Senior Consultant

| Chicago, IL, USA | Hybrid
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As an Analytics8 professional, you will have the exciting opportunity to work with a variety of companies, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses. Each project and client is different, giving you the chance to advance your career as you learn about new industries, businesses, and technologies.  

We are looking for people who are creative thinkers, problem solvers, and have excellent communication skills to translate between business terminology and IT logic.  

 

Summary  

  

A Senior Consultant has deep technical expertise in one or more of Analytics8’s core service lines, including 5+ years of successful consulting implementations. Senior Consultants are proficient at managing small to medium projects and are able to handle the scope/cost/timeline tradeoffs for single projects. A Senior Consultant gains the confidence of customers and has a track record of extending projects and identifying additional projects within existing customers.  

  

A Senior Consultant continues to broaden and deepen technical skills while also focusing on business and project management skills.   

  

Responsibilities   

 

  • Delivers highly complex, successful solutions pertaining to service line area of expertise (e.g., complex data models, architectural recommendations, enterprise data strategy recommendations, governance solutions, architectural recommendations, and complex data models) 

  • Gathers and refines  customer business and technical requirements on client engagements 

  • Provides accurate level of effort estimation for project stages and tasks  

  • Monitors project budget and communicates regularly with Engagement Lead/Consulting Director regarding budget status 

  • Manages and documents client expectations and decisions with regards to scope, change management, cost, and timeline 

  • Facilitates knowledge transfer plans as needed 

  • Authors and maintains high quality documentation and other artifacts, such as project management artifacts, written case studies, and detailed use cases 

  • Collaborates with Account Executive/Manager on opportunities for account expansion, builds key stakeholder relationships, provides scope and content development for SOWs, and proposes staffing recommendations 

  • Serves as trusted advisor to client stakeholders providing recommendations, thought leadership, and supports strategic vision for the account 

  • Responsible for project team adherence to the Analytics8 Delivery Model (ADM) when in an Engagement Lead role 

  • Conducts technical interviews for candidates as needed 

 

Essential Requirements 

 

  • Advanced experience and demonstrated ability in complex client engagements in two or more of the following core offerings:  

  • Analytics 

  • Data Management 

  • Data Strategy 

  • Governance 

  • Advanced Analytics/Data Science 

  • Advanced level SQL experience 

  • Applied experience and demonstrated ability with Data Modeling of advanced complexity. 

  • Ability to distill and communicate complex technical and business concepts in a targeted and concise manner to a variety of audiences, including executives 

  • Proven ability to identify category, severity, likelihood, and potential impact of risk(s), develop appropriate mitigation plan, and communicate/escalate details to appropriate internal and client stakeholders in a timely manner 

  • Demonstrated ability to manage complex client relationships 

  • Demonstrated ability to interpret and manage projects according to SOW structure, project plan, intent, and impact of language 

  • Demonstrated ability to design comprehensive test plans (i.e., QA plans.) 

  • Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent experience 

  • Strong active listening, written, and verbal communication skills. 

 

  

Training Focus  

 

  • Technical and Tools Training  

  • Consultative Skills Training  

  • Project/Program Management Training  

 

Analytics8 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

 

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Location

Our office is across from Millennium Park. We are near major bus lines and the El, and the underground Pedway provides direct access to our building.

An Insider's view of Analytics8

What’s the vibe like in the office?

The vibe at Analytics8 is welcoming—there is always room for conversation, for curiosity, and for fearless exploration of ideas. Leadership is both practiced and encouraged across the organization, making shared goals more desirable as well as attainable.

Amanda

Marketing Coordinator

What does your typical day look like?

A typical day consists of a combination of meetings, both centered around client interaction as well as internal check-ins. There is constant collaboration between employees and other teams, which creates an inclusive approach. As a consultant, I’m able to split my time to allow for development of new skills as I continue to grow professionally.

Paula

Consultant

How has your career grown since starting at the company?

I joined Analytics8 as a Staff Consultant. Since then I’ve worked with clients in various industry verticals, gained broad exposure and hands-on experience with a number of new technologies and ultimately have seen real, tangible growth in my career. I now lead our Analytics service line, ensuring the delivery of high impact analytics solutions.

