Advanced Business Analyst - IT Mortgage

Wintrust is a financial holding company with approximately $50 billion assets under management and traded on the NASDAQ:WTFC. Built on the "HAVE IT ALL" model, Wintrust offers sophisticated technology and resources of a large bank while focusing on providing service-based community banking to each and every customer. Wintrust operates fifteen community bank subsidiaries with over 170 banking locations in the greater Chicago and southern Wisconsin market areas. Additionally, Wintrust operates various non-bank business units including commercial and life insurance premium financing, short-term accounts receivable financing, out-sourced administrative services, mortgage origination and purchase, wealth management services and qualified intermediary services for tax-deferred exchanges.
Why join us?

• An award-winning culture! We are rated a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune (past 8 years) and Employee Recommended award by the Globe & Mail (past 6 years)
• Competitive pay and discretionary or incentive bonus eligible
• Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life, a 401k plan with a generous company match and tuition reimbursement to name a few
• Family-friendly work hours
• With 175+ community bank locations, we offer opportunities to grow and develop in your career
• Promote from within culture

Why join this team?

• We have a culture that encourages an entrepreneurial spirit
• We offer multiple opportunities for development and upward mobility

Position Summary
The Business Analyst is a mid-level business analysis position and serves as a key subject matter contributor for organizing and coordinating strategic business analysis services to business partners. This role will be key to understanding and documenting capabilities and business and functional needed to address business challenges. The flexibility to perform in an ever-changing work environment along with sound judgment, attention to detail, accuracy, and strong follow-through are all necessary qualities for the Business Analyst position.
Key Accountabilities

• Distill and analyze complex, enterprise level business challenges and to transform those challenges into succinct, written business, functional, non-functional, and transitional requirements
• Drive business analysis requirements and project situations, recommending changes to existing systems, processes and methods to address business needs
• Decomposing high-level business and user requirements into functional requirements, specified in an appropriate level of detail and in appropriate forms
• Function as a key member of a cross functional team to assist with defining and executing on delivery and implementation plans
• Work with IT internal teams to optimize workflow and ensure tasks defined in the project plan are understood and executed
• Support organization by providing recommendations for improvement of departmental processes and identification of new processes to improve department operations and activities.
• Escalate project roadblocks to Business Line and Program Management Leadership
• Lead initiatives, projects and assignments from inception to completion

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of related experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
• Equally proficient in both the business and technology areas.
• Have the ability to plan, organize, and structure work.
• Showcase good analytical and evaluative skills in tasks.
• Ability to multitask.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Managing projects of moderate complexity.
• Building strong teams and working collaboratively across organizations to resolve issues.
• In addition to a having experience in, or having a solid understanding of business processes, a Business Analyst must also possess advanced computer skills, including experience in programming, data handling and manipulation, systems analysis and design.
• A bachelor's degree in business, information systems or computer science is preferred, although relevant experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree at management's discretion. An advanced degree is a plus.

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From our first day in business, Wintrust has been proud to serve a variety of unique communities and people from all walks of life. To be Chicago's Bank® and Wisconsin's Bank®, we need to reflect that diversity both in all the communities we serve, the people we employ, the organizations we work with, and our banking and lending practices. Wintrust Financial Corporation, including community banking and financial services subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran or any other characteristic protected by law.