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 12 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
Board Lead / Business Data Systems Analysts serve as consultants to business units in planning and coordinating systems analysis, design and implementation projects / activities to automate processing or improve business systems through the use of Data Related Capabilities and Services. This is accomplished by leading the work activities on Product Boards. Gathers business needs as well as the design of solutions through direct interaction with business and technical unit leaders. Performs a liaison role between user areas to assist in the identification of process improvements, system design, testing and implementation of large and/or complex Data technical projects, often requiring coordination of multiple functional areas. Leads one to several Agile development Work Boards of cross- functional developers.
What You’ll Do
Collaborate with business and technical clients to derive requirements and technical specifications from business needs and coordinate the technical solution, testing methodologies and timing of the solution delivery
Lead one to two Agile Work Boards.
Facilitate system development and design. Ex: software programming and table, report and panel design
Act a liaison for business and technical areas to communicate the business needs and develop testing processes to exercise the developed code.
Work with technical resources to ensure accurate translation of specifications into workable application code and data processes
Write detailed functional specifications of user needs, program functions, and steps required to develop or modify data capabilities and services
Perform vendor evaluations, especially RFI, RFP and quality function deployment (QFD)
Qualifications
Bachelor level degree in a technology related area, analytical or finance related (i.e. Engineering, Mathematical, Physics, Finance) or MBA
5+ years of IT or business/industry-specific work experience. 3+ years of business data systems analysis experience plus solid experience in systems analysis, structured analysis, or methods and procedures
Outstanding organization skills and ability to communicate to various levels and roles throughout the organization in both written and oral formats
3+ years’ experience in process design and documentation methodologies, and design and production of quality deliverables, process and use case modeling (UML), business case development and testing methodologies
4+ years’ experience in using business productivity tools like Microsoft Office, Excel, Power Point, MS Project and Visio to communicate requirements.
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 $85,000.00 - $110,000.00, along with eligibility to earn an annual bonus. Actual salaries may vary based on several factors, such as a candidate’s qualifications, skills and experience.
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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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor level degree in a technology related area
- 5+ years of IT or business/industry-specific work experience
- 3+ years of business data systems analysis experience
- Outstanding organization skills and communication abilities
- 3+ years' experience in process design and documentation
- 4+ years' experience in Microsoft Office and business productivity tools
Wintrust Financial Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Affordable Benefits — Employer covers a large share of medical premiums, making health coverage comparatively low cost. Plan options are broad and pair with HSA/FSA choices and wellbeing programs.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid maternity, parental, and adoption leave are structured and fully paid, with backup childcare access through Bright Horizons. Adoption assistance and family support resources further strengthen caregiving support.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a company match and an employee stock purchase plan provide multiple savings and ownership avenues. Match mechanics and plan access are noted features of the total rewards offering.
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What We Do
Wintrust Financial (Wintrust) is a financial services holding company based in Rosemont, Illinois, with $50 billion in assets. Wintrust engages in the business of providing traditional community banking services, wealth management services, commercial insurance premium financing, mortgage origination and more.
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