Senior 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 (Information Technology). 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 units in nature supporting delivery teams to develop business cases, define the solution architecture and select appropriate vendors and solutions.
This may also be an interesting opportunity for:
• A recent graduate with a major or minor in an IT discipline
• An analyst or consultant at a consulting firm
The ideal candidate would have a combination of 3 things:
1. Management consulting mindset
2. Interest in a broader IT experience
3. Interest in 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 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
Major Duties
1. Support the execution of the communication and collaboration strategy of the Enterprise Architecture group to elevate architecture skills across the technology organisation.
2. Support and co-ordinate with the Enterprise Architecture Consulting group through engagement with the business and technology teams to meet demand across multiple concurrent consulting engagement priorities.
3. Partner to execute complex initiatives that have significant ambiguity or lack clarity and definition
4. Lead project or initiative discovery process to define clear objectives and create initial plans.
5. Learn, Understand and Explain complex business issues, forming options for near- and long-term solutions.
6. Interact closely with the Enterprise Architecture team regarding enterprise vision and strategy execution
7. 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. Recent graduate or someone with relevant experience, that has been developed over 1-2 years, in change / design initiatives, covering such areas as operations, IT and product development