Sr Analyst, Solutions Consulting

The Solutions Consulting group is an internal management consulting function that helps drive Northern Trust’s technology strategy, and is part of Enterprise Architecture in IT. The engagements are varied and, so far this year, have included defining strategies and supporting execution for mainframe migration, cloud enablement, application portfolio management, IT learning and development and cost transparency.

The consulting engagements are often complex and cross-business unit in nature supporting delivery teams to develop business cases, define the solution architecture and select appropriate vendors and solutions. This role will suit a tech-savvy candidate with strong organizational, data analysis, and report writing skills.

This may be an interesting opportunity for:

• A recent graduate with a major or minor in an IT discipline e.g. Computer Science/Engineering, Data Science/Analytics
• An analyst or consultant at a consulting firm

The ideal candidate would have a combination of three things:

1. Problem solving mindset
2. Interest in a broader IT experience
3. Eager to learn more about the financial services industry

The candidate will need to be self-motivated and enthusiastic with a drive to enable real change across IT.

Expertise

• Curiosity around both financial industry trends and associated emerging technologies with a view towards recommending adoption towards a leading edge
• Self-starter who will be accountable for their contributions and deliverables; making and keeping commitments while transparently managing expectations
• Interest in solving complex business problems through analysis and data driven approaches
• Excellent communication skills, especially storytelling, or “narrative” combined with visual and presentation development
• Passion for technology and understanding of key industry trends and emerging technologies such as cloud, advanced analytics, RPA, intelligent automation etc.,
• Some knowledge working across IT areas
• Ability to explain complex IT concepts to business stakeholders.
• Demonstrate skills pertaining to adaptability and continuous learning

Major Duties

1. Engage with the business and technology teams to meet demand across multiple concurrent priorities.
2. Partner to execute complex initiatives that have significant ambiguity or lack clarity and definition
3. Lead project or initiative discovery process to define clear objectives and create initial plans.
4. Learn, Understand and Explain complex business issues, forming options for near and long term solutions.
5. Interact closely with the Enterprise Architecture team regarding enterprise vision and strategy execution
6. Support large, multi-year strategic technology initiatives, and work effectively with business and technology stakeholders to deliver outcomes

Experience

1. Requires a college or university degree and/or relevant proven work experience.
2. Preferably has at least 1-2 years of experience in change and design initiatives, covering areas such as operations, IT, and product development.

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