Business Systems Analyst III - Workday
CF Industries
- Location
- Northbrook,Il
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Mid
- Posted
- Aug 25, 2026
Skills
About this role
At CF Industries, our mission is to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably. Our employees are focused on safe and reliable operations, environmental stewardship, and disciplined capital and corporate management. By joining CF, you will be part of a team that brings their varied experiences, wide-ranging knowledge and diverse talents together to deliver important work and you’ll be able to pursue complex, exciting opportunities that help you continue to grow and achieve your potential in different areas. You’ll take pride in working for a company that lives its values and where you can be yourself at work, as part of an authentic team that encourages you to share your views and opinions. Our eight manufacturing complexes in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, an unparalleled storage, transportation and distribution network in North America, and logistics capabilities enabling a global reach underpin our strategy to leverage our unique capabilities to accelerate the world’s transition to clean energy. Function: Information Technology Job Summary: The Business Systems Analyst III knows how to drive initiatives of all sizes across the Business Function. You are a self-starting individual with an aptitude for creative and critical thinking. You use your business expertise and enjoy collaborating with partners and helping implement positive change. You envision solutions that follow good data design and create insightful data visualizations to drive impactful business decisions. You love to collaborate with technical teams and subject matter experts to establish the vision. You balance tradeoffs with partners between development time, usability, and performance needs. You think critically, plan and execute effectively, and collaborate cross-functionally with business and IT peers. You nurture positive, professional relationships, acting as a trusted partner and a respectful challenger. CF Industries has a cloud-first IT strategy. The organization has invested in SAP, Salesforce, Workday, Azure, ServiceNow, and Tableau and is working to keep business units integrated and supported through reliable technology solutions. Serves as a Workday functional expert responsible for system administration, configuration, reporting, operational support, and delivery of small-to-medium technology initiatives while partnering with HR and business leaders to continuously improve business processes and employee experience. Communication Skills The foundations of your success include attention to detail, listening to requirements, and taking initiatives all the way through to the finish line. You are skilled with today’s communication technologies and can interact well to ensure stakeholders are aligned. We are looking for people who help clear roadblocks to reach company objectives.
Job Description
Major Responsibilities Lead solutions through the systems life cycle from inception to go-live and beyond. Collaborate with stakeholders to analyze business needs and deliver creative, practical solutions. Deliver functional and technical requirements to development teams. Advise decision makers by providing insightful data visualizations and reporting to drive impactful business decisions. Lead projects in consultation with IT Security, Infrastructure, business owners, and vendors; drive projects end to end while ensuring stakeholder alignment. Ensure deliverables are completed in accordance with project management methodology; clearly and frequently communicate status. Influence the future of business systems while engaging and participating in system/product selection and evaluation. Define scope and quality assurance strategy to keep business systems current and reliable. Manage operational activities on projects and enhancements, including monitoring resource needs, preparing documentation, status reports, key issues, and change controls. Analyze the overall health of business systems at CF through