Ilan Brat

About Ilan Brat

I\'m a mystery solver with an indefatigable curiosity about people and how the world…

Experience

1. Organizational Effectiveness Consultant, Digital Client & Partner Experience (1-year Contract)

   Northern Trust

   Dec 2023 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   1-year contract. Partner closely with eight senior leaders to drive large-scale organizational change within Wealth Management’s 350-person Digital Client & Partner Experience (DCPX) group. Lead five strategic initiatives in organizational design, talent strategy, enhancing new cross-functional workflows, and improving cross-functional collaboration in order increase performance by aligning overall business objectives with employee needs. Led a six-person team in a three-month organizational needs assessment using qualitative and quantitative methods. Its recommendations gained executive endorsement and catalyzed a reorganization of DCPX\'s operating model to improve cross-functional collaboration and the speed and quality of digital delivery. Utilized extensive persuasive communication via video, slides, emails, townhalls, and visual graphics to gain buy in from employees.Designed and drove a four-month-long initiative involving 30+ cross-functional managers to improve workflows, clarify role responsibilities, and establish clearer authority for decision-making across the digital product development lifecycle. Created and co-led two daylong alignment and feedback working sessions and guided 12 smaller teams of managers to align on and author their sections of the workflows.Developed a new competency framework across five levels of the Product job family used to reset performance expectations about the skills and behaviors needed by Product Managers.Spearheaded a pilot creating new onboarding processes for new Product employees to increase their understanding of their roles and connections across the organization.Designed and co-led an initiative for 36 DCPX managers in Product, Design, Tech, and Data to co-create shared norms for holding effective meetings in order to improve productivity.Through ad hoc coaching, enabled three senior Product and Design managers to better navigate difficult conversations and resolve conflicts with peers and vendors.

Education

• Corona del Sol High School

  High School Diploma

  1997 — 2001

• Arizona State University Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication

  Bachelor's Degree

  2001 — 2006

Skills

• News Writing
• Market Research
• Data Analysis
• Qualitative Research
• Newspapers
• Client Relations
• Journalism
• Spanish
• Ap Style
• Blogging
• Interviewing Skills
• Excel Data Analysis
• Feature Articles
• Writing
• Public Relations
• Copy Editing
• Storytelling
• Online Journalism
• Deadline Oriented
• Proofreading
• Media Relations
• Archival Research
• Breaking News
• Spanish Translation
• Editing
• Politics
• Newsletters
• Copywriting
• Foreign Languages
• Social Media
• Computer-Assisted Reporting
• Newspaper
• Biographical Research
• Editorial
• Food Industry
• Powerpoint Development
• Field Work
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Project Management