Remote Application Analyst: Requirements & Delivery Lead

Green Thumb Industries (GTI); Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Green Thumb Industries (GTI) seeks an Application Analyst to bridge business and technology for Ordering and CPG operations. You will elicit and document business needs, author user stories, and drive delivery across the application lifecycle, reporting to the Senior Manager of Applications.

This is a remote position with preference for Chicagoland candidates. You will lead requirements sessions, translate needs into functional specs, maintain backlogs, and coordinate with business and IT leads

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in a professional environment supporting Manufacturing Operations.
• Demonstrated history of thinking critically to investigate and resolve issues and advance improvements to other opportunities.
• Strong technical background and comfort troubleshooting reported issues, bugs, and documenting/testing in a technical environment.
• Project management and organization skills to manage own projects and maintain visibility of project status to involved stakeholders.
• Experience interacting with and technically supporting Order Management, CPG, ERP, and related operational systems a plus.
• Experience with highly regulated industries a plus.
• Experience authoring and updating application process flow diagrams as well as architectural application integration diagrams a plus.
• Deep understanding of supported business domain and the technical systems, capabilities, and integrations that underpin it.
• Collaborate with the development team on sprint planning and release sequencing, ensuring business priorities are reflected in delivery timelines and dependencies are proactively managed.
• Experience leveraging AI tools such as Claude to assist with requirements documentation, user story generation, and application mockup creation a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements sessions (workshops, interviews, process walkthroughs) with cross-functional stakeholders across Ordering, CPG Operations, and Finance
• Facilitate meetings with Technology and Business leaders to develop needs and requirements, coordinating between business partners and IT to ensure projects stay on schedule and on track
• Author and maintain user stories, epics, and acceptance criteria, owning the product backlog and coordinating grooming sessions with business and technical leads
• Translate business needs into functional specifications, process flow diagrams, and integration documentation for Ordering and CPG platforms
• Serve as the primary liaison between business partners and Development Team, managing scope, risk, and project status throughout the SDLC
• Develop and maintain comprehensive application documentation including technical specs, integration maps, configuration guides, and operational runbooks
• Support CPG and Ordering operations and integration projects, ensuring data integrity, clear requirements, and outcomes are documented throughout
• Support Level 3 application triage by capturing issue requirements and working with technical teams to define resolution criteria
• Partner with business stakeholders to define MVP scope, establish launch readiness criteria, and maintain a phased roadmap for future capability delivery.
• Collaborate with the development team on sprint planning and release sequencing, ensuring business priorities are reflected in delivery timelines and dependencies are proactively managed.
• Experience leveraging AI tools such as Claude to assist with requirements documentation, user story generation, and application mockup creation a plus.

Skills

Requirements gathering

User stories

Backlog management

Stakeholder collaboration

SDLC coordination

ERP familiarity

Order Management

Manufacturing ops

Tools

Claude AI

Job description

Green Thumb Industries (GTI) seeks an Application Analyst to bridge business and technology for Ordering and CPG operations. You will elicit and document business needs, author user stories, and drive delivery across the application lifecycle, reporting to the Senior Manager of Applications.

This is a remote position with preference for Chicagoland candidates. You will lead requirements sessions, translate needs into functional specs, maintain backlogs, and coordinate with business and IT leads