Consultant, Innovation Lab

About the position The Consultant, Innovation Lab (“Consultant”) gathers requirements and assists in work planning, development, and validation testing for Innovation Lab cross-functional enterprise initiatives and/or projects as part of an Agile and Scrum team. They work to ensure that goals or objectives are accomplished within prescribed timeframes and specifications. This position works closely with a Project Manager, functional area Subject-Matter Experts, and team members at all levels of the Firm in both Service Delivery and Global Shared Services. People: Participates in project planning, story grooming, daily stand-up, post-mortem, and other project-related meetings. Demonstrates Ryan’s core values by creating a positive, accountable work environment for a growing, entrepreneurial team. Possesses exceptional communication skills with analytical/critical thinking abilities to analyze proposed technological solutions by also developing methods of effectively testing and evaluating technologies. Demonstrates excellent research skills by identifying and linking relevant data sources together to enable meaningful insight related to the technology solution. Assists with coordinating technology training . Creates a positive team experience. Client: Establishes and maintains strong relationships for project execution and delivery. Escalates project issues to the appropriate stakeholders and manages risks with clarity, timeliness, and professionalism. Assists Project Manager and/or Leadership team in developing and maintaining project plans based on business requirements, timelines, budgets, and required staffing resources. Assists Project Manager in monitoring the integration of business requirements throughout the project life cycle. Works closely with applicable departments to ensure successful execution of projects. Demonstrates ability to document and translate requirements while making connections to business processes and potential risk and technology solutions. Value: Analyzes existing business and system processes, and provides recommendations with regard to the implementation of tax automation. Develops new process designs for tax automation. Assists Development and QA to ensure the solution meets the expected business result. Validates the Innovation Lab solution(s) to meet the business requirements and expected outcomes, as well as the standards of the Firm. Develops and updates documentation relating to business/technical requirements. Performs other duties as assigned. Responsibilities • Participates in project planning, story grooming, daily stand-up, post-mortem, and other project-related meetings. • Demonstrates Ryan’s core values by creating a positive, accountable work environment for a growing, entrepreneurial team. • Possesses exceptional communication skills with analytical/critical thinking abilities to analyze proposed technological solutions by also developing methods of effectively testing and evaluating technologies. • Demonstrates excellent research skills by identifying and linking relevant data sources together to enable meaningful insight related to the technology solution. • Assists with coordinating technology training • Creates a positive team experience. • Establishes and maintains strong relationships for project execution and delivery. • Escalates project issues to the appropriate stakeholders and manages risks with clarity, timeliness, and professionalism. • Assists Project Manager and/or Leadership team in developing and maintaining project plans based on business requirements, timelines, budgets, and required staffing resources. • Assists Project Manager in monitoring the integration of business requirements throughout the project life cycle. • Works closely with applicable departments to ensure successful execution of projects. • Demonstrates ability to document and translate requirements while making connections to business processes and potential risk and technology solutions. • Analyzes existing business and system processes, and provides recommendations with regard to the implementation of tax automation. • Develops new process designs for tax automation. • Assists Development and QA to ensure the solution meets the expected business result. • Validates the Innovation Lab solution(s) to meet the business requirements and expected outcomes, as well as the standards of the Firm. • Develops and updates documentation relating to business/technical requirements. • Performs other duties as assigned. Requirements • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Accounting Information Systems, Business Computer Information Systems, Business Analytics, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, or Statistics. • Must have 6 hours of Accounting or the ability to substitute technical courses for accounting hours, with a 3.0 GPA or higher, and a Major GPA of 3.25 or higher. • Desire to perform business analysis in a high-energy team environment • Demonstrated leadership, problem solving, and str