Manager of Business Process Optimization

Darigold • Seattle, WA

1d • $99,548 - $149,323 • Hybrid

About The Position

Darigold is seeking a strategic and results-oriented Manager of Business Process
Optimization to join our growing team. This role is pivotal in bridging the gap
between business needs and technical solutions, ensuring that our critical
business projects are managed efficiently and that our new technical features
are designed with a human-centered approach. Over the last year, the addition of
the Business Process Optimization team has transformed Darigold’s IT ecosystem:
delivering order and flow into the development team’s working environment. As we
look forward to FY2027 and the many projects that Darigold will take on, it will
be important to expand the capacity of this important group.

Darigold is the fifth largest dairy cooperative in the United States based on
milk volume and one of the largest privately held organizations headquartered in
the state of Washington. Since 1918, our producers have taken pride in producing
dairy products with unsurpassed quality. Today, we are one of the nation's
largest agricultural cooperatives, producing over 8.5 billion pounds of milk
every year.

Through innovative technology and our efficient, flexible production
capabilities, we deliver value-added products and customer-driven solutions.
Darigold is now known throughout the world for bringing fresh, wholesome dairy
products and ingredients from the Northwest to people all around the globe. For
more than a century, we’ve been the vital link connecting dairy farmers across
the region with customers around the world.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, in Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Finance or in a related area. MBA preferred.
• At least 5 years of experience in one of the following: Project Management, Business Analysis, IT Development or Corporate FP&A.
• Ability to handle multiple assignments, sometimes under tight deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proficiency with tools like Visio, PowerPoint, Excel and Word to communicate requirements.
• Proficiency with workflow tools like Jira or Microsoft DevOps.
• Ability to develop wireframes and frame technical work-in-process as minimum viable product and ability to provide feedback as a business user or seek feedback from business users.
• Ability to act as a “Swiss army knife” switching seamlessly between priorities and between Darigold’s business and technical organizations.
• Comfort with a workplace predicated on radical candor (personal care and direct challenges) that will enable rapid personal growth.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate Process Expertise: Act as a subject matter expert in Darigold's business processes, proficient in translating business needs into technical solutions and vice versa, working alongside our people in understanding and leveraging our technology tools to execute our daily work.
• Human-Centered Design: Leverage process expertise and technical expertise to help design technical solutions that work for our internal customers, enabling continual improvement and elevation of our teams’ daily work.
• Process Documentation and Process Improvement: Document critical business processes and identify areas for improvement, implement process changes and ensure alignment with business goals.
• Project Management and Business Analysis: Take an active leadership role in Darigold’s most critical business projects, ensuring timely and successful delivery, taking an outcome-oriented mindset focused on the key objectives of the organization.

Benefits

• 401k competitive employer matching
• Comprehensive medical, dental & vision benefits
• Employer paid life & disability coverage
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• 8 weeks paid parental leave
• Education assistance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible hybrid working arrangement where it applies (up to 2 days/week after initial 90 days and approval by hiring manager and HR)
• Compensation range: $99,548.46 - $149,322.69 (individual wage based on previous experience, knowledge and skills)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees