Business Technology Solutions Consultant-AB25(Evanston, IL)

ZS is a place where passion changes lives. As a management consulting and technology firm focused on improving life and how we live it , our most valuable asset is our people. Here you'll work side-by-side with a powerful collective of thinkers and experts shaping life-changing solutions for patients, caregivers and consumers, worldwide. ZSers drive impact by bringing a client first mentality to each and every engagement. We partner collaboratively with our clients to develop custom solutions and technology products that create value and deliver company results across critical areas of their business. Bring your curiosity for learning; bold ideas; courage an d passion to drive life-changing impact to ZS.
Our most valuable asset is our people .
At ZS we honor the visible and invisible elements of our identities, personal experiences and belief systems-the ones that comprise us as individuals, shape who we are and
make us unique. We believe your personal interests, identities, and desire to learn are part of your success here. Learn more about our diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts and the networks ZS supports to assist our ZSers in cultivating community spaces, obtaining the resources they need to thrive, and sharing the messages they are passionate about.
Business Technology Solutions Consultant
Salary: $155000 to $190000 per year
Location: Evanston, IL and various, unanticipated locations throughout the United States.
Benefits: Comp package offers min/max salary + COLA, leave policies, bonus incentives, relo, med/den/life ins, retirement benefits.
Job Role and Responsibility: Plan, initiate, and manage medium and large scale information technology (IT) projects and manage and provide guidance to technical junior team members, including degreed Business Analysts, Associates, Associate Consultants, Solution Architects, and Project Leads (10%). Coordinate with Project Leadership to define the IT project scope and strategies, requiring ability to understand business issue, select the appropriate IT tools and ZS software/functionalities, and develop IT strategies using project management tools (5%). Provide leadership and management on multiple IT projects to ensure that high-quality project deliverables are completed with an appropriate level of analytical rigor and are delivered on time and within budget, requiring expertise in front-end user reporting, back-end database management, and/or ETL interfacing technologies (10%). Lead the execution of key assignments, including directing all communications with clients and team members to understand objectives and technical requirements/features, create deliverables, and communicate findings, requiring ability to understand BI solution designs and implementations (10%). Manage the design and execution of IT and quantitative and qualitative analyses to understand and address key project issues (10%). Lead feasibility analysis, select the technologies that provide the optimal solution, and identify ZS's proprietary products available that will best fit the solution proposed (5%). Leverage experience in IT project management activities, including project planning/estimation, scoping/requirements through implementation, and quality assurance within timelines and budgets (10%). Manage delivery dates, resourcing, and scheduling while identifying and mitigating IT project and client-level risks (5%). Lead business and strategy development meetings to ensure that goals and objectives are met (5%). Conduct team status meetings to coordinate subprojects and tasks across technical team members while ensuring the quality of all project deliverables (5%). Ensure that all solutions are designed appropriately by taking advantage of existing assets while maintaining a balance between architecture requirements and specific client needs (5%). Develop and manage client relationships on multiple projects and identify opportunities to contribute to the selling of additional solutions delivery work (5%). Facilitate collaboration with other team members involved in the Software Development Lifecycle, including requirements gathering, testing, rollout and operations phases, to ensure seamless transitions (5%). Ensure that all projects are appropriately staffed and that team members are productively engaged at all times by continuously evaluating staffing needs, recruiting, interviewing, and hiring technical team members (5%). Mentor subordinates and provide developmental opportunities for team members, including conducting performance summaries, coaching subordinates on project management and professional goals, training on ZS's proprietary software, and providing guidance to reports on client presentations (5%). May work in various, unanticipated locations throughout the United States.
Job Type: Full-time, 9am - 6pm, 40 hours a week, Monday - Friday
Contact: ZS at [email protected] . Reference: 22627 . Position eligible for Employee Referral Program (with incentives). Multiple openings.
Qualifications: Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Business Analytics, Engineering, or a related field (or foreign degree equivalent) and 3 years of experience in a computer-related or technology solution delivery role. Alternatively, will accept a Bachelor's degree (or foreign degree equivalent) in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Business Analytics, Engineering, or a related field and 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in a computer-related or technology solution delivery role.
Position requires experience with:
1. Managing end-to-end projects;

1. Leading/mentoring teams;
2. Client-facing experience;
3. Front-end user reporting;
4. BI solution design and implementation;
5. SQL;
6. Python;
7. JIRA; and
8. Data engineering or analysis.

Perks & Benefits:
ZS offers a comprehensive total rewards package including health and well-being, financial planning, annual leave, personal growth and professional development. Our robust skills development programs, multiple career progression options and internal mobility paths and collaborative culture empowers you to thrive as an individual and global team member.
We are committed to giving our employees a flexible and connected way of working. A flexible and connected ZS allows us to combine work from home and on-site presence at clients/ZS offices for the majority of our week. The magic of ZS culture and innovation thrives in both planned and spontaneous face-to-face connections.
Travel:
Travel is a requirement at ZS for client facing ZSers; business needs of your project and client are the priority. While some projects may be local, all client-facing ZSers should be prepared to travel as needed. Travel provides opportunities to strengthen client relationships, gain diverse experiences, and enhance professional growth by working in different environments and cultures.
Considering applying?
At ZS, we're building a diverse and inclusive company where people bring their passions to inspire life-changing impact and deliver better outcomes for all. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job and recognize the value that candidates with all backgrounds, including non-traditional ones, bring. If you are interested in joining us, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet 100% of the requirements listed above.
ZS is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment and advancement opportunities without regard to any class protected by applicable law.
To Complete Your Application:
Candidates must possess or be able to obtain work authorization for their intended country of employment.An on-line application, including a full set of transcripts (official or unofficial), is required to be considered.
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Salary: $155,000.00 - $170,750.00