Business Analyst

Who we are 

Slaughter and May is a leading international law firm, recognised throughout the business community for its exceptional legal service, commercial awareness and commitment to clients. We advise across the spectrum of legal matters including high-profile, ground-breaking and complex transactions, contentious matters and all aspects of risk. We deliver innovative and bespoke solutions to our clients, domestically and internationally. We provide clear legal advice that spans the globe whilst tackling the cultural nuances between jurisdictions. Our lawyers understand how to coordinate and manage matters in the jurisdictions most relevant to our clients.

We are now offering the opportunity to become part of our dynamic Technology team, which supports our lawyers in providing first-class legal advice to some of the most prestigious and well-known global businesses.

At Slaughter and May, with over 1,200 partners and staff worldwide, everyone's contribution is valued, and we all enjoy an open, friendly and supportive environment. We have an underlying sense of pride in who we are and what we do, and our inclusive culture gives rise to a unique diversity of thinking, which is critical to our success and helps maintain our position as a true market leader To support our employees in achieving their professional development objectives, we offer an unrivalled variety of learning and development opportunities to everyone, as well as a highly competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package. In light of the continuing coronavirus pandemic, the firm has evolved a new hybrid approach to working, which sees our people working between their respective remote environments and our prestigious Headquarters at One Bunhill Row, in the heart of the City of London.

Would you like to join one of the world’s most prestigious law firms?

We are offering a fantastic opportunity for a professional, engaging individual to join us as a Business Analyst leading our London-based Technology Team.

ROLE OVERVIEW 

We are recruiting for a Business Analyst to join the Technology Department.

The Business Analyst will sit within the Technology department, but will work as a key member of the cross functional teams. The Business Analyst team is headed up by the Head of Strategy and Architecture and it compromises of 12 Business Analyst. The Business Analyst team sit within the Strategy and Architecture team.

These will be full-lifecycle projects, involving the Business Analyst at every stage, including but not restricted to: requirements definition (defining, analysing, documenting and interpreting business requirements), market evaluation, selection, configuration, training, testing, implementation, change management, and post-implementation road-mapping and review.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

The key responsibilities of this role are set out below and there may be others which are not listed.

• Undertake consultation, interviews and workshops with diverse stakeholder groups

• Analyse requirements, providing clear, concise and objective analysis

• Document requirements and process flows (existing and future)

• Capture and disseminate both technical and business information

• Build relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Candidates for this position must have:

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience of working in a business analyst role

• Experience of effectively eliciting requirements from a variety of audiences

• Experience of requirements management, including documentation, assimilation, and translating requirements into tender documents

• Experience of generating and collating accurate documentation

• Strong data analysis and mapping skills 

• Liaise between technical and non- technical stakeholders

• Assist sponsors to make a preferred solution decision and build business case

• Assist in the implementation of the chosen solution to ensure that it continues to meet the documented requirements; and

• Produce a road-map for future product developments.

• Work alongside the PMO project managers and be accountable for skills and knowledge transfer.

• Good working knowledge of Microsoft products and/or legal software

• Excellent communication skills and team collaboration

• Displays the highest standard of professional ethics

• Ideally BA accredited by either BCS or IIBA

• Experience of dealing with external suppliers

• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills

• Excellent facilitation and presentation skills

• Ability to build trusted relationships with the key stakeholders at all levels

• Self-starter with the ability to work alone or as part of a team without constant supervision

• Flexible team player, happy to provide support to colleagues in a variety of areas

• Strong time management, organisational and meeting management skills

• Ability to handle multiple tasks while working to deadlines and maintaining a high degree of accuracy, organisation and composure

• Experience of working on IT projects, covering the full software development lifecycle

• Understanding and experience of a variety of project management methodologies

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Project and Visio

• Educated to degree level (or equivalent experience)