Michael Laka

Do you have Banking Experience?

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Laka) — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:41:00 +0000

If you have Banking Experience, please email me at mike.laka@aonhewitt.com to hear about current opportunities in financial services.

Buy Side Research Technology Consultant Needed Immediately in Chicago

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Laka) — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:30:00 +0000

We are a management consulting firm and I have a 6 – 18 week project in Chicago, that could go longer, for one of our financial services clients. Ideally, I’m looking for someone with significant business experience in the buy-side Research function (global experience preferred) including the quantitative function. Looking for specific project-based experience leading and implementing buy-side research technology efforts.

This person will review and document existing tools, processes, and pain points while leading high level discussions with the Research/PM Management team to establish the vision and define core objectives. This person will also foster discussions by providing examples of what others are doing and/or setup high level demos with leading vendors. Will actively lead discussions with the quantitative team, as well as lead discussions with selected analysts and portfolio managers to ensure a complete understanding of needs are being met and facilitated. Ideally, this person will have recent experience with relevant technology offerings in this space coupled with strong technology skills and outstanding project management skills. This individual must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills as they will be communicating to all levels within the organization.

Compensation is completely negotiable and based upon overall experience. This truly is a wonderful opportunity and could turn into a long term or permanent position. For consideration, please forward your resume to big4careers@gmail.com.

Multiple Openings - Full time in Chicago and/or East Coast - Business Analysts, Consultants, Project Managers, and Managers - Must have prior consulting experience, prefer Big 4 experience

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Laka) — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:24:00 +0000

Tired of the bureaucracy, empty promises, and long hours? Are your scissors dull from having to cut through all the red tape? Wouldn't you rather work for an organization that realizes the value of its employee’s, instead of just being a number?

We are a growing management consulting firm and you have the opportunity to get in on the ground floor and rapidly grow within this organization and make a amazing difference in your career. We are looking for Business Analysts – Sr Consultants. These are full time positions primarily located within Chicagoland area or on the east coast. Minimal Travel!!

Required Skills / Experience:

Must have minimum 2-5 years of solid business systems analysis and/or re-engineering solutions consulting experience with demonstrated career progression of at least 2 years preferably at a Big 5, mid tier OR specialty business technology solutions consulting firm.

• Ideal technical competencies would be people with solid experience and demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following: Web application / services development, business application development, enterprise application development. NOTE: Preference for custom development over packaged software/systems customization and/or implementation experience.

• Education: Undergrad degree demonstrating analytical strengths: I.E. Major in math, computer science, engineering, physics, accounting/finance or statistics

• Exhibits visible passion and demonstrated top performance in problem solving related to technical areas of work to solve business problems.

• Full life cycle project development experience (SDLC) of mid to large, complex business systems designed to consolidate and/or streamline costs out of existing business systems.

• History of quickly learning and mastering new technologies and an ongoing desire to learn more.

• Prefer people with broad technical skills over people who have deep expertise in one technology or solution application development.

• Experience developing detailed business systems requirements for application delivery projects in a client service context

• Ability to define and execute own phase of work with the Business Requirements area; self-driven & self-sufficient with appropriate guidance from leadership at touch-points

• Demonstrated examples of assertiveness of knowing when to go beyond the obvious to address all possible systems requirements data questions in order to minimize project budget risk on fixed bid engagements.

• Demonstrated examples of a formal approach to setting up a new engagement – data gathering through requirements definition.

• Must be able to gather and produce detailed technical systems requirements docs that can effectively be communicated to technical team including roles etc.

• Formal consulting experience as a member of small or large requirements teams, gathering and analyzing data, preparing for key status meetings etc.

• Ability to interface effectively with business & IT stakeholders of the organization in deriving, clarifying or reviewing business requirements related project matters

Desired Skills:

• Formal software development methodology experience a plus

• Custom application development project experience

• Analytical/ problem solving / testing experience or related background

• Some experience / exposure successfully scoping engagement deliverables and time estimates in support of fixed bid proposals supporting business development efforts

If you do not have prior consulting experience, we cannot consider you for any of our current openings.

Unfortunately, at this time, we are unable to sponsor and all candidates MUST be green card holders or US Citizens.

For consideration, please email your current compensation (Salary/Hourly), resume, and detailed summary of qualifications and how it relates to the specifics of this posting to big4careers@gmail.com.

Risk Management Professionals, Multiple Openings!!! | jobmagic

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Laka) — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:21:00 +0000

We are one of the leading providers of management consulting services worldwide with more than 15,000 consultants in 49 countries. Join our Risk Management team and you will play a central role in helping organizations achieve their strategic and derived operational, reporting and compliance goals. Our experienced professionals and cutting-edge solutions enable organizations to cost-effectively manage risks initiatives and controls. As a Risk Management Business Consultant, you will support clients businesses in fulfilling compliance requirements cost-efficiently, providing insights for management to confirm that the company is on target in achieving its expected return while controlling exposure to risk. By refining and optimizing our clients' abilities to identify risks, evaluate scenarios, determine response and monitor progress, we create substantial shareholder and economic value.

Our Risk Management group works with clients to protects and increases economic and shareholder value while fulfilling compliance requirements cost-efficiently and implementing effective risk governance and operating models. We have the breadth of experience, global resources, superior assets and deep knowledge and insights to help the CRO create new forms of value and to help our clients become high-performance financial services businesses.

Minimum Experience Required:
2 years + of demonstrated knowledge of the fundamentals of Enterprise Risk Management.
Minimum 2 years of experience creating business cases, evaluating financial performance, creating valuation models and performing market and competitive analysis
Bachelor's Degree in business, finance, economics or similar field
Professional Certification Preferred: CRMP, CRCMP, CPA, PMP, Six Sigma, etc. a plus
Must have consulting experience

We have a variety of openings available from consultant to Sr Manager, so please follow the instructions below to be considered for any of our openings. Location is negotiable. These are full time positions, not hourly. We do require a minimum of 2 years in Risk.

To be considered, you MUST enclose your current base salary, without bonus. A salary range cannot be substituted. In order to weed out the candidates that SPAM job openings, we require that you detail your Risk experience. If you have Risk experience, submit your resume directly to big4careers@gmail.com. If you do NOT include salary AND your detailed Risk experience, we can not consider you for any of our positions.

_+_+_+_Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor at this time and require all candidates to be US Citizens/Green Card Holders.+_+_+_+_