Business Technology Solutions Consultant-PA25(Evanston, IL)

ZS Associates • Evanston, IL

254d • $155,000 - $170,750 • Remote

About The Position

ZS is a place where passion changes lives. As a management consulting and technology firm focused on improving life and how we live it, our most valuable asset is our people. Here you'll work side-by-side with a powerful collective of thinkers and experts shaping life-changing solutions for patients, caregivers and consumers, worldwide. ZSers drive impact by bringing a client first mentality to each and every engagement. We partner collaboratively with our clients to develop custom solutions and technology products that create value and deliver company results across critical areas of their business. Bring your curiosity for learning; bold ideas; courage and passion to drive life-changing impact to ZS. Our most valuable asset is our people. At ZS we honor the visible and invisible elements of our identities, personal experiences and belief systems—the ones that comprise us as individuals, shape who we are and make us unique. We believe your personal interests, identities, and desire to learn are part of your success here. Learn more about our diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts and the networks ZS supports to assist our ZSers in cultivating community spaces, obtaining the resources they need to thrive, and sharing the messages they are passionate about.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Business Analytics, Engineering, or a related field (or foreign degree equivalent) and 3 years of experience in a computer-related or technology solution delivery role.
• Alternatively, will accept a Bachelor's degree (or foreign degree equivalent) in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Business Analytics, Engineering, or a related field and five (5) years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in a computer-related or technology solution delivery role.
• Experience with managing end-to-end projects.
• Experience leading/mentoring teams.
• Client-facing experience.
• Experience with front-end user reporting.
• Experience with BI solution design and implementation.
• Proficiency in SQL.
• Proficiency in Python.
• Experience with JIRA.
• Experience in data engineering or analysis.

Responsibilities

• Plan, initiate, and manage medium and large scale information technology (IT) projects and manage and provide guidance to technical junior team members.
• Coordinate with Project Leadership to define the IT project scope and strategies.
• Provide leadership and management on multiple IT projects to ensure that high-quality project deliverables are completed on time and within budget.
• Lead the execution of key assignments, including directing all communications with clients and team members.
• Manage the design and execution of IT and quantitative and qualitative analyses to understand and address key project issues.
• Lead feasibility analysis, select the technologies that provide the optimal solution.
• Leverage experience in IT project management activities, including project planning/estimation, scoping/requirements through implementation, and quality assurance.
• Manage delivery dates, resourcing, and scheduling while identifying and mitigating IT project and client-level risks.
• Lead business and strategy development meetings to ensure that goals and objectives are met.
• Conduct team status meetings to coordinate subprojects and tasks across technical team members.
• Ensure that all solutions are designed appropriately by taking advantage of existing assets.
• Develop and manage client relationships on multiple projects and identify opportunities to contribute to the selling of additional solutions delivery work.
• Facilitate collaboration with other team members involved in the Software Development Lifecycle.
• Ensure that all projects are appropriately staffed and that team members are productively engaged.
• Mentor subordinates and provide developmental opportunities for team members.

Benefits

• Comp package offers min/max salary + COLA, leave policies, bonus incentives, relocation, medical/dental/life insurance, retirement benefits.
• Comprehensive total rewards package including health and well-being, financial planning, annual leave, personal growth and professional development.
• Robust skills development programs, multiple career progression options and internal mobility paths.
• Flexible and connected way of working, allowing for a combination of work from home and on-site presence.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Master's degree