Consulting Analyst

About Codal

Codal is a recognized web design and development consultancy that partners with enterprise clients to solve complex challenges and drive growth through thoughtful, data-led digital solutions. Its work spans application modernization, eCommerce, UX/UI design, product strategy, data analytics, and artificial intelligence.

In this role, you’ll work alongside highly innovative organizations on advanced technologies that help shape better digital experiences and stronger software products. Codal emphasizes lasting impact for both clients and employees, with an environment that supports long-term career growth.

Team Environment

The team handles ideation, planning, coordination, analysis, prioritization, and communication between clients and project teams. Members help guide product direction sprint by sprint and often take on overlapping responsibilities such as product ownership, scrum support, and delivery coordination.

This position is based in the Chicago office and requires on-site attendance three days per week.

What You Will Do

You will provide support across consulting, delivery operations, workforce coordination, and executive/organizational initiatives.

Product and Consulting Support

• Help with discovery, strategy, and vision-setting activities for both prospective and current clients.
• Prepare client-facing materials such as proposals, statements of work, presentations, and feature summaries.
• Research markets, competitors, vendors, and industry trends to support recommendations and decisions.
• Assist with workshop preparation, meeting notes, documentation, and follow-up tasks.
• Build and update Miro boards, planning tools, and workshop materials.

PMO and Delivery Operations

• Work with department leadership to define, monitor, and progress quarterly objectives and key results.
• Support leadership reviews by organizing project health metrics, escalations, staffing requirements, and action items.
• Contribute to process improvement efforts related to project delivery and reporting.

Workforce Planning

• Coordinate interview scheduling and recruiting support for the PMO team as needed.
• Assist in planning, onboarding, coordination, and execution of the summer internship program.
• Partner with Operations on contractor and vendor sourcing through research, coordination, and onboarding support.

Executive and Organizational Support

• Organize leadership meetings, department forums, workshops, and strategic planning sessions.
• Support selected strategic partnerships by arranging meetings, tracking follow-ups, and enabling collaboration.
• Prepare agendas, documentation, action items, and executive-level summaries.
• Assist with company-wide initiatives, offsites, team events, internship programs, and philanthropic efforts.
• Contribute to special workstreams tied to AI adoption, organizational change, delivery excellence, and operational maturity.

Requirements

• Prior client-facing experience is required.
• At least 2 years of relevant operational and/or product experience in consulting.
• Strong energy, a collaborative mindset, creativity, and the ability to influence strategically.
• Proven experience working with cross-functional teams.
• Sound judgment and professional maturity.
• Ability to negotiate, influence, think analytically, lead others, and execute projects effectively.
• Comfort working hands-on and a willingness to keep learning.
• Strong work ethic and willingness to go beyond the minimum when needed.

Preferred Experience

• CSPO or PMP certification.
• Experience with Jira Software and Confluence.
• Familiarity with Google Workspace.
• Experience using professional services automation tools such as Kantata.

Perks and Benefits

• Global agency environment with more than 200 employees across the US, Canada, the UK, and India.
• Regular company social events such as happy hours, dinners, outings, and other gatherings.
• Office snacks and drinks, plus a Bevi water machine with flavored water.
• Medical, life, dental, and vision insurance, along with additional coverage options.
• Employer 401(k) match of 4%.
• Recreational group participation in city leagues for softball and volleyball.
• Downtown Chicago office with a gym, food court, Walgreens, rooftop bar, outdoor sports court, and other amenities.
• Hybrid schedule for in-person collaboration and sprint planning days.

Additional Information

Base pay is guided by the scope of the role, skills, experience, and market conditions. The stated salary range is USD 70,000 to USD 80,000 per year.

Recruitment communication is handled only through official @codal.com email addresses, and no payment is ever requested during hiring. Applicants should stay alert to scam attempts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status.