ITCTO Business Operations Analyst

Position Title: IT/CTO Business Operations Analyst

Location: Chicago

Your role

As a key contributor within the Business Operations team you will apply independent judgment and analytical expertise to support and enhance operational functions across CTO-related organizations including IT Product & Engineering InfoSec and CDO. You will analyze financial and operational data provide insights to business leaders and help guide decision-making across budgeting procurement vendor management and reporting processes. This role collaborates cross-functionally and contributes to process improvements that strengthen organizational efficiency and operational integrity.

What youll do

• Analyze and support budgeting activities including preparing financial models evaluating actuals vs. budget identifying variances and recommending actions to ensure financial accuracy alignment and solutions to the CTO organizations.
• Oversee procurement workflows and process exercising judgment in validating purchase requests containment within budget and accounting parameters preparing purchase orders reviewing documentation guiding and ensuring process compliance.
• Evaluate and support accounts payable and accounting processes including assessing accrual needs driving and building proper accruals overseeing receiving and reconciliation activities and helping ensure vendor payments adhere to policy and timelines.
• Monitor and interpret operational and project financial data partnering with Domain Leads project teams and PMO groups to assess progress identify risks and provide informed recommendations and status.
• Develop and enhance reportingat the CTO and sub-group levels by working large and complex datasets into clear insights regarding operational performance trends risks and opportunities.
• Build productive relationships with business partners collaborating to align processes resolve operational challenges and support strategic objectives.
• Contribute to and occasionally lead ad hoc initiatives applying analytical judgment to improve processes streamline operations and enhance efficiency.

What youll need

• Solid understanding of GAAP accounting principles and their proper application.

• Experience analyzing budgets and financial performance including variance analysis forecasting and identifying solution paths.

• Proficiency with procurement and AP processes including PO creation compliance review engagement tracking and accrual/receiving assessments.

• Ability to work cross-functionally and maintain strong internal and external partner relationships.

• Familiarity with ERP financial systems (procurement AP GL and reporting) in a fast-paced environment.

• Demonstrated analytical capability to support projects interpret data and deliver insights for operational decision-making.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with business leaders and cross-functional teams.

• Proven ability to identify process improvements and contribute to operational efficiency initiatives.

A bit about us

Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL the companys global data center platform provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300 facilities in 50 metros across 25 countries on six continents.

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A bit about our team

Our IT team is at the heart of our business. We develop infrastructures design and build networks support servers and provide the first line of support by delivering rich connectivity for our customers. With new data centers coming online all the time its a rapidly changing technical environment so our team is always ready to innovate and take the lead on projects. We constantly develop deploy and support vital networks and data services that drive business performance and improve life for customers around the globe.

What we can offer you

Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers.

Join us and youll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part of our team youll get to work with people from different business areas challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into action. Well also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us.

Apply today take charge of your career and grow your talents with us.

Health and Safety

Safety isnt just a priority here at Digital; its critical to everything we do. Safeguarding lives protecting assets and securing data arent just ideals - theyre essential pillars of our commitment to excellence for our people our partners and our customers. We have a culture of care where every member of Team Digital embraces a relentless pursuit of working safely across Digital Realty. Together we are Safely Powering Progress.

Our Compensation Philosophy

Digital Realty offers its employees a highly competitive compensation package excellent benefits and an environment that recognizes and rewards your contributions. Central to our compensation philosophy is rewarding our employees for achieving the values and objectives aligned to the companys overall goals and values.

Our published pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hire pay for the full-time position determined by role level and geographical location. Individual pay is based on additional factors including but not limited to job-related skills experience and relevant education and/or training. Moreover an employees total compensation package varies by role and may include salary cash bonus or commissions and equity awards not quantified below.

Compensation range: $90000-$100000 annually. This compensationrange represents the Companys good faith belief as to what it will pay as abase salary forthis position at the time of this posting.

Benefits: For this role Benefits include medical dental vision life and AD&D insurance 401k match disability benefits wellness and education benefits employee stock purchase plan paid time off holidays and more.