Kearney Digital & Analytics Senior Business Analyst

Kearney Italia, Inc.; Town of Boston (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning & development

Retirement benefits

Medical insurance

Job summary

Kearney invites a Senior Business Analyst to join the Digital & Analytics practice in the Americas, helping clients translate digital, data, AI, and technology into measurable business value.

You will lead end-to-end transformation engagements, collaborate with data scientists and engineers, and develop executive-level recommendations and roadmaps for enterprise initiatives.

Located in or willing to relocate to major U.S. cities, this role emphasizes client-facing delivery and strategic impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree a plus.
• 3+ years’ consulting experience, ideally in top-tier firms or digital-focused organizations.
• Experience supporting business transformation, digital, analytics, or AI initiatives in consulting or industry.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with ability to structure analyses and synthesize findings into actionable recommendations.
• Ability to translate business needs into clear requirements, use cases, user stories, or implementation plans.
• Experience using generative AI and AI-assisted tools to accelerate research, with good judgment on quality and relevance.
• Excellent Excel/PowerPoint skills and ability to work with data scientists and engineers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and client-facing collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Support digital, data, AI, and technology transformation engagements from strategy through implementation.
• Analyze complex business challenges and develop data-driven recommendations.
• Assess processes, workflows, and tech capabilities to identify high-value AI use cases.
• Translate priorities into solution concepts, requirements, roadmaps, and transformation plans.
• Conduct market, operational, and financial analyses to support business cases and value realization.
• Collaborate with consultants, data scientists, engineers, and stakeholders to shape solutions and support implementation.
• Develop executive-level presentations and facilitate workshops for senior stakeholders.
• Leverage AI tools to enhance research and client delivery while judging output quality.

Skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Client-facing

Presentation skills

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Job description

Kearney Digital & Analytics Senior Business Analyst

Full-time Americas Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, New York, San Francisco, Washington DC

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 AI 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

• 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 #LI-DNP