Kevin

Managing Director, Analytics

How do you make yourself accessible to the rest of the team?

An open, collaborative culture is important and one of the things that makes Analytics8 special. Access to leadership is something that we’ve never lost despite our growth. Recently, I spent a month traveling to all our offices and meeting 1:1 with every employee in the company and everyone knows my door is always open for anyone to come and chat.

Dave

CEO

What makes someone successful on your team?

Analytics8 is a place where anyone can be a leader and have an amazing career. People who are most successful at Analytics8 are those who are "impact players"- people who take initiative and find ways to serve where they can be of greatest value. People who are problem solvers and have an awareness of what needs to be done without being asked.

Tracey

CMO

What are Analytics8 Perks + Benefits

Analytics8 Benefits Overview

Analytics8 offers a diverse, inclusive, and empowering workplace that values every voice. We provide quality delivery, career development, competitive salaries, generous benefits, and office perks to create a rewarding and enjoyable work culture. You can be yourself at Analytics8 and thrive in an environment that supports and values you.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Our program "A8 Gives Back" focuses on executing one initiative per quarter that supports our local communities including Back to School supplies for Chicago kids and supporting LGBTQ+ communities.
Partners with nonprofits
We partner with Back to School America, OneGoal, and other local and national non profits.
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Pair programming
Open office floor plan
Flexible work schedule
Work-Life balance is key to our collaborative culture.
Remote work program
Employees can work 100% remote, hybrid, or in the office- whatever works best for them.
Diversity
Documented equal pay policy
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Mandated unconscious bias training
Our soft skills training has a specific unconscious bias training component.
Diversity manifesto
Mean gender pay gap below 10%
Diversity employee resource groups
In 2022, we launched a Women at A8 group and are in the process of establishing additional diversity focused resource groups. Inclusion and ensuring support for diversity is engrained in our culture.
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Our hiring practices include methods to reduce unintentional biases, and when we source candidates, we have internal sourcing requirements in place to ensure our pool is diverse.
Health Insurance + Wellness
Disability insurance
Short term and long term
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Multiple BCBS plans to choose from
Life insurance
Analytics8 pays 100% of the premium.
Wellness programs
We do company sponsored races and fitness events. In 2023, we are bringing in a nutrition and fitness expert to host a workshop on health tips for busy professionals.
Team workouts
We do sponsored races and offer virtual workouts with a certified personal trainer.
Mental health benefits
We offer employee assistance programs.
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
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401(K) matching
Performance bonus
Child Care & Parental Leave
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Employees are eligible for up to 12 weeks of family medical leave. No tenure required.
Company sponsored family events
Vacation + Time Off
Unlimited vacation policy
Unlimited Paid Time Off Policy
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
We offer commuter benefits for certain locations.
Company-sponsored outings
We frequently hosts team outings like 5ks, BBQs, philanthropic work, team lunches, happy hours and holiday parties.
Free daily meals
Analytics8 provides catered lunches in the Chicago office every Wednesday.
Free snacks and drinks
Refuel with healthy snacks, coffee, tea, and bottomless flavored LaCroix.
Some meals provided
On most Fridays we have team training sessions with lunch brought in.
Company-sponsored happy hours
Onsite office parking
Onsite gym
Brand new onsite gym with yoga and strength classes offered.
Professional Development
Job training & conferences
Career Development is one of our core values. We use an approach combining mentoring, shadowing, career planning and Friday lunch & learns with classroom and online support tools.
Lunch and learns
We hose lunch and learn meetings (we call them "EducA8s") at least once per month.
Promote from within
Mentorship program
We have an official mentorship program where Mentors and Mentees are matched and meet to discuss career goals, issues, and network.
Continuing education available during work hours
Online course subscriptions available
Customized development tracks
Paid industry certifications

Additional Perks + Benefits

At Analytics8, we pride ourselves on our company culture and the benefits we provide to our employees. We work to maintain a diverse, inclusive, and empowering workplace where every voice is valued, and each employee has what they need to excel at their job and enjoy what they do. This includes a commitment to quality delivery and career development, competitive salaries, generous benefits, and office perks. So come be yourself at Analytics8 and thrive in an environment that supports and values you.

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