and deliver process change initiatives and software development tool initiatives to deliver electronic systems and software processes to development teams and across organization.
• Investigate industry emerging/best practices through training and self-motivated education. Propose process improvements for organization using knowledge gained.
• Use software development understanding to aid in product and service development tool evaluation, selection, and implementation to support strategic plans.
• Collect and evaluate business needs along with feedback from stakeholders on tools performance and process improvements to support department decisions and initiatives.
• Act as Process & Tools Subject Matter Expert for organization.
• Identify gaps in development tools and propose appropriate solutions.
• Work with project management team and company leadership to develop and release process improvements.
• Author and document guidelines, best practices, templates, procedures, and processes.
• Create and deliver process & tools training.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, Business Administration, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years related experience required; with exposure to software development or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience with Software Development methods (e.g., Agile, Waterfall).
• Experience in leading activities with cross-functional teams
• Capability to coach, mentor, and empower team members to succeed.
• Strong administrative skills, detail orientated .
• Elevated level of patience and service.
• Ability to motivate team members.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Problem-solving abilities. Ability to identify waste and creatively look for solutions.
• Capacity to be flexible and multitask.
• Proficient with a computer, including Microsoft Office.
• Ability to communicate effectively during cross-team collaborations and with leadership staff.

Benefits
Not all benefits are created equal, but we’ve got you covered. Raven not only offers a wide range of benefits that encourage wellness and preventative care, but we also provide the right tools and programs to help you achieve it. Our benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, company-paid life and disability insurance and 401k.  We offer workplace flexibility policies to promote work/life balance in addition to paid time off (PTO) benefit. Team Members can also take advantage of additional benefit programs such as education assistance, our onsite fitness center or fitness center reimbursement, employee assistance program (EAP) and much more.

EEOC Statement
Raven is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified employees and applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, citizenship, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

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