TheLeadTechnology OperationsAnalyst, Payments for Buffalo Wild Wings (BWW)overseescross-functional teams to understand complex solutionsandintegrations,as well asdrive releases to improve solutions.This role focuses on deliveringhigh-qualityoperational outcomes within a defined technology domain by designing, executing, and continuously improving processes, automations, and technical workflows.As a specialized subject matter expert, this positionsupports Inspire Brandstechnology ecosystem byidentifyinggaps, recommending enhancements, andoptimizingcapabilities within the assigned area of focus.

The role requiresstrong communicationskills, effective vendor coordination, and the ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues across hardware, software, and integrated solutions. It also contributes to ongoing process refinement, readiness for QA/UAT, and ITIL/SDLC execution, ensuring reliable service delivery and-real-time-transparency for customers and stakeholders. Additionally, this rolementorspeers, partners with engineering and help desk teams, and supports the future evolution of tools and technologies to improve efficiency, quality, and business outcomes across the organization.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Effectivelydesign,continuouslyimprove,coordinateandcompleteall tasks necessary for successful execution, ensuring all assigned work is delivered on time using runbooks, automations, artificial intelligence, and established processes.

• Specialize in your area of focus, including but not limited to identification and solutionrecommendationsfor potential gaps, process improvement areas,innovativeopportunitiesand continuous learningin your area ofsubject matterexpertise.

• Have an ownership mindset where you are actively supporting, influencing,driving,and/ordesigning the future of your area of focus.

• Effectively communicate with stakeholdersas a subject matter expert,to prevent errors, ensure success, and manage expectations. Clearly and accurately communicate with customers, stakeholders, engineering teams and leadersregardingsupported technology, capability optimization and future capabilities as defined by role; including partnership to drive business needs forward.

• Have a strongunderstandingof how these technologies interact with components across the organization andtake actions to ensuresuccess across the organization.

• Manage vendor performance and build vendor partnerships that result in positive outcomes for Inspire Brands throughout the business relationship.

• Influence,and/or own, asappropriate,the vendors roadmap, participation in commercialnegotiations,coordinatecommercial engagementsand ensurevendors meet contractual, operational, and service-level commitments.

• Influence& refinefuture development/improvements,identifygaps and recommend areas for process improvements and/or new tools for success.

• Mentorroutinely both junior team members and peers, toensure theyare successfully prepared for growth opportunities and have success throughout the employee lifecycle.

• Maintain high qualityin accordance withcompany standards and best practices and proactivelyidentifyand suggest areas for improvement.

• Manage & execute Requests, Projects, Incidents/Cases, and Problems through designated ITIL/SDLC processes to ensure customersreal-time visibility of service status.

• Performbasic and advancedtriage on reported defects tovalidateissues,identifyconfiguration errors, and gather necessaryand/or analyze necessarylogs fora resolution.Includespartnership with help desk teams for ongoing support.

• Developand executeprocesses that ensure thathardware,softwareandappropriate integrationsareready prior to being turned over for QA/UAT efforts.