Senior Analyst, Transformation

Cushman & Wakefield; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 91,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield in Chicago seeks a Senior Analyst to support transformation initiatives from ideation to implementation and value capture. You will help design processes, manage agile delivery, and build business cases with a focus on automation and continuous improvement.

The role requires collaboration with leadership, strong data analysis, and excellent communication. Experience in transformation and cross-functional delivery is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, Engineering, Supply chain, MIS or related field. Master’s degree or MBA is a plus
• Nice to have Certifications: PMI (CAPM or PMP), Lean Six Sigma, Agile CSM

Responsibilities

• Partner with business stakeholders to design business processes, identify and execute process improvement
• Manage Agile solution delivery to drive project deliverables including business transformation and operational efficiency improvements
• Develop business cases inclusive of cost to achieve, benefit estimation and metric tracking for proposed initiatives
• Manage overall solution architecture, design and technical oversight of automation solutions, with an emphasis on stakeholder management
• Drive strategic insights and leverage data visualization from both structured and unstructured data elements
• Identify and document interdependencies and inefficiencies between processes
• Collect, analyze and transform data for executive-level presentations & business cases
• Collaborate with senior leadership and business operations to deliver automation and transformation solutions
• Manage development team to ensure key activities are completed on time, and risks, issues and dependencies are clearly communicated to business stakeholders
• Candidates will not be responsible for coding in this role

Skills

Communication

Project management

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Agile delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree (Accounting, Finance, IT, Engineering, Supply chain, MIS)

MBA or Master’s degree (plus)

Tools

SmartSheets

Job description

Job Title

Senior Analyst, Transformation

Job Description Summary

The Senior Analyst role within the Cushman & Wakefield transformation team is a critical role that supports development and delivery of business transformation solutions for business partners. The role enables value creation through levers such as process improvement and automation. The role will drive engagements from ideation through implementation, value capture and continuous improvement.

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Partner with business stakeholders to design business processes, identify and execute process improvement
• Manage Agile solution delivery to drive project deliverables including business transformation and operational efficiency improvements
• Develop business cases inclusive of cost to achieve, benefit estimation and metric tracking for proposed initiatives
• Manage overall solution architecture, design and technical oversight of automation solutions, with an emphasis on stakeholder management
• Drive strategic insights and leverage data visualization from both structured and unstructured data elements
• Identify and document interdependencies and inefficiencies between processes
• Collect, analyze and transform data for executive-level presentations & business cases
• Collaborate with senior leadership and business operations to deliver automation and transformation solutions
• Manage development team to ensure key activities are completed on time, and risks, issues and dependencies are clearly communicated to business stakeholders
• Candidates will not be responsible for coding in this role

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, Engineering, Supply chain, MIS or related field. Master’s degree or MBA is a plus
  • Nice to have Certifications: PMI (CAPM or PMP), Lean Six Sigma, Agile CSM
• 2-3+ years of related experience in digital transformation, project management, advisory consulting/continuous improvement, or cross-functional service delivery role
• Ability to assess granular level details to facilitate strategic high-level decision making
• Excellent communication skills / relationship management/ client facing
• Strong attention to detail and data analysis including ability draw conclusions/ glean insights / tell a story through data
• Demonstrated organization skills, including the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously, prioritize tasks effectively, and escalated to upper management when necessary.
• Proficiency in SmartSheets and shared services organizations is a plus
• Strong project management capabilities to plan, organize, and deliver projects on time and on budget

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

The compensation for the position is: $ 90,950.00 - $107,000.00

Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

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