Kearney Digital & Analytics Senior Business Analyst

Kearney; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Structured learning and development

Generous retirement/pension savings

Medical insurance for employees and/or

Talent mobility and flexible work

Job summary

Kearney's Digital & Analytics practice is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to translate digital, data, AI, and technology into measurable business value for clients across industries. You will support end-to-end transformations, identify opportunities, assess processes, develop roadmaps, and deliver outcomes through collaboration with cross-functional teams.

You will work with executives to translate priorities into requirements, use cases, and implementation plans, leveraging AI-assisted tools

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field; advanced degree is a plus
• 3+ years’ experience in consulting; ideally within a top-tier consulting firm or digital-focused organization.
• Experience supporting business transformation, digital, analytics, or AI-related initiatives in consulting or industry
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, including experience structuring analyses and synthesizing findings into actionable recommendations
• Ability to translate business needs into clear requirements, use cases, user stories, process flows, or implementation plans
• Demonstrated ability to use generative AI and AI-assisted tools to accelerate research, analysis, workflow design, and rapid prototyping, with sound judgment regarding output quality, risk, and business relevance
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills, plus sufficient data and technology fluency to work effectively with data scientists, engineers, and implementation teams
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to create clear, executive-ready materials
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively in team-based, client-facing environments
• Are located near or willing to relocate to Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, New York, San Francisco, Toronto, or Washington, D.C.

Responsibilities

• Support digital, data, AI, and technology transformation engagements from strategy through implementation, helping clients identify opportunities to improve business processes and operating models and realize measurable value.
• Analyze complex business challenges using qualitative and quantitative data, and develop actionable, data-driven recommendations for clients.
• Assess business processes, workflows, and technology capabilities to identify and prioritize high-value digital, data, analytics, and AR use cases.
• Translate business priorities into solution concepts, requirements, implementation roadmaps, and transformation plans that align with client objectives.
• Conduct market, operational, and financial analyses to support business cases, value realization, and executive decision-making.
• Collaborate with consultants, data scientists, engineers, technology specialists, and client stakeholders to shape solution concepts and support implementation and scaling.
• Develop executive-level presentations, facilitate client workshops, and communicate recommendations clearly to senior stakeholders.
• Use generative AI and AI-assisted tools to enhance research, analysis, workflow design, rapid prototyping, and client delivery while critically assessing output quality and staying current on emerging capabilities and practices.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Written and verbal communication

Teamwork and client-facing

AI-assisted tooling experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description

As a Senior Business Analyst within Kearney's Digital & Analytics (D&A) practice, you will help clients translate digital, data, AI, and technology into measurable business value across the breadth of D&A's businesses and across industries.

In this role, you will support end-to-end technology-enabled transformation engagements by helping clients identify high-value opportunities, assess business processes and operating models, develop implementation roadmaps, and deliver measurable business outcomes. You will partner with cross-functional teams and client stakeholders to analyze complex business challenges, translate business priorities into solution concepts and requirements, develop executive-level recommendations, and support implementation, adoption, and value realization across enterprise transformation initiatives.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to one of Kearney's fastest-growing capabilities at the intersection of business strategy, digital, data, AI, and technology transformation.

We Want To Hear From You If You

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field; advanced degree is a plus
• 3+ years’ experience in consulting; ideally within a top-tier consulting firm or digital-focused organization.
• Experience supporting business transformation, digital, analytics, or AI-related initiatives in consulting or industry
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, including experience structuring analyses and synthesizing findings into actionable recommendations
• Ability to translate business needs into clear requirements, use cases, user stories, process flows, or implementation plans
• Demonstrated ability to use generative AI and AI-assisted tools to accelerate research, analysis, workflow design, and rapid prototyping, with sound judgment regarding output quality, risk, and business relevance
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills, plus sufficient data and technology fluency to work effectively with data scientists, engineers, and implementation teams
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to create clear, executive-ready materials
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively in team-based, client-facing environments
• Are located near or willing to relocate to Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, New York, San Francisco, Toronto, or Washington, D.C.

Key Responsibilities

• Support digital, data, AI, and technology transformation engagements from strategy through implementation, helping clients identify opportunities to improve business processes and operating models and realize measurable value.
• Analyze complex business challenges using qualitative and quantitative data, and develop actionable, data-driven recommendations for clients.
• Assess business processes, workflows, and technology capabilities to identify and prioritize high-value digital, data, analytics, and AR use cases.
• Translate business priorities into solution concepts, requirements, implementation roadmaps, and transformation plans that align with client objectives.
• Conduct market, operational, and financial analyses to support business cases, value realization, and executive decision-making.
• Collaborate with consultants, data scientists, engineers, technology specialists, and client stakeholders to shape solution concepts and support implementation and scaling.
• Develop executive-level presentations, facilitate client workshops, and communicate recommendations clearly to senior stakeholders.
• Use generative AI and AI-assisted tools to enhance research, analysis, workflow design, rapid prototyping, and client delivery while critically assessing output quality and staying current on emerging capabilities and practices.

Who You Are

After 100 years, we know this business is fundamentally about making connections—between facts, figures, insights, strategies, tools, technologies, and above all, people. That's why we look for collaborative, insightful, and inquisitive problem-solvers who don't accept the first thing in front of them and who are always unapologetically themselves.

What We Can Offer You

Every day, our people work to be the difference for our clients, our communities, and our colleagues. Helping them make an impact, they are sustained by a competitive remuneration package plus comprehensive benefits and perks, including but not limited to:

• Structured and on-the-job learning and development opportunities
• Generous retirement/pension savings contributions
• Comprehensive medical insurance for employees and their families
• Personalized opportunities including talent mobility, flexible work programs, and externships to help you chart a unique career journey to pursue your own personal and professional goals