Sr Business Analyst Strategy (Remote)
Posted Sep 30, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you got to the root cause of a messy business problem that nobody could explain at first.
What they are checking: Whether they can work through ambiguous problems with structured analysis instead of jumping to the first plausible answer.
Tell me about a project where you owned the timeline and success criteria but didn't control the people doing the work.
What they are checking: Whether they can lead cross-functional work through influence and keep deliverables on track without authority.
Tell me about a strategy recommendation you made that was adopted. What happened during rollout?
What they are checking: Whether they stay involved through execution, which the posting names, rather than handing off a deck.
What would you do
Your analysis points to a conclusion that a senior stakeholder clearly won't like. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they keep the analysis honest while bringing the stakeholder along instead of softening the finding.
How do you decide when your analysis is good enough to share versus when you need more data?
What they are checking: Whether they balance rigor with speed, since strategy work loses value when it arrives too late.
You're remote and the analytics partners you rely on are busy with other priorities. How do you get what you need?
What they are checking: Whether they can build working relationships and negotiate priorities without being in the room.
About the work
Leadership asks whether US Foods should enter an adjacent business. How would you structure the first two weeks of analysis?
What they are checking: Whether they can frame a strategy question with clear hypotheses, sizing and criteria before diving into data.
How do you turn forty slides of analysis into something an executive can act on in ten minutes?
What they are checking: Whether they lead with the recommendation and cut supporting detail, a skill executive audiences reward.
Walk me through how you would size the market for a new service aimed at independent restaurants.
What they are checking: Whether they can build a reasonable top-down and bottom-up estimate and state their assumptions clearly.
What tools do you use for analysis, and how do you make sure your numbers are right before they reach an executive?
What they are checking: Whether they have habits for checking their own work, since one wrong number can sink trust in a whole deck.
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