Advanced Business Analyst

Wintrust provides community and commercial banking, specialty finance and wealth management services through its 16 bank charters and nine non-bank businesses. Wintrust delivers the sophisticated solutions of a large bank while staying true to the relationship-focused, personalized service of our community banking roots. We serve clients in all 50 states with more than 200 branch banking locations in Illinois, southwestern Florida, northwestern Indiana, west Michigan and southern Wisconsin and commercial banking offices in Chicago, Denver, Milwaukee, Grand Rapids, Mich., and in key branch banking locations throughout Illinois. Our people are the heart of our business and we are proud to rank consistently as a top place to work. Wintrust is a $66 billion financial institution based in Rosemont, Illinois, and listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol WTFC. Why join us? An award-winning culture! We are rated a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune (past 11 years) and Employee Recommended award by the Globe & Mail (past 6 years) Competitive pay and discretionary or incentive bonus eligible Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life, a 401k plan with a generous company match and tuition reimbursement to name a few Promote from within culture Why join this team? This position has the opportunity to interface with and have a positive impact on multiple areas of Wintrust's business We hold ourselves accountable to high standards, share wins, operate ethically, and have fun Position Overview The Advanced Business Analyst is a mid-level business analysis position and serves as a key subject matter contributor for organizing and coordinating strategic business analysis services to business partners. The focus of this position is to work closely with the business units to gain in-depth understanding of customer's business strategy, processes, services, roadmap and the context in which the business team operates. This role will be key to understanding and documenting capabilities and business, functional and technical requirements needed to address business challenges. Business Analysts work closely with Business resources and stakeholders, internal Technology teams, and various vendors and third-party consultants and implementers. What Youll Do Distill and analyze complex, enterprise level business challenges and to transform those challenges into succinct, written business, functional and technical requirements Review business processes from end-to-end to identify and address operational, financial and technological risks Identify opportunities to improve efficiency of business or technical processes Able to communicate high level technology requirements and specifications that meet current and future business needs Participate in large enterprise level projects working with cross functional teams in planning, development and implementation of technical solutions Facilitate design sessions for business solutions Identify opportunities to leverage existing capabilities in Business Line portfolio to solve business challenges Ensure that the design and integration of proposed system, software and hardware solutions leads to the development and growth of the business through effective use of technology Qualifications B.S, B.A. in Computer Science or Business preferred 3-5 years working in a financial services environment with special emphasis on coordinating business, functional and technical requirements and/or project management across large cross functional teams, programs or projects Ability to work on multiple projects and programs simultaneously Excellent written and verbal communication skills, must be able to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical people Exposure to Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) including Agile and Scrum methodologies Benefits Medical Insurance Dental Vision Life insurance Accidental death and dismemberment Short-term and long-term Disability Insurance Parental Leave Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Traditional and Roth 401(k) with company match Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Employee Stock Purchase Plan at 5% discount Critical Illness Insurance Accident Insurance Transportation and Commuting Benefits Banking Benefits Pet Insurance Compensation The estimated salary range for this role is $75,000.00 - $100,000.00, along with eligibility to earn an annual bonus. Actual salaries may vary based on several factors, such as a candidates qualifications, skills and experience. #LI-Hybrid #LI-JB1 From our first day in business, Wintrust has been proud to serve a variety of unique communities and people from all walks of life. To build a company that reflects the communities we serve, we believe that fostering a unique and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to succeed will support our ongoing success. Wintrust Financial Corporation, including community banking and financial services subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories. Wintrust provides community and commercial banking, specialty finance and wealth management services, delivering the sophisticated solutions of a large bank through a relationship-focused approach built from our community banking roots. Wintrust may collect personal information from you in connection with the application process. Wintrust complies with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, and its policy may be found here Click here for Equal Opportunities.