Business Strategy Specialist
Northern Trust
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chicago • Illinois • Massachusetts • United States
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Salary
💰 $114,700 - $194,900 per year
About the role
- Support large‑scale transformation initiatives by translating strategic objectives into detailed requirements, analyses, and execution materials
- Partner closely with Transformation Executives to advance initiative design, planning, and implementation across assigned areas of focus
- Conduct current state and future state analysis of processes, operating models, workflows, and capabilities
- Develop and maintain high quality documentation, including business requirements, process flows, operating model artifacts, and implementation plans
- Coordinate with Program Managers, Technology, Data, Operations, and Risk partners to support solution design and delivery readiness
- Identify risks, dependencies, gaps, and implementation considerations, escalating issues and recommendations as appropriate
- Support governance forums by preparing materials, analyses, and decision support content for senior stakeholders
- Apply structured analytical judgment to solve complex problems and recommend practical, scalable solutions
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- 10+ years of experience in business analysis, strategy execution, transformation, consulting, or related roles within financial services
- Experience supporting large, cross functional initiatives or enterprise scale change programs
- Demonstrated success delivering high-quality analysis and execution support in complex, regulated environments
Benefits
- retirement benefits (401k and pension)
- health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability)
- paid time off
- parental and caregiver leave
- life & accident insurance
- other voluntary and well-being benefits
- discretionary bonus program
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
business analysisstrategy executiontransformationconsultingprocess analysisoperating model designdocumentationrisk identificationsolution designimplementation planning
Soft Skills
analytical judgmentproblem solvingcommunicationcollaborationstakeholder managementorganizational skillsattention to detaildecision supportescalation managementcross-functional coordination
Certifications
Bachelor's degree