Senior Business Analyst - Leasing

A career at CoBank can offer you the opportunity to make a personal impact on the people and communities where we do business. When you choose a career with CoBank, you make a difference by standing for something that matters. In order to be the best, we hire the best!

Remarkable Benefits offered by CoBank

• Careers with a purpose- stand for something!
• Competitive Compensation & Incentive
• Hybrid work model – flexible arrangements for most positions
• Benefits Packages, including: Medical, Dental and Vision coverage, Disability, AD&D, and Life Insurance
• CoBank University robust curriculum –associate training and development, including higher education tuition reimbursement
• Outstanding 401k – up to 6% matching and additional 3% non-elective contribution
• Time-Off Packages – Vacation 15+ days, 10 Paid Sick Days, and 10 Paid Holidays
• Community Impact – United Way Angel Day, Volunteer Day and Associate Directed Contribution
• Associate Resource Groups – creating a culture of diversity and inclusion
• Recognize a fellow associate with “GEM” awards, including a monetary value

At CoBank, our Senior Business Analyst identifies, develops, manages and evolves products that support CoBank Leasing’s financial and process requirements, are “value add,” ensure CoBank is an integral component of customers’ processes, and contribute to CoBank’s profitability through revenue enhancement or cost reduction. Interacts with customer, sales, implementation, product support, operations and information technology (IT) as required to facilitate support of products and processes.

Join a high-performing team working to accelerate technology innovation and agile processes at CoBank! The Leasing team collaborates closely with our internal and external technology partners and key business stakeholders to seek out maximum value and iterative solutions to resolve pain points and drive meaningful change across the leasing business, our customers, and partners. Be a part of the transformation as we automate and streamline to improve the experience of our customers and associates.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with IT and strategic alliances to create and manage agile backlog priorities for the enhancement of existing products and/or development of new process and software enhancements and products.
• Manages all business-related functions during the agile development and management life-cycle, including requirements definition, design consultation, user acceptance testing, and change management or communication planning.
• Proactively seeks feedback from partner business and operations teams and effectively manages input for improvements and assists in the resolution of production support issues or problems.
• Assists other members of the agile Scrum team with development/management efforts.
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, computer science, accounting or relevant discipline.
• Five (5) or more years of experience preferably in banking or financial services industry; or appropriate combination of education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree preferred
• Demonstrated understanding of agile concepts, backlog management, change management techniques, and process re-engineering preferred.
• Understanding of the Farm Credit System.
• Ability to focus on customer and business requirements while working in a team environment, including the ability to understand and apply knowledge of technology and process issues related to development priorities.
• Ability to assist or design and implement process improvements, evaluate issues, identify possible solutions and negotiate resolution with stakeholders.
• Prior Experience in financial services, lending/leasing business, agribusiness, communications, energy, or cooperatives, with a basic knowledge of banking and leasing terminology.
• Strong business acumen, with the ability to understand the direction, priorities and goals of the organization, and to use analytics to develop effective strategies and solutions.
• Analytical, decision making and problem solving skills.
• Comfortable working with diverse groups and serve as arbitrator when conflicts arise.
• Excellent detail and customer service orientation.
• Able to develop and maintain effective relationships with partners and stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to work independently with minimal guidance, as well as collaboratively in a team environment.
• Excellent organizational, time management and prioritization skills, with the ability to balance work on multiple projects or programs, and adapt to the changing needs of the business.
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills, including the ability to understand and translate abstract concepts and ideas, and communicate in both a business and technical context to non-technical audiences at all levels of the organization.
• Excellent active listening skills.
• Skills in DevOps platforms and Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and
• Excel).
• Availability for occasional work outside normal business hours.
• Availability for occasional travel.

Compensation Information

• Estimated Base Salary Range: $85,000-$110,000
• Target short-term incentive opportunity: 11%

CoBank is a cooperative bank serving vital industries across rural America. The bank provides loans, leases, export financing and other financial services to agribusinesses and rural power, water and communications providers in all 50 states. The bank also provides wholesale loans and other financial services to affiliated Farm Credit associations serving more than 76,000 farmers, ranchers and other rural borrowers in 23 states around the country. CoBank is a member of the Farm Credit System, a nationwide network of banks and retail lending associations chartered to support the borrowing needs of U.S. agriculture, rural infrastructure and rural communities. Headquartered outside Denver, Colorado, CoBank serves customers from regional banking centers across the U.S. and also maintains an international representative office in Singapore.

CoBank will not consider a work visa H1B, EAD (Employment Authorization Document or Permit) or OPT (Optional Practical Training) for this position.

CoBank is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

CoBank requires all newly hired associates to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and new hires will be asked to register their proof of vaccination. Any offer of employment will be conditioned upon an applicant supplying proof of vaccination against COVID-19; provided, however that CoBank may provide a reasonable accommodation for an applicant’s known disability or sincerely held religious belief.