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BA/Functional Lead- Chicago, Direct, 5772

Description
A Functional Lead works across a project team having a variety of roles and responsibilities. Functional Leads must be intelligent analytical problem solvers with strong written and verbal communication skills. Candidates must be self-starters, able to quickly learn and practically apply new knowledge in a fast-paced client driven environment.

As a Functional Lead you must have:
A thorough understanding of requirements gathering processes, tools, and templates
A comprehensive understanding of functional, regression, and quality assurance testing
The ability to direct/lead others in creating functional deliverables and ensures deliverables are client ready
Experience in facilitating and driving client requirements workshops Functional Leads work closely with Project Managers to drive requirement definition, prioritization and project scope. They must be comfortable working with a variety of teams/individuals including User Experience, Creative, Technical, Program Management, and Executive Leadership.

Responsibilities
Helps to determine the approach and methodology that best suits the task requirements and client environment
Effectively applies client methodologies and tools to project delivery
Serves as the Functional/Domain expert on the project team
Manages a significant component of work (thread) within an engagement which may involve management of a small internal or client team
Provides quality oversight on deliverables prepared by the functional team before reviewing with Project Manager and submitting to client
Adept at identifying, quantifying, and managing risk to project delivery
Mentor junior team members Communication
Facilitates client working sessions
Leads team status meetings and informs project manager of issues, risks, decisions etc.
Reviews final deliverables with client stakeholders
Organized and structured in written and oral communications with an ability to level the communications appropriately for the target audience (from internal team communications to client presentations)

Technical Understanding
Understands leading edge Web application technologies including, but not limited to, Rich Internet Application (RIA) technology, mobile applications, and n-tier architectures

Experience in one of more of the following solution sets: Corporate Sites, Consumer Sites, B2B Sites, RIA/Web 2.0 Applications, Employee Portals, and Marketing Platforms
Understands the elements of User Experience and the application and benefits of a User-Centered Design process in the delivery of solutions
Maintains a leading edge understanding of new and emerging technologies and their potential application at a client Business Development
Assists in proposal efforts including project approach and solution design
Effectively conveys client brand and capabilities in both written and verbal business development conversations

Required Experience/Skills
Bachelors degree
5+ years professional experience in consulting with at least 3 years experience as a Functional Analyst
Consulting experience delivering web channel solutions at an enterprise scale
Understanding of user experience design and Rich Internet Applications
Experience serving as the functional subject matter expert on projects based on previous experience and/or the ability to quickly learn and become the resident expert

Nice To Have
Financial Services or Government Experience
MBA or Masters Degree in Information Technologies
CAPM Certification

If qualified and interested in this position, please call 312.424.0300 and reference job#5772

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