Business Process Specialist

Wintrust is a financial holding company with approximately $50 billion assets under management and traded on the NASDAQ : WTFC.

Built on the "HAVE IT ALL" model, Wintrust offers sophisticated technology and resources of a large bank while focusing on providing service-based community banking to each and every customer.

Wintrust operates fifteen community bank subsidiaries with over 170 banking locations in the greater Chicago and southern Wisconsin market areas.

Additionally, Wintrust operates various non-bank business units including commercial and life insurance premium financing, short-term accounts receivable financing, out-sourced administrative services, mortgage origination and purchase, wealth management services and qualified intermediary services for tax-deferred exchanges.

Why join us?

An award-winning culture! We are rated a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune (past 10 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

Promote from within culture.

Why join this team?

Hybrid Work Schedule Split your time working remotely and at our Corporate Headquarters in Rosemont, IL.

We foster an inclusive environment for an individual to grow and work independently.

Opportunity to interact with management level, experienced professionals - higher visibility.

Wintrust has a great compliance culture that comes from the top.

Gain experience and further your career by joining a growing organization.

Position Summary

Business Process Specialist is a mid- level position that serves as a Compliance and BSA / OFAC subject matter expert on business processes for organizing and coordinating strategic business process design and analysis services to align business and technology partners desired outcome.

This role will be key to understanding and documenting capabilities and business, functional and technical requirements needed to address business challenges by working closely with key-stakeholders, internal Technology teams, various vendors and third-party consultants and implementers.

The Specialist will have knowledge of governance and regulatory requirements, plus can share knowledge, suggest process improvements and confident in delivering insights into business analysis activity.

What You’ll Do

Distill, analyze, and communicate complex, enterprise level business challenges into succinct, written business, functional and technical requirements that meet current and future business needs.

Ability to present key points, features and benefits while focusing message on department need and expectations.

Review and map business processes from end-to-end to help business and technology identify, understand and address operational and technological risks and issues.

Identify opportunities to improve efficiency of business or technical processes with existing capabilities.

Participate in small to large-size enterprise level projects working with cross functional teams in planning, development, and implementation as well as testing validation of technical solutions.

Escalate project roadblocks to SVP and / or VP Compliance Technology Product Management and Compliance Management Leadership

Qualifications

3+ years working in the financial services industry with special emphasis of understanding the controls needed within the financial crimes (AML, OFAC Fraud) / compliance area.

3+ Years in Business Analyst or Process Analyst role or similar or where strong analytical and problem-solving skills were required, including Requirements Gathering (Business, Functional, and Technical), Project Management, and Cross functional team collaboration.

Must possess basic leadership, critical thinking, strong time management skills, facilitation, and organizational skills with an excellent attitude and positive demeanor.

3+ years applied experience with Business Analyst Tools, such as Workflow Diagraming (e.g. Visio), and Project Management (e.g. JIRA).

B.S, B.A. in Computer Science or Business preferred

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

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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 be Chicago’s Bank® and Wisconsin's Bank®, we need to reflect that diversity both in all the communities we serve, the people we employ, the organizations we work with, and our banking and lending practices.

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, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran or any other characteristic protected by law.