Sr Consultant, Business Analysis

Northern Trust • Chicago, IL

1d • $83,100 - $141,300 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Sr Consultant, Business Analysis leads complex data analysis across multiple sources to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and actionable business insights. The role partners with stakeholders to define business needs and translate objectives into analytical workstreams and deliverables. It designs and improves reports, models, templates, dashboards, and other business analysis tools, and evaluates processes, workflows, controls, and service models to identify opportunities for improvement.

The role develops recommendations for complex business problems, leads smaller projects or components of larger initiatives, and monitors progress and outcomes. It also supports change initiatives through future-state process definition, testing requirements, and readiness activities, while serving as a functional resource to colleagues. Deliverables must be timely, accurate, well-documented, and aligned with business priorities, policies, and quality expectations. All duties must be performed according to established policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.

The position follows a hybrid working model, with time split between the office and working from home. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without employment-based visa sponsorship, now or in the future. The stated base salary range is $83,100–$141,300 USD. Northern Trust offers a comprehensive benefits package and a discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in a related role or function.
• In-depth conceptual and practical knowledge of business analysis principles and practices within the candidate’s discipline, with basic knowledge of related disciplines.
• Ability to analyze and evaluate multiple sources of business data and information to solve complex problems and make sound judgments.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to apply best practices and identify opportunities to improve processes, services, or workflows.
• Effective written, verbal, and presentation communication skills, including communication with peers and functional management.
• Strong organizational and project coordination skills, including the ability to independently manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to build effective cross-functional relationships and collaborate toward shared objectives.
• Demonstrated judgment, adaptability, and ability to work independently in less-defined situations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, and other relevant systems or tools used within the function.
• Authorization to work in the United States without current or future employment-based visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in a relevant discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex data analysis across multiple sources to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and actionable business insights.
• Partner with stakeholders to define business needs, frame problem statements, and translate objectives into analytical workstreams and deliverables.
• Design and improve reports, models, templates, dashboards, and business analysis tools that support decision-making and operational effectiveness.
• Evaluate processes, workflows, controls, and service models to identify opportunities for integration, simplification, and improvement.
• Develop recommendations for complex business problems by weighing tradeoffs, impacts, dependencies, and implementation considerations.
• Lead smaller projects or components of larger initiatives, coordinating milestones, stakeholder inputs, data requirements, and communication plans.
• Monitor progress, results, and business outcomes for assigned workstreams, and communicate insights, risks, and recommendations to management.
• Support change initiatives by helping define future-state processes, testing requirements, and readiness activities tied to business solutions.
• Share analytical approaches, review methods, and business problem-solving best practices with colleagues.
• Ensure deliverables are timely, accurate, well-documented, and aligned with business priorities, policies, and quality expectations.
• Perform duties according to established policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.

Benefits

• Retirement benefits, including a 401(k) and pension.
• Health and welfare benefits, including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, and disability coverage.
• Paid time off.
• Parental and caregiver leave.
• Life and accident insurance.
• Other voluntary and well-being benefits.
• Discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior