Transformation Analyst - Strategy, Automation & Insights

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

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.