Senior Consultant - Business Systems Analyst

Location: Nashville, TN

Work Environment: Hybrid, periodic travel required

Target Compensation Range: $130,000 to $170,000

Lead business systems work streams within client engagements by bringing structure to complex, ambiguous problems, shaping solution approaches, and translating business needs into practical, scalable system and process solutions, with the technical depth to guide system design, data, and integration decisions.

At The Gunter Group (TGG), we are a people-first management consulting firm and proud 20‑time workplace award winner. We build trusted partnerships with our clients by working alongside their teams. Together, we deliver practical solutions and lasting impact across strategy, execution, people, and technology. We show up ready to roll up our sleeves, solve complex problems, and make a real difference together.

As a Senior Consultant – Business Systems Analyst at The Gunter Group, you lead business systems work streams and bring structure to complex, ambiguous challenges. You partner with stakeholders to define problems, shape solution approaches, and guide delivery across systems, processes, and data, ensuring outcomes are practical, scalable, and aligned with client needs.

• Lead the analysis, design, and implementation of business systems within client engagements or work streams
• Bring structure to highly ambiguous challenges by defining scope, approach, and solution direction
• Lead requirements strategy, including stakeholder interviews, workshops, and documentation
• Translate business needs into clear technical requirements, user stories, and system designs
• Own and drive key artifacts such as process maps, requirements, system specifications, and data/interface definitions

• Analyze and redesign business processes and systems to improve efficiency, scalability, and alignment with business goals
• Define future‑state processes and system approaches in partnership with business and technical stakeholders
• Shape how data is used to inform decisions, validate solutions, and identify risks or opportunities
• Guide understanding of how data moves across systems, including integrations, transformations, and dependencies

• Partner with technical teams to guide solution design, including system architecture, data models, and integration approaches
• Lead solution tradeoff discussions, balancing business needs, technical constraints, and delivery timelines
• Oversee testing and validation efforts, including UAT strategy and execution
• Lead and coordinate debugging, testing, and deployment of solutions, including participation in code quality processes and issue triage across systems
• Ensure delivered solutions are practical, scalable, and aligned with intended outcomes

• Build and maintain trusted relationships with client stakeholders, including senior leaders
• Facilitate alignment across business and technical teams, especially in complex or conflicting situations
• Communicate complex concepts clearly and influence decisions at multiple levels of the organization
• Operate effectively within consulting engagements, balancing client needs, timelines, and evolving priorities
• Mentor and support junior consultants and analysts within engagements
• Collaborate with TGG consultants and leadership to deliver high‑quality client service

• 6+ years of experience in business systems analysis or a related field, including consulting or client‑facing experience
• Proven ability to lead work streams and bring structure to complex, ambiguous problems
• Experience leading requirements efforts and shaping solution approaches across business and technical stakeholders
• Strong process analysis and system design capabilities, with the ability to connect business needs to scalable solutions
• Technical proficiency, including strong SQL skills and the ability to engage in discussions on system architecture, integrations, and data models
• Experience partnering with engineers to deliver solutions, navigate tradeoffs, and troubleshoot issues…